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Rookhope Old Mine Headframe – Coalcleugh Descent loop from Stanhope

Road cycling routes

North East England

Rookhope Old Mine Headframe – Coalcleugh Descent loop from Stanhope

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Rookhope Old Mine Headframe – Coalcleugh Descent loop from Stanhope

03:51

68.2km

1,350m

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 16, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

8.06 km

Road Into Rookhope

Highlight • Climb

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

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2

12.4 km

Rookhope Old Mine Headframe

Highlight • Historical Site

After climb out of Allenheads this descent goes on for about 4 miles!

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3

15.5 km

Cairn at Northumberland–County Durham Border

Highlight • Viewpoint

Road from Allenheads to Rookhope

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4

15.8 km

Hairpin Climb from Allenheads to Rookhope

Highlight • Trail

The road heading up onto Redburn Common from Allenheads (430m) in the west climbs through a steep hairpin bend and several shallower corners to reach an altitude of 533m. The …

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5

23.3 km

Coalcleugh Descent

Highlight • Trail

This is the highest point (after short hairpin climb) from which a long fast descent across to Allenheads (this stretch is listed for fastest times on Strava).

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6

25.7 km

Northumberland–County Durham Border Sign

Highlight • Cycleway

Here, you will cross over from Northumberland into county Durham. The border sign is found at the side of a long stretch of road that stretches into the Pennines a …

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52.1 km

Harthope Head

Mountain Pass

8

52.1 km

Chapel Fell / Harthope Moss Climb from St John's Chapel

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

It’s not the longest climb or the hardest on paper, but cycling isn’t done on paper and this is a formidable test

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9

60.4 km

Brotherlee

Highlight • Settlement

One of several small villages along this quiet B road out of Stanhope.

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B

68.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

64.0 km

4.15 km

125 m

Surfaces

52.6 km

15.6 km

111 m

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Monday 1 June

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10°C

77 %

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