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Hownsgill Viaduct – Lanchester Railway Station loop from Consett

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Hownsgill Viaduct – Lanchester Railway Station loop from Consett

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4.3

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Hownsgill Viaduct – Lanchester Railway Station loop from Consett

02:23

35.7km

520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

565 m

Hownsgill Viaduct

Highlight • Cycleway

A former railway bridge, the Hownsgill was constructed by Stanhope and Tyne Railway from 1832 to 1834. Designed by engineer Robert Stephenson, the bridge is 690 feet (210 m) long and 150 feet (46 m) high with twelve pillars. The viaduct was closed to passenger service in 1955, before being fully closed in the 1980s, when the tracks were lifted.

Today, the viaduct is managed by Sustrans and part of the C2C cycle route.

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2

1.96 km

Knitsley Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Knitsley road runs over the top

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3

3.77 km

Quiet Lane to Lanchester

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Turn left at the crossroads for a quiet lane

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8.93 km

Longburnford Quarry nature reserve

Nature Reserve

22.6 km

Ragpath Heath nature reserve

Nature Reserve

6

27.0 km

Lanchester Railway Station

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Lanchester train station

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7

31.8 km

View of the Fields Near Knitsley

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Cycling between the fields

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8

32.9 km

Cotswold Way Signpost at Ladysmith

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Not far to go until you reach Lydgetts Junction at Consett

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9

34.7 km

Old Railway Bridge on the Lanchester Valley Railway Path

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Old railway bridge on the route to Lanchester

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10

35.6 km

Consett Steel Works Ladle Car

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Nice ride all up hill, great ride down hill, shame about the gates at the farm crossings but it is what it is.

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B

35.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.7 km

2.98 km

1.40 km

577 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.0 km

12.1 km

2.70 km

577 m

303 m

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Lowest point (110 m)

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Monday 5 October

14°C

9°C

37 %

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November 12, 2023,Satley Loop

thisisdurham.com/things-to-do/the-satley-loop-p670521

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