Long Distance Route - Derby to York
Type of route: 40% traffic-free, 60% quiet minor roads
Length: 154 miles
Gradient: Mainly easy, some more challenging hills
Time needed: Allow five days
Access: There are train stations in Derby, Nottingham, Sheffield, Doncaster and York
National Cycle Network route numbers: 6, 62
The Derby to York link cycle route opens up a rich seem of interesting places to visit. Mining is the predominant theme as you travel through Nottingham, Sheffield, Doncaster and York. This route incorporates the central section of the Trans-Pennine Trail. Traffic-free paths include Clumber Park to Clipstone Forest, York to Selby and Doncaster to Britain’s biggest and most exciting natural science park, the Earth Centre. This route links to Chesterfield, Rotherham and Barnsley and to South Midlands, West Midlands and White Rose cycle routes.
A National Cycle Network map for this route is available from the Sustrans Online shop (www.sustransshop.co.uk/index.php?f=itemdetl.php&p=NN6B).