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View from Crawleyside – View of the North Pennines loop from Blanchland

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View from Crawleyside – View of the North Pennines loop from Blanchland

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View from Crawleyside – View of the North Pennines loop from Blanchland

02:23

32.3km

700m

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: May 17, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

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Parking

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9.98 km

Rookhope Village

Highlight • Cycleway

This former lead and fluorspar mining village was once described by WH Auden as 'the most wonderfully desolate of all the dales.' Indeed, it is superb walker's territory, surrounded by …

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11.5 km

South Smailsburn Plantation

Forest

11.8 km

Rookhope Mine Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

14.1 km

View Across the Valley from the Coast to Coast Route

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Climb up from Rookhope and you are rewarded with this view

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20.6 km

Gravel Track Parallel to B6278 in North Pennines National Landscape

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Great unpaved alternative that runs parallel to the busier B6278 motorway. It is certainly not faster, but it is fun for the gravel bike. At the top, the track connects …

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22.2 km

View from Crawleyside

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Enjoy the views from here

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26.7 km

View of the North Pennines Moors

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Quiet road across the moors

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27.0 km

View of the North Pennines

Highlight • Natural Monument

Looking across the valley

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30.1 km

Presser Lead Mine Pumping Station

Highlight • Historical Site

Built by the Consett Water Company in 1906, the station and the attendant's house are owned by Northumbrian Water, and the mine is used as an emergency water supply. Unfortunately …

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32.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.2 km

1.89 km

899 m

295 m

Surfaces

16.0 km

14.1 km

1.86 km

295 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

16°C

9°C

70 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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View from Crawleyside – View of the North Pennines loop from Blanchland

Rookhope Village

Rookhope Mine Ruins

View Across the Valley from the Coast to Coast Route

Gravel Track Parallel to B6278 in North Pennines National Landscape

View from Crawleyside

View of the North Pennines Moors

View of the North Pennines

Presser Lead Mine Pumping Station

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