National_Cycle_Route_688

National Cycle Route 688

National Cycle Route 688

Bikeway in North Yorkshire, England, connecting Winterburn and Linton-on-Ouse

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 688 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Winterburn to Linton-on-Ouse.[2] It is 55 miles (89 km), fully open and signed.

Quick Facts NCN Route 688, Length ...
National Cycle
Route 688
Legend
   68 
 Western trailhead
Burnsall
 River Wharfe
 Appletreewick
Greenhow
River Nidd
 Pateley Bridge
Brimham Rocks
  67  to S
Fountains Abbey &
Studley Royal Park
 Ripon
 Boroughbridge
 River Ouse
 Eastern trailhead
   65 

History

Route 688 was created as an integral part of the Way of the Roses coast-to-coast route between Morecambe and Bridlington which opened on 11 September 2010.[3]

Route

The western trailhead is at Winterburn (54.0226°N 2.1025°W / 54.0226; -2.1025), in the Yorkshire Dales, where it meets Route 68, the Pennine Cycle Way. It passes through Cracoe and Burnsall before climbing to the routes high point at Greenhow followed by a steep descent into Pateley Bridge. A further climb to Brimham Rocks is followed by a gradual descent on to the Vale of York via Fountains Abbey and Ripon. From here the route is flat as it follows the River Ouse via Boroughbridge and crossing it at Aldwark Bridge. The eastern trail head is at a junction with Route 65 at Linton-on-Ouse (54.0387°N 1.2351°W / 54.0387; -1.2351).[4]

Route 688 is part of the Way of the Roses along with:[5]

Route 688 meets the following routes:

References

  1. [1]
    "Way of the Roses – LDWA Long Distance Paths". www.ldwa.org.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Route 688 - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Way of the Roses flyer" (PDF). bridlingtonrenaissance.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Way of the Roses – Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. [5]
    Douglas, Rupert (2013). Way of the Roses : the official guide to the National Cycle Network coast to coast cycle route from Morecambe to Bridlington. ISBN 1901389871.
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