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North East England

Winter's Gibbet – Winter's Gibbet loop from Ashington

Road cycling routes

North East England

Winter's Gibbet – Winter's Gibbet loop from Ashington

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17

riders

Winter's Gibbet – Winter's Gibbet loop from Ashington

04:23

93.7km

1,020m

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: April 25, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

4.64 km

Bothal Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view of the castle, and then straight onto Bothal Bank for a punchy little climb!

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2

5.23 km

Bothal Bank

Highlight • Climb

Bothal bank now has new surface, much easier to climb. But still a steep ramp, worst bit is round the bend, take care as narrow road with sharp blind bends.

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3

6.66 km

Robin of Pegswood Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Robin of Pegswood designed to symbolise the area's mining heritage and links to Sherwood Forest in Nottingham.
The piece was created by local artist Tom Maley, whose previous work includes …

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44.5 km

Ovenstone Plantation

Forest

47.2 km

Grasslees Wood

Forest

6

49.0 km

Otterburn Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Legs will get you there, the reward will be ocular!

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51.2 km

Mill Dene

Lake

8

55.5 km

Winter's Gibbet

Highlight • Other

Glorious stretch of good tarmic after a steady climb

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9

55.5 km

Winter's Gibbet

Highlight • Historical Site

Winters Gibbet hill climb from the village of Elsdon up to the viewpoint at Battle Hill.
Climb number 61 in the top 100 hills list. It climbs 153m in 3.7km with an average gradient of 4%. Max gradient 10%.

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10

63.2 km

View of Rothley Castle

Highlight • Castle

11

64.4 km

Codger Fort

Highlight • Monument

Codger Fort was erected by Sir Walter Blackett in the mid-eighteenth century probably around the time of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion

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B

93.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.9 km

12.9 km

2.37 km

1.59 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

85.3 km

8.20 km

256 m

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Friday 15 May

13°C

1°C

21 %

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