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This route was de-designated on safety grounds in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bristol-Bath_Cyclepath_08.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Bristol-Bath_Cyclepath_08.jpg/220px-Bristol-Bath_Cyclepath_08.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Bristol-Bath_Cyclepath_08.jpg/330px-Bristol-Bath_Cyclepath_08.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Bristol-Bath_Cyclepath_08.jpg/440px-Bristol-Bath_Cyclepath_08.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="563" /></a><figcaption>The first section of the NCN to be built was the <a href="/wiki/Bristol_%26_Bath_Railway_Path" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol & Bath Railway Path">Bristol & Bath Railway Path</a>, opened in 1984</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Cycle_Network_sign_near_Harlech.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/National_Cycle_Network_sign_near_Harlech.jpg/220px-National_Cycle_Network_sign_near_Harlech.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/National_Cycle_Network_sign_near_Harlech.jpg/330px-National_Cycle_Network_sign_near_Harlech.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/National_Cycle_Network_sign_near_Harlech.jpg/440px-National_Cycle_Network_sign_near_Harlech.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_8" title="National Cycle Route 8">Route 8</a> sign near <a href="/wiki/Harlech" title="Harlech">Harlech</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Wales" title="North Wales">North Wales</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>National Cycle Network</b> (<b>NCN</b>) was established to encourage cycling and walking throughout the United Kingdom, as well as for the purposes of <a href="/wiki/Bicycle_touring" title="Bicycle touring">bicycle touring</a>. It was created by the charity <a href="/wiki/Sustrans" title="Sustrans">Sustrans</a> who were aided by a £42.5 million <a href="/wiki/National_Lottery_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Lottery (United Kingdom)">National Lottery</a> grant. However Sustrans themselves only own around 2% of the paths on the network, the rest being made of existing public highways and rights of way, and permissive paths negotiated by Sustrans with private landowners. </p><p>In 2017, the Network was used for over 786 million cycling and walking trips, made by 4.4 million people. </p><p>In 2020, around a quarter of the NCN was scrapped on safety grounds,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> leaving 12,739 miles (20,501 km) of signed routes. These are made up of 5,220 miles (8,400 km) of traffic-free paths with the remaining 7,519 miles (12,101 km) on-road.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It uses <a href="/wiki/Shared_use_path" class="mw-redirect" title="Shared use path">shared use paths</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rail_trail" title="Rail trail">disused railways</a>, minor roads, canal <a href="/wiki/Towpath" title="Towpath">towpaths</a> and traffic-calmed routes in towns and cities. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Network&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Bristol_and_Bath_Railway_Path" title="Bristol and Bath Railway Path">Bristol and Bath Railway Path</a> (now part of National Route 4) is a 14-mile (23 km) walking and cycling path on a disused railway. It opened in 1984 and was the first part of what would later become the NCN.<sup id="cite_ref-network_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-network-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The National Cycle Network began with a <a href="/wiki/National_Lottery_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Lottery (UK)">National Lottery</a> Grant from the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Commission" title="Millennium Commission">Millennium Commission</a> in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original goal was to create 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of signposted cycle routes by 2005,<sup id="cite_ref-network_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-network-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with 50% of these not being on roads, and all of it being "suitable for an unsupervised twelve year old." By mid-2000, 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of route was signposted to an "interim" standard, and a new goal was then set to double that to 10,000 miles (16,000 km) by 2005. August 2005 saw the completion of that goal. </p><p>In 2018, Sustrans published the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sustrans.org.uk/pathsforeveryone">National Cycle Network - Paths for Everyone report</a> which reviewed the quality and usage of the Network and set out a vision for its future. The report rated 42% of the then network as 'very poor' and identified over 12,000 barriers on the network which made it inaccessible by some users. As a result, around a quarter of the network was de-designated.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of July 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Network&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, there were 12,739 miles (20,501 km) of signed cycle and walking route that are part of the Network.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Routes">Routes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Network&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Cycle_Network_routes" title="List of National Cycle Network routes">List of National Cycle Network routes</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_routes">National routes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Network&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are ten main national routes. As of 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Network&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> they are not all complete. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_1" title="National Cycle Route 1">National Cycle Route 1</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tain" title="Tain">Tain</a>. Running the length of the east coast and passing through <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_2" title="National Cycle Route 2">National Cycle Route 2</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dover" title="Dover">Dover</a> – <a href="/wiki/St_Austell" title="St Austell">St Austell</a> in England, along the south coast.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_3" title="National Cycle Route 3">National Cycle Route 3</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a> – <a href="/wiki/Land%27s_End" title="Land's End">Land's End</a>, incorporating the <a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Country_Way_cycle_route&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Country Way cycle route (page does not exist)">West Country Way</a> via <a href="/wiki/Chew_Valley_Lake" title="Chew Valley Lake">Chew Valley Lake</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Cornish_Way" title="Cornish Way">Cornish Way</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_4" title="National Cycle Route 4">National Cycle Route 4</a>: <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London (Greenwich)</a> – <a href="/wiki/Fishguard" title="Fishguard">Fishguard</a>, in <a href="/wiki/West_Wales" title="West Wales">West Wales</a>, via <a