The Railway Touring Club

There is the Downs Link that runs from Guildford (North Downs) to the south coast at Shoreham.

Most, if not all of it is on a disused railway line.

I rode half of it a few weeks ago, from Guildford to Christ's Hospital. Truth to say, it was pleasant but a bit dull. I think it needed company.

Closer to home, there is the lovely little run from Highgate to Finsbury Park, whose name currently escapes me.

Great thread by the way.

I rode half of it a few weeks ago, from Guildford to Christ's Hospital. Truth to say, it was pleasant but a bit dull. I think it needed company

Is this on the London - Brighton off road route? I remember doing a bit of railway line on that and it being great because we made up some time, but it was a bit bland as it was all in a steep cutting

That's made me remember a bit of route near Coventry that I used to commute out to an NR training centre on, i think it went close to or through Warwick Uni campus....cant seem to find it now. I always found that route rather 'functional'.

Cheers. £35,000 though! #bloodybadgers

Is this on the London - Brighton off road route? ...... but it was a bit bland as it was all in a steep cutting

Yep, that's it.

Tavistock to Plymouth is the king of these. Downhill all the way, stunning views. Only problem is you end up in Plymouth.

http://www.drakestrail.co.uk

Interesting thread.

I bought this book ages ago with a plan to see if any of the 'walks' were rideable.

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Interesting Thread.

Bought this book with the intention to see if any of the 'walks' were rideable.

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@ffm
Good picture, but cannot convey what an oddly cold day it was.

We use the middlewood way a lot with the kids including going over the top of middlewood station- allegedly the only station in uk without road access- it’s a short walk down a footpath and onto the bike route- no idea how this used to work when it was a train line

@JackT

Went to school near there.

We didn’t need roads then either.

Just cobbles and silk

Looks straight on Amazon

ISBN 978-0-00-822897-2 if that's any use to you.

large sections of the lee valley walk take use of the old abandoned railway tracks between luton and hertford

Nice find @suffolk_boii that’s a crackin programme. First one in Scotland was brill.
I can see me not leaving the house today!

ISBN 978-0-00-822897-2

Currently unavailable - I 'll pop a request into my local bookshop, that happens to be inside Pitlochry station :)

The Luton, Dunstable and Welwyn Junction Railway it seems,

Would have been a valuable link between East and West Coast mainlines today.

Currently unavailable - I 'll pop a request into my local bookshop, that happens to be inside Pitlochry station :)

Any luck in your local library? Aberdeen doesn't have it sadly. However I did come across this for Ayrshire specifically

This bloke is completely ace.
Don't expect fast edits and for him to try and sell you some sponsored shite. He just gets it done.

Here's two of his railway tunnel vids.
The others are well worth checking too. The Megatron ones are incredible.
I've got plans for taking a bike down in a dingy at some point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezpi6drOPIo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfoOjsYc7dk

but it was a bit bland as it was all in a steep cutting

This reminds me of large sections of the ride back from Saltcoats to Glasgow on the NCN 7

Richard Fairhurst (cycle.travel) has made an atlas of railway lines showing disused ones alongside the existing ones.

I think the Highgate to Finsbury Park stretch is part of the Capital Ring. That segment itself may have its own name though. Really pretty.

Subbed purely for the Robert McFarlane mention. Great writer!

Splendid thread concept.

The east Scotland abandoned railways book is going onto my Christmas list!

Kindle and paperback here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Railway-Walks-Britains-railways-ebook/dp/B01LKXFFBY