England : Northumberland A little known area

[albion]

Has the fuss over the 'heritage chippings' surface of the cycle path from Alnmouth towards Warkworth been sorted yet. I rode it not long after it had been done and they'd just put up the loose chippings warning signs - farcical. Also a shame that the route becomes impassable for road bikes further up the coast.

Well I usually take the alternative road bit past Boulmer, just as quick.

And my first thought on the new tarmac was that it would be far too lethal with winter ice. I guess they had no choice there.
Prior to the tarmac it was only suitable for suspension bike.

 

[byegad]

I usually attend the Bike Rite meetings in October at Wooler and Easter at Longridge towers, so I know those two areas quite well. Great cycling country and great friends attend both events too.

 

[albion]

Always in the plan then. It did seem weird though very fast prior to part 2.
www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/bikers-left-aggrieved-after-well-used-track-resurfaced-1-6911733

 

[Fnaar]

Always in the plan then. It did seem weird though very fast prior to part 2.
www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/bikers-left-aggrieved-after-well-used-track-resurfaced-1-6911733

I remember posting about this surface a few years back... did it one day, and near;y came a cropper. Had to walk, in the end.

 

[youngoldbloke]

It was wonderful when newly tarmaced (before that it was unrideable on a road bike IMO), then the chippings were put down ..... worth noting that the main road on the other side of the hedge is tarmac - no worries about that looking too 'urban'

 

[albion]

Yes, near enough the fastest bit of tarmac I had ever ridden. I was so impressed by the change from a death trap surface I posted on it in2014.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/warkworth-to-alnmouth-ncn-1-now-bike-friendly-tarmac.157653/

Well, I cycled up to Berwick over the weekend via that track and can say that it was a storm in a surface dressing tea cup, It is now slow, but for winter especially, it was needed.

 

[Bollo]

NCR1 near Alnmouth, 'golf ball' radar at Boulmer on the horizon
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That brings back some memories. My dad was posted there in the mid eighties so I did a good chunk of my teenage years around there. I used to ride to school from Longhoughton (housing estate now but was RAF quarters then) to Alnwick. It's a lovely and largely ignored part of the country.

 

[Bollo]

But for the sake of balance, my first proper girlfriend was from Wooler. Cow.

 

[midlife]

But for the sake of balance, my first proper girlfriend was from Wooler. Cow.

You married her then....................

Shaun

 

[Bollo]

You married her then....................

Shaun

 

[midlife]

Takes tongue back out of cheek

Shaun

 

[Pale Rider]

Well, I cycled up to Berwick over the weekend via that track and can say that it was a storm in a surface dressing tea cup, It is now slow, but for winter especially, it was needed.

I take it this is the stretch I would have followed when I did Berwick to Newcastle last year, following the Coast and Castles route.

The service was that remarkable, I can't recall it.

Reading the report, it sounds similar to what's been done on parts of the C2C route from Consett to Parkhead in County Durham.

There are some chippings, but I've seen plenty of Strava louts hammering along there on road bikes.

In any case, it's a shared use path so high speed is not appropriate.

 

[midlife]

Slightly off topic but its also a great place to take a holiday

Shaun

 

[albion]

..
Reading the report, it sounds similar to what's been done on parts of the C2C route from Consett to Parkhead in County Durham.
In any case, it's a shared use path so high speed is not appropriate.

Nope, it is far better than that,flat with the chippings cemented.
But the 1st stage fast tarmac was far slicker than that newish fast tarmac on the C2C south of Leadgate.
It was there at Lime Kilns, New Years Day I witnessed a horse, one of the seasonal hunt slip and fall badly. Somehow horse and rider got up likely unhurt.

 

[Scoosh]

(Was) Driven through the area when taking daughter Scoosh down to Leeds and thought it would well be worth exploring - looks very nice.