After several days of wind and rain we had a change of weather this morning. No rain. Little wind. Instead it was cold and misty. The ride from Hipsburn to Amble seemed like a sensible choice because it's mostly off-road. At Amble things seemed to be going well, so I continued on to Hauxley. That clocked up just over 14 miles in total, as well as traversing Amble in both directions.
There's a one-way system in the centre of Amble. As a result anyone following the National Cycle Route from South to North will take a less interesting route than those travelling North to South. If they stick to the cycle route they will miss the harbour, Amble's main shopping street, the Town Square, part of the Amble Bord Waalk art trail, and some evidence of Amble's fascinating history. To my mind these are worth a detour.
On the way back to Hipsburn I had a brief chat with a working party from the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly Sustrans). They had been tidying up the hedges and clearing the path. Important work, for which I thanked them.
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