href="/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire" title="Reading, Berkshire">Reading</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bath,_Somerset" title="Bath, Somerset">Bath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Wales" title="Newport, Wales">Newport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caerphilly" title="Caerphilly">Caerphilly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pontypridd" title="Pontypridd">Pontypridd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swansea" title="Swansea">Swansea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Llanelli" title="Llanelli">Llanelli</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_5" title="National Cycle Route 5">National Cycle Route 5</a>: <a href="/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire" title="Reading, Berkshire">Reading</a> – <a href="/wiki/Holyhead" title="Holyhead">Holyhead</a>, via <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_Midlands" class="mw-redirect" title="English Midlands">The Midlands</a> and the <a href="/wiki/North_Wales" title="North Wales">North Wales</a> coast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_6" title="National Cycle Route 6">National Cycle Route 6</a>: <a href="/wiki/Windsor,_Berkshire" title="Windsor, Berkshire">Windsor</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lake_District" title="Lake District">Lake District</a>, running in sections via <a href="/wiki/Luton" title="Luton">Luton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_redway_system" title="Milton Keynes redway system">Milton Keynes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derby" title="Derby">Derby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nottingham" title="Nottingham">Nottingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a> and <a href="/wiki/Preston,_Lancashire" title="Preston, Lancashire">Preston</a> crossing the <a href="/wiki/Pennine_Cycleway" title="Pennine Cycleway">Pennine Cycleway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_7" title="National Cycle Route 7">National Cycle Route 7</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sunderland" title="Sunderland">Sunderland</a> – <a href="/wiki/Inverness" title="Inverness">Inverness</a> via <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_8" title="National Cycle Route 8">National Cycle Route 8</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a> – <a href="/wiki/Holyhead" title="Holyhead">Holyhead</a>, through the heart of Wales.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_9" title="National Cycle Route 9">National Cycle Route 9</a>: <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> – <a href="/wiki/Newry" title="Newry">Newry</a> in sections of traffic-free route, with the major sections being between Belfast and <a href="/wiki/Lisburn" title="Lisburn">Lisburn</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Craigavon,_County_Armagh" class="mw-redirect" title="Craigavon, County Armagh">Craigavon</a> and Newry</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_10" title="National Cycle Route 10">National Cycle Route 10</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tynemouth" title="Tynemouth">Tynemouth</a> — <a href="/wiki/Cockermouth" title="Cockermouth">Cockermouth</a>. Roughly parallel to the C2C / <a href="/wiki/Sea_to_Sea_Cycle_Route" title="Sea to Sea Cycle Route">Sea to Sea Cycle Route</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hadrian%E2%80%99s_Cycleway" class="mw-redirect" title="Hadrian’s Cycleway">Hadrian's Cycleway</a>. It is a branch of National Route 1.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Numbering_system">Numbering system</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Network&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Numbering system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NCN routes beginning with numbers 1 to 6 are generally in England, routes beginning with a 7 start in Scotland and northern England, routes beginning with an 8 are generally in Wales, and routes beginning with a 9 are in Northern Ireland. The main route numbers have one digit (1 to 6 radiate clockwise from the south of England); other routes have two digits, starting with the number of the relevant main route. </p><p>There are also many shorter routes, reaching smaller towns and cities, that have three-digit numbers. Again, the route numbers start with the number of the main route for that region. For example, the <a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_725" title="National Cycle Route 725">Great North Cycleway</a> in northern England has route number 725. Signs showed the route numbers on a blue background. Routes have been progressively renumbered with three-digit national numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some routes are numbered to match the motorways and major roads that connect the same destinations; examples include National Route 62, which by connecting the two sides of the <a href="/wiki/Pennines" title="Pennines">Pennines</a> mirrors the <a href="/wiki/M62_motorway" title="M62 motorway">M62 motorway</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Signage">Signage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Network&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Signage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Cycle_Route_arrow72.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A blue direction sign with a right-pointing arrow. Three symbols (ranged left to right) are; a Roman soldier's helmet, the number 72 written in white on a red background, and a bicycle symbol." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/National_Cycle_Route_arrow72.svg/220px-National_Cycle_Route_arrow72.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/National_Cycle_Route_arrow72.svg/330px-National_Cycle_Route_arrow72.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/National_Cycle_Route_arrow72.svg/440px-National_Cycle_Route_arrow72.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="79" /></a><figcaption>Direction sign for <a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_72" title="National Cycle Route 72">NCN Route 72</a>, Hadrian's Cycleway.</figcaption></figure> <p>The network is signposted using a white bicycle symbol (and on some routes, walking) on a blue background, with an inset box showing a white route number on a red background. In general, signs do not show destinations or distances. On some older signs, regional route numbers have a blue background instead. The system of symbols is based on that used by the <a href="/wiki/Danish_National_Cycle_Routes" title="Danish National Cycle Routes">Danish National Cycle Route network</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Mileposts">Mileposts</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Network&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Mileposts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Loch_Dee_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2865.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Loch_Dee_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2865.jpg/220px-Loch_Dee_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2865.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Loch_Dee_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2865.jpg/330px-Loch_Dee_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2865.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Loch_Dee_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2865.jpg/440px-Loch_Dee_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2865.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>A NCN "Millennium Milepost"</figcaption></figure> <p>One thousand "Millennium Mileposts" made from <a href="/wiki/Cast_iron" title="Cast iron">cast iron</a> were funded by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Bank_of_Scotland" title="Royal Bank of Scotland">Royal Bank of Scotland</a> to mark the creation of the National Cycle Network, and these are found along the NCN routes throughout the UK. Following the de-designation of approximately a quarter of the NCN in 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a significant number of the mileposts are now orphaned from their intended routes. