C2C Day 3 of the 5 day ride

Day 3 Travel Statistics (Penrith to Alston)
Today's Travelling Distance 24m (38.6Km)
No. miles traffic free 2m (3.2Km)
Total distance so far *82m (143.2Km), #76m (122.3km)
*Starting at Whitehaven, #Starting at Workington

Topographical representation of day 3

T.gif (1079 bytes)oday sees the most strenuous climb of the whole ride and for this reason the mileage is considerably shorter. Your destination is Alston, a quaint market town with cobbled streets, the highest in England.

Hartside Top - Englands highest cafe

T.gif (1079 bytes)o get here, you may well find that you prefer to walk the more strenuous sections of the climb up Hartside across lovely wild moorland and the road brings you into Alston. You will probably arrive early but the town has plenty to offer for a change from the saddle!

"Thanks for all the arrangements and transports
- it's a great memory to look back on."


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