Route development
Way of the Roses
The Way of the Roses is a new ‘coast to coast’ route between Morecambe on Lancashire’s Irish Sea coast and Bridlington on Yorkshire’s North Sea coast which is due to open in September 2010. Passing through the historic cities of Lancaster and York, the 169-mile route also links the Forest of Bowland AONB, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the Nidderdale AONB and the Yorkshire Wolds. Sustrans is co-ordinating the initiative on behalf of partners in both counties and is publishing a map of the whole route, which should be available in August 2010.
An alternative southern strand between the Dales and York via Harrogate and Knaresborough is scheduled to open in 2011, using the Ripley-Bilton Connect2 scheme route over the River Nidd gorge.
The Way of the Roses route uses existing and new National Cycle Network routes.
Just copied this from Sustrans website