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Millennium_Milepost_-_Close-up_(top)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_303741.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Millennium_Milepost_-_Close-up_%28top%29_-_geograph.org.uk_-_303741.jpg/220px-Millennium_Milepost_-_Close-up_%28top%29_-_geograph.org.uk_-_303741.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="443" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Millennium_Milepost_-_Close-up_%28top%29_-_geograph.org.uk_-_303741.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="318" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Millennium Milepost - Close-up (top) - geograph.org.uk - 303741</figcaption></figure> <p>There are four different types: "Fossil Tree" (designed by John Mills), "The Cockerel" (designed by Iain McColl), "Rowe Type" (designed by Andrew Rowe), and "Tracks" (designed by David Dudgeon). The four artists are from each country of the UK, though all posts can be found in all four countries.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most mileposts contain a disk featuring symbols and text in code. There are 60 different designs, spread across the country. They form part of the Millennium Time Trail, a treasure hunt puzzle created by Sustrans in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Verse held within the coded text is:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"> <p><b>M</b>EASURE EVERY HEARTBEAT TO COUNT OUT OUR LIFE'S SCORE/ </p><p><b>I</b>S "TIME TO ESCAPE" MEANT TO FIRE OUR COMING AGE?/ </p><p><b>L</b>OCKED IN SEASONS' BARS SWINGS PENDULUM'S CEASELESS CLAW/ </p><p><b>L</b>UNGS NEVER FULL ENSNARE US IN TIME'S EIGHT PIECE CAGE/ </p><p><b>E</b>NTROPY'S AIM SHOOTS LEPTONS IN DANCING CYCLES OF LIGHT/ </p><p><b>N</b>ATIONS REACH OUT IN HOPE ACROSS TIME ZONES AND LONG DEGREES/ </p><p><b>N</b>O CORNERS TO HIDE US, EARTH’S SHADE SPINS HOURLY ROUND TO NIGHT/ </p><p><b>I</b>N ALL MIND-STREAMS WE WADE, OUR WORLD-LINES WEAVE PAST TAPESTRIES/ </p><p><b>U</b>NCERTAIN DREAMS EVOLVE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR THE “WHY?”/ </p><p><b>M</b>UST IN ALL THESE TIDES OF FAITH, FLOW STILL SUCH WAVES OF FEARS?/ </p><p><b>P</b>LACE AND TIME TEMPT FATES, BUT ALL LIFE’S NATURE IS TO DIE/ </p><p><b>O</b>UR ERA, STARS, BOWS OUT, PLAYING ITS MUSICAL SPHERES/ </p><p><b>E</b>VERY GAINED UTOPIAN GOAL MAKES US MANIFOLD TIME’S TREASURE/ </p><p><b>M</b>APPED OUT, AS ABOVE SO BELOW, NERGAL TICKS OFF TIME’S MEASURE/// </p> </blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Network&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_National_Byway" title="The National Byway">The National Byway</a>, an alternative 4,500-mile (7,242 km) sign-posted cycle network around Britain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_routes_in_Zone_4_of_the_National_Cycle_Network" title="List of routes in Zone 4 of the National Cycle Network">List of routes in Zone 4 of the National Cycle Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_routes_in_Zone_8_of_the_National_Cycle_Network" title="List of routes in Zone 8 of the National Cycle Network">List of routes in Zone 8 of the National Cycle Network</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Network&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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selflink">National Cycle Network</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Cycle_Network_routes" title="List of National Cycle Network routes">List of routes</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main routes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_1" title="National Cycle Route 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_2" title="National Cycle Route 2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_3" title="National Cycle Route 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_4" title="National Cycle Route 4">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_5" title="National Cycle Route 5">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_6" title="National Cycle Route 6">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_7" title="National Cycle Route 7">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_8" title="National Cycle Route 8">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_9" title="National Cycle Route 9">9</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National<br />routes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_10" title="National Cycle Route 10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_11" title="National Cycle Route 11">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_12" title="National Cycle Route 12">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_13" title="National Cycle Route 13">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_14" title="National Cycle Route 14">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_15" title="National Cycle Route 15">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_16" title="National Cycle Route 16">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_17" title="National Cycle Route 17">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_18" title="National Cycle Route 18">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_20" title="National Cycle Route 20">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_21" title="National Cycle Route 21">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_22" title="National Cycle Route 22">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_23" title="National Cycle Route 23">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_24" title="National Cycle Route 24">24</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_25&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 25 (page does not exist)">25</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_26&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 26 (page does not exist)">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_27" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cycle Route 27">27</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_28&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 28 (page does not exist)">28</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_32&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 32 (page does not exist)">32</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_33&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 33 (page does not exist)">33</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_34&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 34 (page does not exist)">34</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_41&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 41 (page does not exist)">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_42" title="National Cycle Route 42">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_43" title="National Cycle Route 43">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_44" title="National Cycle Route 44">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_45" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cycle Route 45">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_46" title="National Cycle Route 46">46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_47" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cycle Route 