NCN 69 - Morecambe Bay Cycle Way
NCN 69 - Morecambe Bay Cycle Way is a 127.6 km road cycling route in Lake District & Cumbria with 1236 m of climbing, about 15% of it off road, and it splits into about 2 days at a moderate pace.
The route starts on the Furness Peninsula, where the line moves through Vickerstown, Hindpool and Salthouse before curving out to Roa Island and back inland through Leece and Great Urswick. About fifteen percent of the surface is off road, spread across the whole distance. From Ulverston the road climbs and drops repeatedly as the route works through Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands and then north through Witherslack and Levens toward the Arnside and Silverdale area. The final stretch runs through Carnforth, Morecambe and along to Glasson, where the line ends.
Worth knowing before you go
Settlements are frequent in the first half but thin out between Sandside and Carnforth, so carry food through that section. The route is tagged as road but carries a significant off-road fraction, so a bike with some tyre clearance will handle the full line without detours. Navigation through the Morecambe and Lancaster sprawl, where the route threads Bare, Vale, Bulk, Moorlands and Aldcliffe in quick succession, requires attention.
NCN 69 - Morecambe Bay Cycle Way in numbers
- Distance: 127.6 km
- Climbing: 1236 m
- Off road: 20 km, about 15% of the route
- Riding time: about 9 hours, roughly 2 days at a moderate pace
Water, food, campsites and stations along this route are shown on the interactive map.
Plan it and ride it
The map on this page carries the surface breakdown, the elevation profile and every point of interest. You can split the route into days against your own pace, see what it will cost to ride, and take it with you. Download the GPX.
Read the NCN 69 - Morecambe Bay Cycle Way route guide.
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Route from Sustrans.
Compiled by Ed Hunton, Cicerone guidebook author, from TourTrax's own route data.