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Blanchland Village – Carrier's Way Trail loop from Blanchland

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Blanchland Village – Carrier's Way Trail loop from Blanchland

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Blanchland Village – Carrier's Way Trail loop from Blanchland

01:10

13.7km

210m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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: February 20, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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590 m

The Lord Crewe Arms & Gardens

Highlight • Pub

Great pub for a warming fire, pie and pint and a lovely village with some nice craft shops

Tip by

1.04 km

Blanchland Village

Highlight • Religious Site

Lovely spot, there's a tap round the back of the abbey if you need to fill up with drinking water when the pub and cafe are both closed.

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1.06 km

White Monk Tearoom, Blanchland

Highlight • Cafe

Right in the center of Blanchland, the current tearoom is located in the Victorian building you can see, which was once the school but closed in 1980. Also, if you …

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3.40 km

Gate to Burnt Shield Haugh Fell

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

A tough rocky climb to this gate.

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7.40 km

Smooth Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

nice smooth track

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7.93 km

Sidley Forest Singletrack

Highlight • Forest

One of the many excellent tracks in the area. Rideable on a gravel bike, but more fun on a mountain bike.

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8.11 km

Rumoured to have existed since prehistory, the Carrier's Way was used by pack pony drivers (carriers) transporting smelted lead to the River Tyne during the 17th century.

Their industry gave us this wonderful little trail across Burntshieldhaugh Fell.

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13.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.67 km

4.76 km

1.16 km

1.06 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.35 km

3.06 km

2.97 km

1.28 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (240 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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Blanchland Village – Carrier's Way Trail loop from Blanchland

Winding Road into Blanchland

The Lord Crewe Arms & Gardens

Blanchland Village

White Monk Tearoom, Blanchland

Gate to Burnt Shield Haugh Fell

Smooth Forest Trail

Sidley Forest Singletrack

Carrier's Way Trail

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