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Winter's Gibbet – Viewpoint on Simonside Hills loop from Winter's Gibbet

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Winter's Gibbet – Viewpoint on Simonside Hills loop from Winter's Gibbet

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Winter's Gibbet – Viewpoint on Simonside Hills loop from Winter's Gibbet

03:54

43.4km

620m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Northumberland National Park

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Winter's Gibbet

Highlight • Historical Site

Winters Gibbet hill climb from the village of Elsdon up to the viewpoint at Battle Hill.
Climb number 61 in the top 100 hills list. It climbs 153m in 3.7km with an average gradient of 4%. Max gradient 10%.

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13.2 km

Viewpoint on Simonside Hills

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The climb from Rothbury is nearly 300m elevation gain, but it's really worth it when you see the views here on a clear day. For the very, very best experience, …

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18.0 km

View of Thropton

Highlight • Viewpoint

Outstanding views bit it can be exposed in places, so take your waterproofs.

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21.3 km

Sharp's Folly

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Sharp's Folly is a 30-foot (9 m) high tower that was built in the 1720s by Archdeacon Sharpe, Rector of Rothbury. The folly was built to alleviate local unemployment, as …

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22.4 km

Rothbury Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Today popular with locals and visitors: Here you will find a huge shady picnic area right by the river, next to the bridge

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22.6 km

Martins Bank, Rothbury

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A typically beautiful sandstone building in Rothbury. If you like that, this is the place for you – and you'll find plenty of places to stop for a bite to eat in the town center.

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27.7 km

Simonside Car Park

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bigger car park than Lordenshaw to park in and a lovely walk out of the woods up to the crags

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43.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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24.3 km

13.4 km

5.29 km

392 m

Surfaces

29.0 km

11.7 km

2.25 km

238 m

154 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

16°C

9°C

53 %

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Winter's Gibbet – Viewpoint on Simonside Hills loop from Winter's Gibbet

Winter's Gibbet

Viewpoint on Simonside Hills

View of Thropton

Sharp's Folly

Rothbury Bridge

Martins Bank, Rothbury

Simonside Car Park

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