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Wauchope Forest Scenic Road – View of Kielder Water loop from Hawick

Wauchope Forest Scenic Road – View of Kielder Water loop from Hawick

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Wauchope Forest Scenic Road – View of Kielder Water loop from Hawick

05:12

111km

1,410m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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: May 15, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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524 m

Johnstons of Elgin Mill, Shop & Cafe

Highlight • Rest Area

Fascinating visit. Great cafe and shop, (at lunch it’s best to book a table). We put the bikes at the back entrance. Mill tour is superb too - book ahead.

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13.1 km

Well Plantation

Forest

15.3 km

Wauchope Forest Scenic Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Wauchope Forest lies either side of the B6357, which links Bonchester Bridge and Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders. The B6357 is a quiet, scenic road cutting through pine trees and winding its way through the gracefully sloping hillsides.

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34.6 km

England Border Sign (North East)

Highlight • Monument

45.6 km

View of Kielder Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fabulous viewpoint of Kielder Water from the road. There's a small layby where you can pull in for a photo.

It's the largest artificial lake in the United Kingdom by …

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55.4 km

Public Toilet

Highlight • Other

66.3 km

Kielder Water

Highlight • Lake

I've both cycled and hiked around the Kielder which is just over 20 miles (32 km), depending which pathways you follow.

I recommend parking at Landal Waterside as there's a …

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76.1 km

England–Scotland Border at Northumberland and Scottish Borders

Highlight • Historical Site

Nice to ride between England and Scotland. Lots of the routes in this area follow the boarder or loop into and out of both countries.
It's the boarder between the Scottish Boarders and Northumberland as well.

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81.5 km

Forest Chapel

Highlight • Forest

Saughtree Church, built in 1875, stands adjacent to the Victorian Saughtree House in the tranquil Scottish Borders region near Kielder. Once part of the parish of Castleton, the church stands …

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99.4 km

Bonchester Bank

Forest

111 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

86.4 km

23.3 km

882 m

686 m

101 m

Surfaces

110 km

1.14 km

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Tuesday 23 June

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Wauchope Forest Scenic Road – View of Kielder Water loop from Hawick

Johnstons of Elgin Mill, Shop & Cafe

Wauchope Forest Scenic Road

England Border Sign (North East)

View of Kielder Water

Public Toilet

Kielder Water

England–Scotland Border at Northumberland and Scottish Borders

Forest Chapel

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