47">47</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_48&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 48 (page does not exist)">48</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_50&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 50 (page does not exist)">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_51" title="National Cycle Route 51">51</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_52&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 52 (page does not exist)">52</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_53&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 53 (page does not exist)">53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_54" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cycle Route 54">54</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_55&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 55 (page does not exist)">55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_56" title="National Cycle Route 56">56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_57" title="National Cycle Route 57">57</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_60&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 60 (page does not exist)">60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_61" title="National Cycle Route 61">61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_62" title="National Cycle Route 62">62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_63" title="National Cycle Route 63">63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_64" title="National Cycle Route 64">64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_65" title="National Cycle Route 65">65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_66" title="National Cycle Route 66">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_67" title="National Cycle Route 67">67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_68" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cycle Route 68">68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_69" title="National Cycle Route 69">69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_70" title="National Cycle Route 70">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_71" title="National Cycle Route 71">71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_72" title="National Cycle Route 72">72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_73" title="National Cycle Route 73">73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_74" title="National Cycle Route 74">74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_75" title="National Cycle Route 75">75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_76" title="National Cycle Route 76">76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_77" title="National Cycle Route 77">77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_78" title="National Cycle Route 78">78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_81" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cycle Route 81">81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_82" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cycle Route 82">82</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_84&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 84 (page does not exist)">84</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_85&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 85 (page does not exist)">85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_88" title="National Cycle Route 88">88</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_91&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 91 (page does not exist)">91</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_92&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 92 (page does not exist)">92</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_93&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 93 (page does not exist)">93</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_94&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 94 (page does not exist)">94</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_95&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 95 (page does not exist)">95</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_96&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 96 (page does not exist)">96</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regional<br />routes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Darent_Valley_Path" title="Darent Valley Path">125</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_136&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 136 (page does not exist)">136</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_137&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 137 (page does not exist)">137</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_141" title="National Cycle Route 141">141</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_151&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 151 (page does not exist)">151</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_155" title="National Cycle Route 155">155</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_162&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 162 (page does not exist)">162</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_164" title="National Cycle Route 164">164</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_165" title="National Cycle Route 165">165</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_166" title="National Cycle Route 166">166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_167" title="National Cycle Route 167">167</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_168&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 168 (page does not exist)">168</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_169" title="National Cycle Route 169">169</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_172&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 172 (page does not exist)">172</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_174" title="National Cycle Route 174">174</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_177&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 177 (page does not exist)">177</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_178&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 178 (page does not exist)">178</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heron_Trail" title="Heron Trail">179</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_195&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 195 (page does not exist)">195</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_196&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 196 (page does not exist)">196</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_207&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 207 (page does not exist)">207</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_208&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 208 (page does not exist)">208</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_212&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 212 (page does not exist)">212</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_221&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 221 (page does not exist)">221</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_222&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 222 (page does not exist)">222</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_223&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 223 (page does not exist)">223</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_224&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 