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Rookhope and Eastgate loop from Stanhope — North Pennines

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Rookhope and Eastgate loop from Stanhope — North Pennines

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Rookhope and Eastgate loop from Stanhope — North Pennines

01:48

22.4km

370m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2024

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North Pennines AONB

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Start point

Parking

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6.68 km

Meadows Edge Trail, North Pennines National Landscape

Highlight • Cycleway

This is a fantastic off-road part of NCN 7 which cuts through the open remote landscape of the North Pennines. There's an alternative tarmac road section to the north, also offering breathtaking views.

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12.6 km

Rookhope Village

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This former lead and fluorspar mining village was once described by WH Auden as 'the most wonderfully desolate of all the dales.' Indeed, it is superb walker's territory, surrounded by …

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18.8 km

Horsley Hall

Highlight • Monument

Horsley Hall is an impressive 17th-century manor house, now used as a 10-bedroom hotel.

It's a Grade II listed building set within 17.5 acres of gardens, woodland and paddocks.

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22.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

7.79 km

874 m

609 m

Surfaces

9.94 km

8.02 km

4.30 km

145 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

10°C

1°C

20 %

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Meadows Edge Trail, North Pennines National Landscape

Rookhope Village

Horsley Hall

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