Sunday 10th August - Ride from Brampton to Alston and onward

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Meet at The Sands, Brampton at 9.30am.   The Sands is on the eastern edge of Brampton and is the location of the Howard Memorial Shelter.   

The route will be Banks, Birdoswald, Gilsland and a refreshment stop in Greenhead.   Then into a tunnel under the A69 after which we ride past Blenkinsop Castle.   Eventually we join the A689 road at Knaresdale before turning onto the Pennine Cycle Way after Slaggyford and continuing into Alston.  We may stop there for lunch.   In the afternoon we go over Hartside then Renwick, Castle Carrock and back to Brampton.    The distance will be 51 miles.   The route is lumpy with lots of arrows on the roads to Alston.  The forecast at the moment is for the weather to be sunny and dry.   Please let me know if coming 077097 10301.

The route is here


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  1. John HAugust 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM

    Hi Ian. I don't know if you intended to go to The Greenhead Tea Rooms, but if so it is closed on Sundays. There are 2 pubs though 🍻🥴

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