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National Cycle Route 74
National Cycle Route 74 is a mostly complete (other than a few metres) route between Gretna and Glasgow. Route Route 74 begins, branching off from Route 7, a couple of kilometers west of Gretna. (National Route 7 connects Carlisle to Gretna - around 14km north as the crow flies.) For much of its length National Route 74 follows the main transport corridor north of Gretna - sharing the general area with the main motorway and West Coast Main Line. North of Abington the railway chooses a different route (via Carstairs Junction), and then north of Lesmahagow and Blackwood the number of urban settlements increases. From the Hamilton area onward the route is navigating the Greater Glasgow conurbation - marking out a quieter route north-south, touching on Motherwell, and passing through Bothwell and Uddingston, where it ends (joining National Route 75). Travel into central Glasgow can be achieved on National Route 75. If you turn the other way it'll take you to Edinburgh, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretna, Dumfries And Galloway
Gretna ( gd, Greatna) is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, originally part of the historic county of Dumfriesshire. It is located close to the A74(M) on the border of Scotland and England and near the mouth of the River Esk.1:50,000 OS map 85 It is the most southeasterly settlement in Scotland. The town is situated east-south-east of Dumfries, east of Annan, north-west of Carlisle, south-east of Glasgow and south of Edinburgh. History Etymology Gretna means "(place at the) gravelly hill", from Old English ''greot'' " grit" (in the dative form greoten (which is where the -n comes from) and ''hoh'' "hill-spur". The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith standing in a field, nearly west of the Sark mouth on the Solway Firth, three hundred yards or so above high water mark on the farm of Old Graitney. It was one of the traditionally recognised meeting places on the England / Scotland border. 17th century Prior to the Acts of Union 1707 of the Parliaments of Englan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architecture, cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Cycle Network Routes
This is a list of routes on Sustrans's National Cycle Network within the United Kingdom. As the cycle network has not been fully completed, some sections of routes are still under construction. Single Digit Main National Routes Double Digit National Routes Three Digit Regional Routes Zone 1 * 110: (Cleethorpes – Beelsby, Lincolnshire) linking Cleethorpes to NCR 1 at Beelsby * 122: ( Sandy – Gamlingay – Cambridge) * 123: (Eaton Socon – Cambridge) * 125: Darent Valley (Dartford) – this follows the route of the long-distance path Darent Valley Path) * 136: Ingrebourne Valley Connect2 scheme * 137: Stifford Bridge and Purfleet, (following the route of the Mardyke Way (along the Mardyke (river)) * 141: Keelman's Way: Wylam – NCN 14 (along south bank of River Tyne) * 151: Sleaford branch of NCN15 * 155: Morpeth * 164: Pocklington - Hutton Cranswick and Kiplingcotes - Beverley. Part of the Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route and The Way of the Roses route. * 165: Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Cycle Routes
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