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 long.

Route

The route has several sections.

1. 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.
2. Hastings to Brighton. The route runs along the coast to Pevensey and then inland to Seaford where it continues along the coast to Brighton.
3. Brighton to Worthing. The route runs along the coast via Shoreham-by-Sea.
4. Worthing to South Mundham. Only the section from Littlehampton and Bognor Regis is complete.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Dawlish to Plymouth. The section from Dawlish to Totnes via Newton Abbot is under development. The route is open from Totnes to Plymouth.
9. 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.

References

External links

• Sustrans map of route 2