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

Other 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 83 84 85 88 91 92 93 94 95 96 622

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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