mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Your cover? What's that, then?
C2C on my own...Recommend?
- Thread starter Jimmy Splash
- Start date
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WOTR first day, climbing out of Settle was a shock, which we walked up, everything else was manageable for us. I loved the Greenhow hill descent.
Seeing all the signs is definitely an issue and why I recommended getting a carrying the Sustrans paper map on top of uploading the .gpx.
Seeing all the signs is definitely an issue and why I recommended getting a carrying the Sustrans paper map on top of uploading the .gpx.
OldShep
Veteran
- Location
- South West Scotland
I’ve done both ways and id choose Rookhope over Crawleyside if I did it again. No wonder there’s a defibrillator on Crawleyside 😂
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Bicycle breakdown cover - mine's through ETA Insurance but there's others as well - https://www.eta.co.uk/bicycle-insurance/cycle-rescue
So if your bike breaks and you can't fix there's at least a pick-up and being taken to the nearest train station.
I've never needed them because the only time I had a catastrophic mechanical I was outside a train station.
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I have bike and rider recovery insurance (ETA) because unless I'm close to home, I would have no idea how to contact a local taxi service. And in the areas I'm likely to be stranded, there is no public transport. I would still need to get myself to a location with mobile phone signal.
I did check before buying, and they said they would not insist on just taking me to the nearest railway station as any train journey would still dump me 20-30 miles from home.
At my advanced age and with arthritic hands and Reynauld's syndrome, roadside repairs are limited, so it's just an extra layer of re-assurance. For occassions when I don't have husband on the other end of the phone.
It is worth noting that sections of the C2C in the N. Pennines will not have a mobile phone signal.
I did check before buying, and they said they would not insist on just taking me to the nearest railway station as any train journey would still dump me 20-30 miles from home.
At my advanced age and with arthritic hands and Reynauld's syndrome, roadside repairs are limited, so it's just an extra layer of re-assurance. For occassions when I don't have husband on the other end of the phone.
It is worth noting that sections of the C2C in the N. Pennines will not have a mobile phone signal.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
It can be as hard or easy as you want it to be.
A few years ago I did a somewhat truncated C2C - train to Carlisle, head east, night in a pub along the way, train home from Newcastle. On a Brompton, which isn't the best tool for the job...
A few years ago I did a somewhat truncated C2C - train to Carlisle, head east, night in a pub along the way, train home from Newcastle. On a Brompton, which isn't the best tool for the job...
That sounds more like a section of the Hadrian's Cycleway than the Sustrans C2C?
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
The former goes C2C. It’s isn’t clear which coast 2 coast the OP is interested in doing.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I always fancied doing a C2C
does this count
does this count
Certainly there are lots of possible Coast to Coast routes, but when folks refer to "The Coast to Coast", I think they usually mean the Sustrans C2C. Which, incidentally, Sustrans say means "Sea to Sea". My view may be skewed by the fact it goes past my door!
We need the OP to let us know.....
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
A few of them are by Sustrans.
Yes, I’ve done about 6 across northern England over the years. C2C whitehaven to Sunderland, C2C Workington to Newcastle, Walney to Whitby, Reivers route, Way of the Roses, and Hadrians. I’ve also done some DIY options.
