My second ride of the year was on familiar ground. I enjoy the route between Hipsburn and Amble. It's mostly off-road with views of the coast and River Coquet. Usually I meet a few walkers and cyclists, but it's never been busy.
The section between Warkworth and Amble is mostly a shared-use path that follows the River Coquet. The section between Hipsburn and Warkworth is mostly a shared-use path alongside the A1068 coast road. Navigation through Warkworth is straightforward in both directions. Navigation through Amble is another story, but more of that some other time.
Today the weather was clear and sunny, with temperatures hovering just above freezing. There was some frost and ice on the path. Enough to justify taking things carefully in places, but nothing too problematic. I covered just over 11 miles at a sedate pace.
The sharp-eyed will notice that I've replaced the G-Line standard G-One tyres with Marathon Plus. Between Hipsburn and Warkworth the shared-use path is almost entirely separated from the road by a thorny hedgerow. People say the thorns cause punctures and in my experience the reputation isn't entirely undeserved. I've used Marathon Plus in the past and had very little trouble with thorns. This is likely to be a favoured route in future - so we'll see how these cope.
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