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North East England

Alston Cobbles on Front Street – Coalcleugh Route 7 Junction loop from Haydon Bridge

Road cycling routes

North East England

Alston Cobbles on Front Street – Coalcleugh Route 7 Junction loop from Haydon Bridge

Hard

5.0

(2)

80

riders

Alston Cobbles on Front Street – Coalcleugh Route 7 Junction loop from Haydon Bridge

05:03

96.4km

1,540m

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 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.8 km for 101 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

6.30 km

View of Hadrian's Wall from Stanegate Road

Highlight • Historical Site

There is a great view of Hadrian's Wall from here. It's also the course of a Roman road that would have run parallell to the wall on easier ground. There …

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16.9 km

Melkridge Millenium Nature Park

Nature Reserve

3

53.4 km

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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4

53.6 km

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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5

63.1 km

Northumberland–County Durham Border Sign

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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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6

64.5 km

Coalcleugh Route 7 Junction

Highlight • Trail

Key split here - straight ahead for 9 miles to Allendale, right for Allenheads, left for Nenthead.

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7

65.6 km

Coalcleugh High Point Turnoff

Highlight • Viewpoint

8

67.9 km

Coalcleugh Junction

Highlight • Historical Site

Amazing scenery in old lead mining country.

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9

72.9 km

Uphill Road to Carrshield

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This road is a long uphill drag for 7 miles to Carrshield, here passing the Allendale chimneys, where there is a footpath to walk past them.

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83.3 km

Harlowbank Wood

Forest

B

96.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.3 km

35.5 km

477 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

78.3 km

18.0 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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