Solway Coast C2C2C
Cresswell
Andy Berne
300 km
Summary
307Km cycling event starting from Cresswell.
Controls at
- Start
- Gilsland (House of Meg Cafe)
- Bowness on Solway (Hunter Leisure Cafe)
- Castle Carrock (Village Hall)
- Langley Dam (The Lodge Cafe on Left)
- Cresswell
- Plus 5 information controls
E-Brevet permitted.
Description
Minor change to route 10/6/26 and change to control at Castle Carrock replacing Hallbankgate
A very popular event in previous years - Coast to Coast to Coast in day! Generally a very scenic and varied route, on very quiet roads and as flat as I can reasonably make it, but theres still a few climbs
Starting in Cresswell on the North Sea Coast the route goes across to Bowness on Solway on the Solway Coast before returning via Dalston and Hexham to Cresswell - A C2C2C in a 300km event.
If the weather is good, the views are fantastic, including Hadrians Wall, Solway Coast and Northumberland and the North Pennines.
The route has mainly gentle climbing and any steeper sections are very short, theres also a long relatively flat section in the middle. The current plan is to provide some basic food at controls at Gilsland 87km, Bowness 147km and Castle Carrock 195km. There are very few other options for large sections of the route, more information in final details.
The intention is well also feed you at the end at the Village Hall, youll probably need it.
Entries will be limited and the event will close when full.
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A very popular event in previous years - Coast to Coast to Coast in day! Generally a very scenic and varied route, on very quiet roads and as flat as I can reasonably make it, but theres still a few climbs
Starting in Cresswell on the North Sea Coast the route goes across to Bowness on Solway on the Solway Coast before returning via Dalston and Hexham to Cresswell - A C2C2C in a 300km event.
If the weather is good, the views are fantastic, including Hadrians Wall, Solway Coast and Northumberland and the North Pennines.
The route has mainly gentle climbing and any steeper sections are very short, theres also a long relatively flat section in the middle. The current plan is to provide some basic food at controls at Gilsland 87km, Bowness 147km and Castle Carrock 195km. There are very few other options for large sections of the route, more information in final details.
The intention is well also feed you at the end at the Village Hall, youll probably need it.
Entries will be limited and the event will close when full.
Event Date and Location
This event is now closed
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Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 Add Event to my Personal Calendar
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Time: 07:00 to finish by 03:28
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Distance: 300 km (307 km) in 20h28
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Starting from: Cresswell
Event Information
Speed:
15-30 km/h
Climb:
2766m
AAA:
0
Category:
BR
Body:
Tyneside Vagabonds
Audax Points:
3
Event No:
26-145
Facilities
Toilets at Start
GPS files available from organiser
Mudguards not required
Parking at start
Free or reasonably priced refreshments at start &/or finish
Downloads
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