Current known diversions / closures
24th July 2010

Royal Quays - North Tyneside - Mile 172.0
ROUTE CLOSURE
Dock Road will be closed for the next 14 weeks to alter the road junction to connect up to a new distributor road down through the development site to the Shields Ferry Landing at Mile 172.5
NCN 72 and NCN 10 will follow alongside this new road once work completed and thus bypass the industrial area. See ADVICE CENTRE for map showing the diversion around work zone.

Workington via temporary footbridge
Click here for map & guide notes for the diversion route put in place due to collapsed footbridge over the River Derwent - NOTE this is currently NOT signed but will be as soon as possible.

Carlisle Riverside
Carlisle Riverside - mile 85.6 to 87.4
The route via the Riverside and Sheepmount is extremely muddy after the recent floods.
Rickerby Park also has been flooded and can be expected to be muddy.

Alternative route - eastbound:-
Mile 85.6 - Stay on the road into Carlisle and do not take the Marconi Road turn.
Follow the B5307 Newtown Road.
At the roundabout on the A595 (Bridge Street) move onto the cyclepath on your left*.
Pass over the river and rail bridge and turn left immediately, just in front of the castle.
90m down this road (Devonshire Walk) take the slip lane to the left.
In 100m this rejoins the cycleway at Sheepmount.
Turn right onto the cycle way along the wood-lined track in Bitts Park - point B.

Alternative Route - Westbound
Before the Sheepmount bridge turn left and follow 100m to join road (Devonshire Walk) - 90m turn right onto the cycle way over the bridge over railway and river.
Before the A595 roundabout, cross the road at the pedestrian crossing then right up the B5307 past the hospital. Take the Brough Road on your right. Your are then back on the route at point A.