National Cycle Route 65

NCN Route 65
NCN Route 65
	National Cycle Network signpost in Kirby Knowle, North Yorkshire.
Length	214 km (133 mi)
Location	Yorkshire, UK
Established	1998
Designation	UK National Cycle Network
Trailheads	Hornsea (south) to Middlesbrough (north)
Use	Cycling
Highest point	Silton Forest, 305 m (1,001 ft)
Lowest point	Hornsea, 0 m (0 ft)
Difficulty	Moderate
Waymark
Website	Official website
Trail map
	NCN Route 65 from OpenStreetMap.

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 65 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Hornsea on the North Sea Coast of The East Riding of Yorkshire via Hull and York to Middlesbrough. It is fully open and signed.

Between Hornsea and York it forms the eastern end of the Trans Pennine Trail. The section between York and Linton-on-Ouse is part of the Way of the Roses. In 1998 Route 65 between Hull and Middlesbrough was branded The White Rose cycle route.[1] This branding is no longer in use.

Route

National Cycle
Route 65

				mi
					1 (↑ N│S ↓)
				0
				1	Middlesbrough
				13	165 to E
				13	Hutton Rudby
				13	165 to W
				18
				22	656 to E
				24
				30	657 to E
				39	656 to W
				39	Coxwold
				44	Easingwold
				45	657 to W
				53	Linton-on-Ouse 688 to W
				55	Beningbrough Hall
				64	658 to E
					River Ouse
				64	York
				65	66 to E

				68	66 to W
				68	River Ouse
				78	62 to W
				78	Selby

				89	Howden

				107	Welton

				112	Humber Bridge A15
				113	Hessle 1 to S
				114	1 to N
				118	Hull
				119	66 to E
				120	66 to N
				133	Hornsea

Hornsea to Hull

This part of the route runs almost entirely along the dismantled trackbed of the Hull and Hornsea Railway and is known as the Hornsea Rail Trail. The path takes a straight route over the flat Holderness plain[2] and is 15 miles (24 km) in length.[3]

Hull to York

Cycle route on former ECML route between Escrick and Naburn

Route 65 avoids the Yorkshire Wolds by running along the banks of the Humber Estuary, passing under the Humber Bridge. A very flat route, there is a small climb at Welton.[4] Mainly on quiet country lanes as far as Selby, there are several short traffic-free sections. From Selby to York the route[5] uses the trackbed of the old East Coast Mainline railway, which was bought by Sustrans for £1 and turned into one of its first traffic-free paths.[6] On a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) section of this path is a scale model of the Solar System.[7]

NCN Route 66 provides an alternative route between Hull and York.

York to Middlesbrough

Following a traffic-free route out of York, the rest of the route is almost entirely on quiet country lanes. North of York, NCN 65 passes Beningbrough Hall. There are two routes here, the path through the National Trust grounds is one-way, so the northbound path is routed around the perimeter. At Easingwold, Route 65 leaves the flat for the first time as it approaches the North York Moors. Running along the foothills there are several short steep climbs/descents. The route climbs over the North Western edge of the North York Moors, passing to the east of Osmotherley. Its high point is reached via a long steep climb up a forestry commission path. The route in Middlesbrough is mainly traffic free.

Route 65 forms part of the Way of the Roses Challenge route[8] between York (junction with NCN 658) and Linton-on-Ouse (junction with NCN 688).

Developments

The route through York was improved in April 2019 with the Scarborough Bridge improvements.[9] The steep steps and narrow deck have been replaced by ramps and a 3.7m wide path.[10]

History

The original route north of York consisted of three branches all numbered as Route 65.[11] In 2009 Sustrans introduced 3 digit numbers for shorter local routes[12] and two of the three branches of Route 65 were renumbered. The Thirsk branch became Route 657 and the High Level Option is now Route 656. The Low Level Option remains as Route 65.

Millennium Mileposts

There are over 1,000 Mileposts on the National Cycle Network.[13] A number of the mileposts are located on Route 65.

Sustrans ID	Milepost Type	Location	coordinates	Photo
MP5	Mills	York to Beningbrough path	53.99325°N 1.1386°W / 53.99325; -1.1386	MP5
MP96	Mills	Selby	53.7893°N 1.0464°W / 53.7893; -1.0464
MP97	Mills	Riccall Mound	53.8404°N 1.0562°W / 53.8404; -1.0562	MP97
MP98	Mills	Bishopthorpe	53.9179°N 1.1015°W / 53.9179; -1.1015	MP98
MP99	Mills	Terry's mound (York Racecourse)	53.9394°N 1.0901°W / 53.9394; -1.0901	MP99
MP114	Mills	Youlton	54.0636°N 1.245°W / 54.0636; -1.245	MP114
MP180	Mills	Silton Woods, North Yorkshire	54.3403°N 1.2799°W / 54.3403; -1.2799	MP180
MP181	Mills	Codbeck, Osmotherley, N Yorks	54.3784°N 1.2737°W / 54.3784; -1.2737
MP207	Mills	Millfields, Easingwold	54.1254°N 1.1902°W / 54.1254; -1.1902	MP207
MP445	Mills	Hull	53.7435°N 0.3398°W / 53.7435; -0.3398
MP664	McColl	Barmby on the Marsh	53.7492°N 0.9661°W / 53.7492; -0.9661

