Dover - Durness

I am in the process of planning my D-D trip, which will take place about
April/May next year. I made enquiries of a local (Durness) bus company to
see if I could get a guaranteed place for my bike on the bus to Inverness
for the first leg of my return home. (The web site said it would be at the
driver's discretion) I had a reply within hours to say that if I told them
when I wanted to travel they would make sure there is space, and as of next
year they will have a cycle trailer. You can't beat that for service!
Has anybody done this route? Or live near parts of it? I would be
interested in any tips, but would particularly like info on river
crossings: - Thames (Gravesend-Tilsbury ferry), Humber bridge, Tyne, Tees,
Forth bridge (pretty sure this is ok on a bike). The tunnel from Jarrow is a
particular concern.
Jo

Quoted message said:

Has anybody done this route? Or live near parts of it? I would be
interested in any tips, but would particularly like info on river
crossings: - Thames (Gravesend-Tilsbury ferry), Humber bridge, Tyne, Tees,
Forth bridge (pretty sure this is ok on a bike). The tunnel from Jarrow is a
particular concern.

I'd budget for walking across the Forth Bridge is the wind is half
decent! If you're using the Kessock Bridge near Inverness there's a
decent cycle way, hope you don't mind heights ;-)

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Quoted message said:

I'd budget for walking across the Forth Bridge is the wind is half
decent! If you're using the Kessock Bridge near Inverness there's a
decent cycle way, hope you don't mind heights ;-)

Wus! In the worst case you'll struggle up the first half, but the
descent into Fife is always good.

And in case this didn't answer the question; Yes. You can cycle over the
Forth Road bridge.

Jon

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Quoted message said:

If you're using the Kessock Bridge near Inverness there's a
decent cycle way, hope you don't mind heights ;-)

The Kessock Bridge is a bit high isn't it. I don't know what it is about it
as it appears much higher than other bridges of a similar height.

Graeme

Graeme said:

The Kessock Bridge is a bit high isn't it. I don't know what it is about it
as it appears much higher than other bridges of a similar height.

It didn't bother me on the recent Tour du Nord. OTOH being on a 'bent
it's rather difficult to envisage disappearing over the side and I was
more concerned with the [censored] headwind that had been supplied for the
occasion.

Pete.
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On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:46:29 GMT someone who may be "Jo"
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would particularly like info on river
crossings: - Thames (Gravesend-Tilsbury ferry), Humber bridge, Tyne, Tees,
Forth bridge (pretty sure this is ok on a bike).

There is a cycle path on both sides of the bridge, but the eastern
side is probably the easiest to get to.

The cycle route from Edinburgh to the bridge is not the easiest to
follow, after all it is only Route 1 of the NCN. It is not ideal to
go the way motor vehicles do, especially in this direction, while
loaded down with luggage. So I recommend the very good Edinburgh
City Cycle Map from http://www.spokes.org.uk/oldsite/ordermap.htm
which shows the route.

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David Hansen said:

The cycle route from Edinburgh to the bridge is not the easiest to
follow, after all it is only Route 1 of the NCN.

That seemed to be a recurrent theme when we were following the NCN1 signs
between Aberdeen and Thurso. Sometimes very well signed (Moray was all
very well done, with some very nice routes along coastal paths and old
railway lines and no silly access gates) but quite often there were plenty
of signs where you didn't need them (along straight stretches), and when
you'd get near a city there would be a single sign directing you into some
sort of estate maze, and no signs after that telling you how to get out
again...

Roos

The Humber Bridge has cycle/footways on each side, there is always one open.

Andrew.

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The Humber Bridge has cycle/footways on each side, there is always one open.

Andrew.

You can download the Hull Cycle map here and then you can see the
Humber Bridge route in the bottom left hand corner.

http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/visithull/hull_cycle_map.pdf

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