National Cycle Route 65

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.

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

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
Start at Junc with   1  0 1 Middlesbrough 13 Joined by   165  from East 13 Hutton Rudby 13   165  leaves to West 18 22 Start of   656  to West 24 30 Start of   657  to East 39 End of   656  to West 39 Coxwold 44 Easingwold 45 End of   657  to West 53 Junc with   688  at Linton-on-Ouse to West 55 Beningbrough Hall 64 Junc with   658  at York from East River Ouse, Yorkshire 64 York 65 Joined by   66  at York from East 68   66  leaves to West 68 River Ouse, Yorkshire 78 Junc with   62  to West 78 Selby 89 Howden 107 Welton 112 Humber Bridge 113 Joined by   1  at Hessle from South 114   1  leaves to North 118 Hull 119 Joined by   66  from East 120   66  leaves to North 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 very 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:

• 69
• 68
• 688
• 658
• 66
• 164
• 1

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

References

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

External links

• Route 65 on the Sustrans website.
• Route 65 on Open Street Map