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Newark-on-Trent is a delight to explore with its castle Countryside Agency • and traditional market square. The cycle route takes you Department for Transport • under the town’s bypass and the A1 and through County Council • Newark Winthorpe into open countryside. A traffic-free section Sustrans • passes the future site of an RSPB reserve that is being Tarmac Central Ltd • developed on the worked out areas at Langford Quarry. Trinity College, Cambridge • boasts two churches and offers cyclists plenty to Harby Collingham WREN • of excuses for a rest. The route follows rural lanes through attractive villages to reach Harby and the start of a 6.5 mile cycle route traffic-free path to Lincoln. An unsigned route, taking in several villages, Open route has been marked to enable an enjoyable, circular ride. Proposed DISCOVER the Nottinghamshire and Lincoln Lincolnshire countryside along the 15 mile D A HARBY O D R A Y O P Cycle Parking E R cycle route between Newark-on-Trent S 6 L E 6 O P 1 B6 W R O Cycle Shops H T and Harby. IN Pedestrianised areas W D A O NEWARK- R LN Access to routes O ON-TRENT C N LI Map area Traffic-free route On road route Cotham Sleaford Boston Additional cycling links STR AW BE RRY HAL L LANE A46(T) TRENT LA Bingham ST E C NORTHGATE N R A STATION D LI EL AL N The National Cycle Network is a comprehensive network of safe E U AT R Livestock G B TH Market R and attractive routes to cycle throughout the UK. The first 10,000 O P N N O A R L T CASTLE H S miles of route were completed in 2005, one third traffic-free, the E STATION R R E V N E O T P L A OK G O E N R rest following quiet lanes or traffic-calmed roads. It is co-ordinated T N F O A Q CLIF W G U O A COW E ET E D EN L T L TH Õ P B LA S R P S R O A E E by Sustrans and other partners such as local authorities. A C O D D C N K R N A S E V R G W A K IN L E IR K For more information on routes in your area or more about the K D G A SL Newark O E A T AF BOAR LA E T S R D MA R Castle T E N GN O A US R S N D charity Sustrans and how to become a supporter, visit or call: G O T S Y O R E E L T T L I R OA A W A D G D I ING LE ID Newark R S P F T TO M L SLEAFORD RD S DM L A AN College E P C ST W BEDEHOUSE LA BEACON HILL ROAD E www.nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk LO B M Market AT A B G L T AR R D N B S D S Place E E at A T T R io R R T na NB S A l Y S M C E A O R O S P N V By OA SEY A w G a D R S A y C T T E ST P D D O N T A O S T L S RT W O T R P L M 0845 113 0065 O E E N IA E D H L D L R O L B T S I E A N I R R F S W O T N CLAY LA T AD I B H Y R BER W O L A A D

Sustrans is the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity and works on practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and Registered Charity No. 326550 use public transport to benefit health and the environment. Front cover photo: Eagle. Photography: Paul Rea 3

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t 1 n 1 e A r T To Lincoln r Please try to reach the route by cycling e v i from home or use public transport. Harby NewarkR The trains that stop at Newark Castle, Collingham, Swinderby and Lincoln can take two cycles. Wigsley Doddington to Harby Parking is available at Newark and at Hall the village hall in Harby. Please do not cycle route park on the minor roads or field entrances at Harby.

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