224 (page does not exist)">224</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_231&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 231 (page does not exist)">231</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_232&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 232 (page does not exist)">232</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_235&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 235 (page does not exist)">235</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_236&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 236 (page does not exist)">236</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two_Tunnels_Greenway" title="Two Tunnels Greenway">244</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_246&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 246 (page does not exist)">246</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_248&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 248 (page does not exist)">248</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_250&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 250 (page does not exist)">250</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_253&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 253 (page does not exist)">253</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_254&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 254 (page does not exist)">254</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_255&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 255 (page does not exist)">255</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_256&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 256 (page does not exist)">256</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_264&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 264 (page does not exist)">264</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_267&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 267 (page does not exist)">267</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_270&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 270 (page does not exist)">270</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_272&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 272 (page does not exist)">272</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_273&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 273 (page does not exist)">273</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_274&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 274 (page does not exist)">274</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_275&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 275 (page does not exist)">275</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_276&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 276 (page does not exist)">276</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_277&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 277 (page does not exist)">277</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_278&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 278 (page does not exist)">278</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_305&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 305 (page does not exist)">305</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_326&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 326 (page does not exist)">326</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_334&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 334 (page does not exist)">334</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_338&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 338 (page does not exist)">338</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_339&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 339 (page does not exist)">339</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_341&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 341 (page does not exist)">341</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_344&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 344 (page does not exist)">344</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_403&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 403 (page does not exist)">403</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_410&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 410 (page does not exist)">410</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_413&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 413 (page does not exist)">413</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_416&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 416 (page does not exist)">416</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_423&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 423 (page does not exist)">423</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_425&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 425 (page does not exist)">425</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_426&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 426 (page does not exist)">426</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_436&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 436 (page does not exist)">436</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_437&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 437 (page does not exist)">437</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_438&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 438 (page does not exist)">438</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_439&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 439 (page does not exist)">439</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_440&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 440 (page does not exist)">440</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_442&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 442 (page does not exist)">442</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_446&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 446 (page does not exist)">446</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_447&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 447 (page does not exist)">447</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_448&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 448 (page does not exist)">448</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_451&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 451 (page does not exist)">451</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_455&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 455 (page does not exist)">455</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_461&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 461 (page does not exist)">461</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_465&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 465 (page does not exist)">465</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_466&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 466 (page does not exist)">466</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_467&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 467 (page does not exist)">467</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_468&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 468 (page does not exist)">468</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_469&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 469 (page does not exist)">469</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_475&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 475 (page does not