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View from Outer Butt Hill – Bellingham Bridge loop from Bellingham

View from Outer Butt Hill – Bellingham Bridge loop from Bellingham

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3.0

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View from Outer Butt Hill – Bellingham Bridge loop from Bellingham

07:05

91.3km

1,240m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: March 23, 2026

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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16.8 km

Forestry Road in Northumberland National Park

Highlight • Cycleway

Smooth gravel

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21.4 km

NCN 68 Tarmac to Gravel Transition, Scotchcoultard Forest

Highlight • Cycleway

NCN 68 is a 427km cycle route from the Peak District to Northumberland.
This point is where the tarmac road turns to gravel forest trails in Scotchcoultard Forest at the southern edge of the larger Wark Forest.

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24.0 km

Gravel Track in Northumberland National Park

Highlight • Cycleway

A few rough spots

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24.3 km

Route 68 Signpost

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You're on the right track!

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27.2 km

View from Outer Butt Hill

Highlight • Forest

Outer Butt Hill at 250m is a high point on the northern edge of the Sheperdshield area of forest. The cleared valley with several small burns in to the north gives some visibility over the larger Kielder Forest.

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29.1 km

Wyate Bridge

Highlight • Structure

The old bridge across the Warks Burn at Whygate. The bridge has 1962 inscribed on it.

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51.7 km

Gravel Tracks at Kielder Lakeside

Highlight • Viewpoint

West side of Kielder Lakeside has a mass of forestry with miles and miles of gravel tracks. Panoramic views in many directions can be seen.

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91.2 km

Bellingham Bridge

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Bellingham Bridge is a distinctive stone arch bridge over the River North Tyne, believed to have been built in the 19th century and a Grade II listed structure since 1985. …

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91.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

69.5 km

18.1 km

3.51 km

155 m

116 m

Surfaces

68.5 km

14.8 km

4.49 km

3.49 km

187 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Friday 15 May

11°C

-1°C

53 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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View from Outer Butt Hill – Bellingham Bridge loop from Bellingham

Forestry Road in Northumberland National Park

NCN 68 Tarmac to Gravel Transition, Scotchcoultard Forest

Gravel Track in Northumberland National Park

Route 68 Signpost

View from Outer Butt Hill

Wyate Bridge

Gravel Tracks at Kielder Lakeside

Bellingham Bridge

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