Timetable for Cathedral Quest


Gary plans to start the Cathedral Quest on Saturday, 10th May 2008 and expects to complete the cycle ride in approximately 26 days. During the Cathedral Quest this page will be updated each day with news and reports on Gary's progress. Until then, this is the expected itinerary for the cycle ride. As the starting date for the Cathedral Quest approaches more of the details will be fully confirmed and this will be indicated.

Schedule


Letton A438 join A470 to Brecon, A40 to Bwlch - B4560 to A465, B4248- A4043 to Pontypool. A4042 to Newport. A48 to Cardiff, A48 to Swansea.


Swansea - A484 to Carmarthen. A40 to Haverfordwest. A487 to St Davids. A487 Fishguard. A487 Cardigan.


A487- Aberystwyth - Machynlleth- Dolgellau - A470 Porthmadog. A4085- Caernarfon. A487 to Bangor.


A55 - Conway. A55 St Asaph. A55 Northop, B5125 onto A5104 to Chester. A41 - Birkenhead. Ferry across the Mersey to Liverpool. Ferry to Douglas Isle-Of - Man.


A1 to Peel & back to Douglas. Ferry to Liverpool, A57 to Warrington, A57 to Manchester, A6 to Bolton, A666 to Blackburn.


A677 to Preston, A6 to Lancaster, A6 then A6070 then A65 to Kendal onto Penrith, A6 to Carlisle.


A74 onto A75 to Dumfries, A76 New Cumnock, Continue A76 to Kilmarnock, A77 to Glasgow, A761 to Paisley, A737 onto A760 to Largs. Ferry to Great Cumbrae Island, onto Millport


Back to mainland by ferry, A78 to Ardrossan , Ferry to Arran,A841 north to Lochranza, Ferry to Kintyre, B8001 onto A83 north join A816 to Oban.


From Oban A85 onto A828. A82 to Fort William. A82 Spean Bridge, A82 Invergarry. Follow along Loch Ness A82 to Inverness.


A96 from Inverness to Nairn, Elgin, Keith, Huntly to Aberdeen.


A90 to Stonehaven, A92 to Montrose, Arbroath, Dundee. A90 to Perth.


A912 from Perth. Join A91 to A922 Kinross. B996, B917, B981 to Forth road Bridge A90 into Edinburgh. From Edinburgh take A68 to Jedburgh.


A68 then A696 to Newcastle. A167 to Chester Le Street. Stay on A167 to Durham. Continue on A167 to Darrington. A167 to Northallerton. A167 joins A61 to Ripon.


Ripon B6265 to A59 then into York. A1036 from York to A64 to Leeds. A6120 round Leeds to Bradford. A650 to Wakefield. A61 to Barnsley. From Barnsley A61 to A6135 to Sheffield.


A57 from Sheffield to Worksop onto A1 back onto A57 to Lincoln. A1434 from Lincoln onto A46 to Newark. A617 take A612 to Southwell. From Southwell take B6386. Join A614 to Nottingham. A52 to Derby. From Derby A5250 join A38 to Burton Upon Trent. Continue A38 to Lichfield.


A5127 into Birmingham. A45 to Coventry. A444 to Nuneaton. A47 to Leicester. A47 to Peterborough.


A605 from Peterborough to Whittlesey. B1093 join A141 to Chatteris. A142 to Ely. From Ely A10 to Downham Market. A1122 join A47 to Swaffham. A47 through Dereham. Take A1074 into Norwich.


Take A11 from Norwich to Thetford. A134 Bury St. Edmunds. A134 Sudbury. A131 through Braintree. Join A130 into Chelmsford. A414 to Harlow. A414 to Hatfield. A1057 to St. Albans.


A4147 to Hemel Hempstead. A4251 to Tring. B4635 join A41 to Aylesbury. A418 Thame A418 join A40 to Oxford. A40 to Wycombe. A40 Beaconsfield. Denham roundabout into Uxbridge A4020 to Shepherds Bush. Through to Central London.


A2 from London to Rochester. A2 to Canterbury. A28 take A252 then join A20 to Maidstone. Continue A20 join A25 through Sevenoaks. A25 Oxted onto Dorking. A25 to Guildford.


A3100 Godalming onto A286 Haslemere A286 to Chichester. A259 join A27 take A2030 to Portsmouth. A27 Fareham join A32 Wickham. A334 then take B2177. Bishops Waltham B2177 onto B3335 to Winchester.


From Winchester B3049. Join A30 to Salisbury. A30 to Shaftesbury. A30 Sherborne. A30 Yeovil. A30 Chard A30 Honiton onto Exeter.


From Exeter take B3212 across Dartmoor at Two Bridges take B3357 to Tavistock. A390 to Liskeard. A390 St Austell. A390 Truro. Return A390 St. Austell, Liskeard, Callington.


A390 Tavistock. Across Dartmoor to Exeter. A377 join A396 Bickleigh. Join A3072 to Tiverton. A361 onto A38 Taunton. A361 Glastonbury. A39 to Wells. A39 join A37 to Bristol.


A38 from Bristol to Gloucester. A38 Tewkesbury. A38 Worcester.


A4103 to Hereford.

 

 

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Sponsors

The support of the following individuals and organisations is very gratefully acknowledged:
Dawes - Gym and Tonic - Harris Active Sports - IMPRESSprint - Mastercraft Cycles - Widemarsh Workshop