National Cycle Route 13

The National Cycle Route 13 is a cycling route that is part of the National Cycle Network in the United Kingdom. It connects Tower Bridge in London with Fakenham in Norwich.

Overview

This route is still under development

This route links with the proposed NCR 16 near Basildon, it follows NCR 1 from Chelmsford to Hadleigh, it links with NCR 51 at Bury St Edmunds and then links again with NCR 1 near Fakenham

Route

London to Chelmsford

This route section is still under development. The route starts at the Tower Bridge, then follows the north bank of the River Thames heading eastwards, to Wapping, Limehouse, Westferry, Poplar and Blackwall. Then it passes the Royal Victoria Docks to head via an off-road route towards the A13.^[1] It then joins the Cycle Superhighway 3 beside the A13 to head to Rainham, Essex. On the Thurrock side, some small sections of National Cycle Network Route 13 are open, but this is mainly a work in progress. The current highlights of the route are Grays Riverside, Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve and the recently completed surfacing of the Mardyke Way (following the Mardyke (river)) between Ship Lane and Stifford Bridge. The riverside paths on both sides of the river are spectacular walking routes, but they are not currently open to cyclists (with a few exceptions).^[2]

Chelmsford to Bury St Edmunds

This section of the route is under development. Only a short section near Sudbury is traffic free, following a disused railway route to Long Melford. It then heads along the roads, to Lavenham, Cockfield, Suffolk, before entering Bury St Edmonds (via the small village of Rushbrooke). Some sections in the market town are traffic free.

Bury St Edmunds to Fakenham

Bury St Edmunds | Thetford | Watton | Dereham | Fakenham

It then heads on mainly minor roads to Great Barton, Great Livermere, Honington, Suffolk, Coney Weston and Knettishall. Where it meets Regional Route 30 from Diss, Mellis and Eye, Suffolk. Then both cycle routes head towards Thetford. After Croxton, Cambridgeshire, Regional Route 30 leads west to Brandon, Suffolk.

Route 13 carries on mainly minor roads towards East Wretham and Stonebridge, Norfolk, where it briefly meets and follows (for 3.5miles) the (long distance footpath) Peddars Way. It then heads towards Thompson, Norfolk, Watton, Norfolk, Bradenham, Norfolk, East Dereham, Gressenhall and Brisley. After the small village of Gately, it meets National Cycle Route 1 heading to Fakenham.

A feature of this 30-mile signed route is that it passes through the distinctive Breckland landscape of Mid-Norfolk.^[3]

References

Sustrans' National Cycle Network

Main routes	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

National routes	11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 32 33 34 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 84 85 88 91 92 93 94 95 96

Regional routes	125 136 137 141 151 155 162 164 165 166 167 168 169 172 174 177 178 179 195 196 207 208 212 221 222 223 224 231 232 235 236 244 246 248 250 253 254 255 256 264 267 270 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 305 326 334 338 339 341 344 403 410 413 416 423 425 426 436 437 438 439 440 442 446 447 448 451 455 461 465 466 467 468 469 475 476 477 478 481 482 485 492 523 524 525 526 533 534 535 536 539 544 547 548 549 550 552 554 555 558 559 561 562 566 568 573 576 577 585 622 627 633 636 638 646 647 648 656 657 658 665 668 672 674 676 677 680 681 686 688 689 696 697 699 715 725 753 754 756 764 765 766 767 768 775 776 777 780 810 811 818 819 820 822 825 862 881 882 883 884 885 887

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