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Kirkby Stephen

View of Sunbiggin Tarn – View of Brougham Castle loop from Kirkby Stephen

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Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
North West England
Cumbria
Eden
Kirkby Stephen

View of Sunbiggin Tarn – View of Brougham Castle loop from Kirkby Stephen

Hard

2

riders

View of Sunbiggin Tarn – View of Brougham Castle loop from Kirkby Stephen

05:49

110km

1,370m

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: May 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

4.61 km

Scandal Beck Ford and Footbridge

Highlight • River

On the site is a footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists and a ford for cars to cross the Scabdal Beck.

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2

12.1 km

3

13.3 km

View of Sunbiggin Tarn

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Great wild moorland road between Tarn Moor and Ravenstonedale Moor in north-eastern Cumbria.
The road runs from Orton in the west over the moor and down to the junction for …

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39.7 km

Steel's Wood

Forest

44.1 km

Ling Plantations

Forest

6

49.4 km

View of Brougham Castle

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Very picturesque castle ruins that are visible from the M6.

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7

55.2 km

Strawberry Hill Climb

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This is a seemingly endless drag up from the valley to get you back in Penrith. Lovely but hard work

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8

56.3 km

Nice lanes which are a bit flatter than most of the surrounding area. Good opportunity to go a bit faster than usual.

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9

57.7 km

Langwathby Bridge

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In the darkness of an early March morning in 1968 the 300 year old stone bridge collapsed leaving a 70m gap.
A "temporary" girder bridge was constructed as a replacement but this has been used ever since.

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10

75.4 km

Quiet, quite flat roads between the Lake District to the West and the Pennines to the East with beautiful views of both.

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110 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

105 km

4.40 km

808 m

228 m

149 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

56.5 km

53.6 km

123 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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