National Cycle Route 74

National Cycle Route 74 is an incomplete route between Carlisle to Uddingston. The Sustrans site plans for it to be completed by March 2016.

Route

Carlisle to Douglas

This section of route is complete and mainly follows the old A74 road, some sections of which have been downgraded from dual carriageway to single carriageway with parallel cycle track. It runs from Carlisle, Cumbria to Douglas via Abington.

Douglas to Larkhall

This section of the route is still under development (the missing link). It will run from Douglas, South Lanarkshire to Larkhall via Lesmahagow.

The Sustrans site plans for it to be completed by March 2016.

Larkhall to Uddingston

This section of the route has now been opened. It runs from Larkhall to Hamilton before joining NCR 75 in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire just south of Glasgow. The route is being developed by South Lanarkshire Council, however no information is currently available on their website. The Avon Walkway, between Chatelherault Country Park and Strathclyde Country Park, was upgraded to form part of this route. Between Uddingston and Bothwell the route runs along various paths formed on the alignment of an old railway line. The route then crosses the David Livingstone Memorial Footbridge to Blantyre. Between Bothwell Bridge and Strathclyde Country Park the route runs on the upgraded footway of Bothwell Road in Hamilton. It will run between Chatelherault Country Park and Larkhall by widening and upgrading the footway of Carlisle Road (A72 and B7078) to cycleway status. The latter was proposed as a cheaper option preferred in place of developing a route through the Avon Gorge within Chatelherault Country Park itself.

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

External links

Sustrans NCR 74 Overview map of route.
Sustrans Connect2 in Hamilton Forms part of NCR 74.
List of National Cycle Network Routes

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