Related NCN routes

Way of the Roses signpost at the junction of routes 65 and 658 on the bank of the River Ouse in York

Route 65 meets the following routes:

Route 1 at Hessle 53°43′0.58″N 0°26′49.73″W and Middlesbrough 54°35′0.12″N 1°13′51.76″W
Route 62 at Selby 53°47′6.79″N 1°3′50.5″W
Route 66 at Hull 53°45′32.93″N 0°19′22.03″W and York 53°56′43.73″N 1°4′59.22″W
Route 71 at Kirky Knowle 54°16′42.23″N 1°16′58.64″W
Route 165 at Hutton Rudby 54°27′2.44″N 1°16′32.62″W
Route 656 at Coxwold 54°11′14.35″N 1°10′52.22″W and Osmotherley 54°21′23.36″N 1°15′49.94″W
Route 657 at Easingwold 54°7′19.37″N 1°12′17.08″W and Kirkby Knowle 54°16′42.23″N 1°16′58.64″W
Route 658 at York 53°57′41.24″N 1°5′32.72″W
Route 665 at York 53°55′44.13″N 1°6′59.11″W
Route 688 at Linton-on-Ouse 54°2′19.24″N 1°14′6.18″W

Route 65 is part of the Way of the Roses along with:

Route 65 is part of the Trans Pennine Trail (East)[14] along with Route 62

References

Peace, Richard (2000). The ultimate white rose cycle route guide. Wakefield: Excellent Books. ISBN 9781901464085.
"Hull to Hornsea". GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
"Hull to Hornsea Slow Tour of Yorkshire" (PDF). Sustrans. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
"Selby to Hessle". GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
"York to Selby". GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
"York to Selby - Map | Sustrans". sustrans.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
"Cycle the Solar System". york.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
"Way of the Roses". Sustrans. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
"Scarborough Bridge project". www.york.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
Council, City of York. "New Scarborough Bridge foot and cycle bridge to be lifted in by rail crane". www.york.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
Peace, Richard (2000). The ultimate white rose cycle route guide. Wakefield: Excellent Books. pp. 68–71, 82–86. ISBN 9781901464085.
"Route numbering system". Sustrans website. Sustrans. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
"Millennium Mileposts". Sustrans. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
"Trans Pennine Trail (East)". Sustrans. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

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[1] Peace, Richard (2000). The ultimate white rose cycle route guide. Wakefield: Excellent Books. ISBN 9781901464085.

[2] "Hull to Hornsea". GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[3] "Hull to Hornsea Slow Tour of Yorkshire" (PDF). Sustrans. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[4] "Selby to Hessle". GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[5] "York to Selby". GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[sustrans-6] "York to Selby - Map | Sustrans". sustrans.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

[york-7] "Cycle the Solar System". york.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

[8] "Way of the Roses". Sustrans. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

[9] "Scarborough Bridge project". www.york.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[10] Council, City of York. "New Scarborough Bridge foot and cycle bridge to be lifted in by rail crane". www.york.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[11] Peace, Richard (2000). The ultimate white rose cycle route guide. Wakefield: Excellent Books. pp. 68–71, 82–86. ISBN 9781901464085.

[12] "Route numbering system". Sustrans website. Sustrans. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

[13] "Millennium Mileposts". Sustrans. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[14] "Trans Pennine Trail (East)". Sustrans. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

Sustrans' National Cycle Network
List of routes
Main routes	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
National routes	10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 32 33 34 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 81 82 84 85 88 91 92 93 94 95 96
Regional routes	125 136 137 141 151 155 162 164 165 166 167 168 169 172 174 177 178 179 195 196 207 208 212 221 222 223 224 231 232 235 236 244 246 248 250 253 254 255 256 264 267 270 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 305 326 334 338 339 341 344 403 410 413 416 423 425 426 436 437 438 439 440 442 446 447 448 451 455 461 465 466 467 468 469 475 476 477 478 481 482 485 492 523 524 525 526 533 534 535 536 539 544 547 548 549 550 552 554 555 558 559 561 562 566 568 573 576 577 585 622 627 633 636 645 646 647 648 656 657 658 665 668 672 674 677 680 688 689 696 697 699 700 715 725 753 754 756 764 765 766 767 768 775 776 777 780 810 811 818 819 820 822 825 862 881 882 883 884 885 887
Named routes	C2C Celtic Trail Clyde to Forth Colliers Way Cornish Way Darent Valley Path Forth and Clyde Canal Pathway Hadrian's Cycleway Heron Trail Keelmans Way Lon Cambria Lôn Las Ogwen Pennine Cycleway Mercian Way The North West Trail Salmon Run cycle route Scunthorpe Ridgeway Sheerness Way Trans Pennine Trail Viking Coastal Trail Way of the Roses White Rose cycle route W2W Yorkshire Wolds cycle route