Alston Cobbles on Front Street – View of St John's Chapel loop from Alston

Alston Cobbles on Front Street – View of St John's Chapel loop from Alston

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Alston Cobbles on Front Street – View of St John's Chapel loop from Alston

03:34

66.5km

1,130m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 147 m for 80 m

After 418 m for 80 m

After 23.4 km for 134 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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321 m

Saddlers Bakery & Bistro

Highlight • Cafe

Good to explore instead of racing through, plenty places for refreshment.
Alston claims to be the highest market settlement in England, being about 1000 feet above sea level. It is …

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469 m

Alston Cobbles on Front Street

Highlight • Structure

About a 30m section of cobbles is being replaced in front of the market square on Front Street. The council have used a couple of different patterns for a trial …

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23.5 km

Langdon Beck Plantation

Forest

27.9 km

High Hag Plantation

Forest

35.8 km

Pike Law lead mine workings

Archaeological Site

37.1 km

View Toward Newbiggin

Highlight • Viewpoint

Road from Westgate to Newbiggin

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37.8 km

View of Weardale

Highlight • Cycleway

Westgate to Newbiggin road. Very quiet road, stunning scenery.

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41.1 km

View of Westgate

Highlight • Viewpoint

Road from Rookhope to Westgate

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43.4 km

View of St John's Chapel

Highlight • Settlement

Several small hamlets along the quieter scenic B road that runs parallel to the faster A road.

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44.8 km

Daddry Shield Quiet Road

Highlight • Settlement

One of several small villages along this quiet B road out of Stanhope, parallel to main A road.

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50.9 km

View of the Climb Out from Wearhead

Highlight • Climb

When leaving Wearhead the main road splits, go left for the longer quieter hairpin climb out, then only a few miles later will be the flatter roads followed by a fast descent to Allenheads.

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66.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.3 km

22.2 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.5 km

13.8 km