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Cycling south from Dunbar - any advice on good routes?
I'll be heading south from Dunbar on my shiny new road bike on the 27th, looking to cover the 90 or so miles to my parents house near Whitley Bay. I've not visited Dunbar before, but looking at Sustrans it looks like my only route out of there is the A1 - can anyone comment on the kind of traffic I can expect on the road immediately south of Dunbar?! http://sustrans.org/default.asp?sReg...&bL arge=true Best regards, Roberto |
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Cycling south from Dunbar - any advice on good routes?
Thanks Brian - that looks good on the map, tho' I'm a bit worried it could get impressively hilly - we'll see! Roberto Brian G wrote: I don't have a map in front of me, but from memory you should be able to head more or less south west out of Dunbar on pleasant minor roads heading for Duns and Coldstream and thence on to the (I think) A697. The A1 south of Dunbar is a mixture of single and dual carriageway and frequently carries heavy traffic - rideable but not recommended. |
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Cycling south from Dunbar - any advice on good routes?
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I'll be heading south from Dunbar on my shiny new road bike on the 27th, looking to cover the 90 or so miles to my parents house near Whitley Bay. I've not visited Dunbar before, but looking at Sustrans it looks like my only route out of there is the A1 - can anyone comment on the kind of traffic I can expect on the road immediately south of Dunbar?! http://sustrans.org/default.asp?sReg...&bL arge=true Fast, and lots of lorries. But it's a wide road - I've cycled along bits of it a few times and never had a problem. There are other ways round. Leave Dunbar on the A1087. Before you cross the railway, there is a very minor road off to the left - this takes you round to East Barns and then back onto the A1 at Skateraw, but missing the first 3 miles or so. Bear left at the Cove roundabout, through Cove on a minor road. This does take you up a 1:6 hill (ascent 50m) so be warned! Then join the A1107 through Coldingham and Eyemouth. After the roundabout beyond Eyemouth, turn left on a minor road before rejoining the A1 at Burnmouth. This misses about 13 miles of the A1. From Berwick, you can pick up N1, but it really does go all over the place, at least doubling the distance of the A1, and far longer than any sensible cycle route needs to be. Some of it is off-road and may not be suitable for all bikes - so sometimes there are two N1s with one of them on a road and the other not! -- Stevie D \\\\\ ///// Bringing dating agencies to the \\\\\\\__X__/////// common hedgehog since 2001 - "HedgeHugs" ___\\\\\\\'/ \'///////_____________________________________________ |
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