Ruby cycles coast to coast in just 3 days
Senior School
This summer, Ruby, Year 9 and her father took up the challenge of cycling from coast to coast in the north of England - a famous cycle route that runs from Whitehaven to Tynemouth, and goes through the Lake District and Pennines, eventually reaching the coast along the Tyne.
As Ruby explains: "The scenery was really memorable, as was the weather! Storm Ellen hit whilst we were on our trip which forced us to take a rest day due to the 60mph winds."
“The route was 140 miles long which we completed over 3 days, and the greatest distance we travelled in one day was 63 miles. It was my favourite day though because we had lots of nice scenery and plenty of downhill too! The toughest climb was Hartside which is 7km long and and takes in 400m of climb - this was one of 4 climbs we completed that day. The feeling of finishing was great, knowing I had completed the challenge.”
