"Chris Armstrong" <
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> Hi,
> Has anyone experience of cycling this route. I am thinking of doing it
> north to south, Berwick (possibly Edinburgh) to Newcastle. I am ****
> with maps and wondered what the signposting is like. Would I be able to
> do it with a map for back up only, as in relying on signposting.
> Cheers for any advice.
> chris
>
>
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> Chris Armstrong
>
As others have said you should not rely on signposting, we did the route
this July, South to North and found the signposting to be variable depending
on the local authority. Moreover the small stickers used were often faded or
hidden by vegetation. The section between Dalkeith and Edinburgh however,
was very well signposted, just as well given the number of new housing
developments.
The route up the Northumberland coast was excellent with fantastic views of
the Farne
Islands and Bamburgh Castle. We where blessed with good weather for the 3
days it took us.
Hexham to Holy Island via Morpeth and Cresswell, Holy Island to Galashields,
and finally Galashields to Edinburgh with the only climbs of any consequence
on the route. We returned home from Edinburgh via Gifford to Wooler YHA,
then back to Hexham the next day utilising NCN68.
ReySerf