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 Lochs & Glens South – 425km (264 miles) connecting Glasgow to Carlisle (C2C link to Penrith) via Dumfries and Glenn Trool

The Penrith to Carlisle route also links with the Reivers Route (NCN10), both on-road and off-road (‘Taster routes’, Ride 5)

Planning your itinerary

Some people like to cycle the C2C in a day. A popular target for hot-riders is to complete the almost 225km (140 mile) route in under 12hrs, which requires an average speed close to 12mph. That may not sound fast, particularly compared to travelling by car, but anyone reading Dylan Noble’s report in ‘Planning your itinerary’, below, will appreciate the very serious challenge that a non-stop C2C represents.

Stretching the C2C over several days makes the riding a lot easier, and the main part of this guide describes a five-day itinerary, aimed at leisure cyclists. Although overall cost increases with each night’s accommodation, the advantage is that extra time allows more enjoyment of all that the route has to offer.

Plan carefully and set a sensible target for each day. Do not be over optimistic. It’s better to arrive too early than too late. Allow for delays due to bad weather and give yourself plenty of time to explore the most interesting places along the route, which are likely to include Cockermouth, Keswick, Alston, Beamish Museum and Newcastle.