National Cycle Route 2

National Cycle Route 2 (or NCR 2) is a route of the National Cycle Network, running from Dover to St Austell. The route is 361 miles (581 km) long.

Route

The route has several sections.

Dover to Hastings. The route follows the Chalk and Channel Way along the cliff tops to Folkestone^[1] and crosses Romney Marsh to Lydd. From Rye it follows the coast the Hastings.
Hastings to Brighton. The route runs along the coast to Pevensey and then inland to Seaford where it continues along the coast to Brighton.
Brighton to Worthing. The route runs along the coast via Shoreham-by-Sea.
Worthing to South Mundham. Only the section from Littlehampton and Bognor Regis is complete.
South Mundham to Christchurch. The route runs via Chichester to Havant and then across Hayling Island. The ferry from the island to Portsmouth closed in March 2015 breaking the route. From Portsmouth it crosses the Gosport Ferry and continues to Warsash where it takes another ferry to Hamble-le-Rice and onto Southampton. A further ferry takes the route to Hythe Pier and the route continues via Brockenhurst in the New Forest to Christchurch.
Christchurch to Lyme Regis. The route goes along the sea front at Bournemouth and across the ferry at Poole Harbour. It continues via Dorchester to Raymond's Hill a few miles north of Lyme Regis.
Axminster to Dawlish. The route is complete passing through Seaton, Sidmouth, Exmouth and around the Ex Estuary via Exeter. A new bridge over the Exeter to Plymouth railway line was constructed near Kenton.
Dawlish to Plymouth. The section from Dawlish to Totnes via Newton Abbot is under development. The route is open from Totnes to Plymouth.
Plymouth to St. Austell. The route will take the Cremyll Ferry across the Plymouth Sound. Only a short section between Par and St Austell is currently open.

Sustrans' National Cycle Network

Main routes	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

National routes	11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 32 33 34 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 84 85 88 91 92 93 94 95 96

Regional routes	125 136 137 141 151 155 162 164 165 166 167 168 169 172 174 177 178 179 195 196 207 208 212 221 222 223 224 231 232 235 236 244 246 248 250 253 254 255 256 264 267 270 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 305 326 334 338 339 341 344 403 410 413 416 423 425 426 436 437 438 439 440 442 446 447 448 451 455 461 465 466 467 468 469 475 476 477 478 481 482 485 492 523 524 525 526 533 534 535 536 539 544 547 548 549 550 552 554 555 558 559 561 562 566 568 573 576 577 585 622 627 633 636 638 646 647 648 656 657 658 665 668 672 674 676 677 680 681 686 688 689 696 697 699 715 725 753 754 756 764 765 766 767 768 775 776 777 780 810 811 818 819 820 822 825 862 881 882 883 884 885 887

References

↑ "Chalk and Channel Way". kentdowns.org.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2014.

External links

Sustrans map of route 2

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