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Market Place, Wolsingham – Weardale–Teesdale Pass (B6278) loop from Barnard Castle

Market Place, Wolsingham – Weardale–Teesdale Pass (B6278) loop from Barnard Castle

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Market Place, Wolsingham – Weardale–Teesdale Pass (B6278) loop from Barnard Castle

02:55

57.2km

990m

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: June 18, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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24.3 km

Wear Bank

Highlight • Climb

Great hill to climb or descend (carefully!) out of Wolsingham

Tip by

25.5 km

Market Place, Wolsingham

Highlight • Settlement

Front Street & Market Place

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31.0 km

Mellbutts Plantation

Forest

33.0 km

Hill End

Highlight • Other

39.6 km

Weardale–Teesdale Pass (B6278)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This is a long moorland road that links Stanhope in Weardale to Eggleston in Teesdale. It's about 17km and reaches a high point of 511m on Middleton Common. It's quite …

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57.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.4 km

5.91 km

Surfaces

56.5 km

836 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

21°C

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Market Place, Wolsingham – Weardale–Teesdale Pass (B6278) loop from Barnard Castle

Wear Bank

Market Place, Wolsingham

Hill End

Weardale–Teesdale Pass (B6278)

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