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Road Into Rookhope – Rookhope Arch loop from Blanchland

Road Into Rookhope – Rookhope Arch loop from Blanchland

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Road Into Rookhope – Rookhope Arch loop from Blanchland

01:54

30.9km

680m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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12.7 km

Crawleyside Bank Climb

Highlight • Climb

Tough climb out of Stanhope, it can be a little scary with the big wagons coming past.

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15.8 km

Descent Into Stanhope

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After the climb out from Rookhope, you then get the steep scenic descent down to Stanhope

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17.6 km

View Above Rookhope

Highlight • Climb

After long climb out of Rookhope get some far reaching views from elevated position.

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19.5 km

Rookhope Hill Climb

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On main corner through Rookhope, can either go straight on flatter route or here turn left up the long hill past the church.

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20.8 km

Road Into Rookhope

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Quiet main road into Rookhope which is about half a mile long with climb / scenery leading out.

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21.9 km

Rookhope Arch

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Remains of the archs that carried the flue from the smelting mill

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24.3 km

View Towards Rookhope

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Great views from the moorland road that runs from Rookhope in the south to Blanchland in the north. The high point of the road is at 508m.

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28.6 km

Hunstanworth Village

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Small hamlet on the long elevated exposed road (after left turn away from Rookhope) just before reaching Blanchland.

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30.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.9 km

895 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.6 km

14.2 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

16°C

9°C

62 %

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Road Into Rookhope – Rookhope Arch loop from Blanchland

Crawleyside Bank Climb

Descent Into Stanhope

View Above Rookhope

Rookhope Hill Climb

Road Into Rookhope

Rookhope Arch

View Towards Rookhope

Hunstanworth Village

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