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Sea to Sea Cycle Route (C2C)
Length202 km (126 mi)–222 km (138 mi)
Trailheads
Highest point609 m (1,998 ft)
WaymarkUK traffic sign identifying a cycle route C2C 
C2C route map
National Rail
Whitehaven
Workington
National Rail
Cockermouth
Thornthwaite
Keswick
Blencow
UK traffic sign identifying a cycle route 7 
National Rail
Penrith
580m
Hartside
(Alston)
UK traffic sign identifying a cycle route 68 
Nenthead
Allenheads
609m
Black Hill
Consett
Stanley
Rowlands Gill
Gateshead
(National Rail
Chester-le-Street)
Jarrow
Washington
Shields Ferry or
Tyne Cycle Tunnel
Tyne and Wear Metro National Rail
Sunderland
Roker
Tynemouth
Tyne and Wear Metro

The Sea to Sea Cycle Route (C2C) is a 140 miles (230 km) cycle route opened in 1994. Combining sections of National Cycle Route 7, 14, 71 and 72; it runs from Whitehaven or Workington on the west coast of Cumbria, and then crosses the Lake District and the Pennines in the north of England by using a variety of both on and off-road trails, ending on the north-east coast in Tyne and Wear at Sunderland or Tynemouth. Sustrans state that it is the UK's most popular challenge cycle route,[1] it is designed for the whole range of cyclists, from families to cycling club riders. Although a challenge with some hard climbs—the highest point being over 609 m (1,998 ft)[1]—the C2C is completed by an average of between 12,800 and 15,000 cyclists every year.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "C2C or Sea to Sea". Sustrans. Retrieved 6 March 2020. The UK's most popular challenge cycle route...