exist)">475</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_476&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 476 (page does not exist)">476</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_477&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 477 (page does not exist)">477</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_478&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 478 (page does not exist)">478</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_481&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 481 (page does not exist)">481</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_482&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 482 (page does not exist)">482</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_485&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 485 (page does not exist)">485</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_492&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 492 (page does not exist)">492</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_523&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 523 (page does not exist)">523</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_524&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 524 (page does not exist)">524</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_525&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 525 (page does not exist)">525</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_526&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 526 (page does not exist)">526</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_533&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 533 (page does not exist)">533</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_534&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 534 (page does not exist)">534</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_535&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 535 (page does not exist)">535</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_536&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 536 (page does not exist)">536</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_539&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 539 (page does not exist)">539</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_544" title="National Cycle Route 544">544</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_547&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 547 (page does not exist)">547</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_548&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 548 (page does not exist)">548</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_549&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 549 (page does not exist)">549</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_550&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle 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exist)">561</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_562&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 562 (page does not exist)">562</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_566&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 566 (page does not exist)">566</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_568&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 568 (page does not exist)">568</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_573&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 573 (page does not exist)">573</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_576&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 576 (page does not exist)">576</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_577&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 577 (page does not exist)">577</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_585&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 585 (page does not exist)">585</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_622" title="National Cycle Route 622">622</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_627&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 627 (page does not exist)">627</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_633&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 633 (page does not exist)">633</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_636" title="National Cycle Route 636">636</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_645&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 645 (page does not exist)">645</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_646&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 646 (page does not exist)">646</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_647" title="National Cycle Route 647">647</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_648" title="National Cycle Route 648">648</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_656" title="National Cycle Route 656">656</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_657" title="National Cycle Route 657">657</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_658" title="National Cycle Route 658">658</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_665" title="National Cycle Route 665">665</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_668&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 668 (page does not exist)">668</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_672&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 672 (page does not exist)">672</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_674&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 674 (page does not exist)">674</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_677&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 677 (page does not exist)">677</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monsal_Trail" title="Monsal Trail">680</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_688" title="National Cycle Route 688">688</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_689&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 689 (page does not exist)">689</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_696&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 696 (page does not exist)">696</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_697&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 697 (page does not exist)">697</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_699&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 699 (page does not exist)">699</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_700" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cycle Route 700">700</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_715&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 715 (page does not exist)">715</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_725" title="National Cycle Route 725">725</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_753&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 753 (page does not exist)">753</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_754" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cycle Route 754">754</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Cycle_Route_756" title="National Cycle Route 756">756</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_764&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 764 (page does not exist)">764</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Cycle_Route_765&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Cycle Route 765 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