Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

View from Garret's Hill Bank – Allendale Town Centre loop from Rude Cleugh

View from Garret's Hill Bank – Allendale Town Centre loop from Rude Cleugh

Moderate

riders

View from Garret's Hill Bank – Allendale Town Centre loop from Rude Cleugh

01:35

24.9km

500m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 0 m for 498 m

After 24.4 km for 498 m

Waypoints

Start point

Get Directions

6.94 km

Acton Road Junction

Highlight • Trail

Turn left here to pass through Acton on narrow road towards Sinderhope.

Tip by

10.2 km

Acton Burn Dip

Highlight • River

Short steep hairpin dip over burn, leading towards Sinderhope.

Tip by

15.6 km

View from Garret's Hill Bank

Highlight • Climb

Nice climb up from the B6295 and the River East Allen up onto Hexhamshire Common below Green Hill.
Great views and a much nicer road to ride than the B road.

Tip by

18.5 km

View Over Allendale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic views spanning almost 3 counties. It is very exposed. So be well prepared should the weather change

Tip by

19.1 km

Shieldburn Plantation

Forest

20.0 km

Isaac's Well

Highlight • Historical Site

Isaac’s Well opened in 1849 to supply fresh water to the village of Allendale Town. Travelling tea seller and local philanthropist Isaac Holden was the driving force behind the well. …

Tip by

20.1 km

Allendale Town Centre

Highlight • Pub

Allendale means ‘Valley of the Shining Water’ in Celtic and was probably named because of all the silver and lead ore that glistened in the streams. Allendale is famous for …

Tip by

24.9 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.6 km

908 m

405 m

Surfaces

16.2 km

7.81 km

894 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Tuesday 4 August

16°C

9°C

89 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 41.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

5.0

Blanchland & Allendale loop from Hexham

03:24h

65.2km

1,060m

Moderate

5.0

Matfen and Ponteland loop from Corbridge

03:23h

76.4km

590m

Moderate

Slaggyford and Alston loop from Haltwhistle – North Pennines

02:36h

50.1km

770m

Hard

Alston and Nenthead loop from Corbridge – North Pennines

05:05h

94.2km

1,700m

Hard

Kielder Reservoir & Forest loop from Haltwhistle

06:30h

137km

1,400m

Hard

Kielder and Gilsland loop from Hexham – Northumberland National Park

07:37h

152km

1,740m

Moderate

Newcastle and Ponteland loop from Hexham

04:04h

90.8km

690m

Moderate

Newcastle & the River Tyne loop from Hexham

03:18h

91.6km

740m

Hard

National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)

03:28h

59.9km

950m

Hard

Newbiggin and Allenheads loop from Alston – North Pennines

04:36h

81.0km

1,580m

Hard

3.0

A loop of Geltsdale & the Eden Valley from Alston

04:36h

94.2km

1,080m

Moderate

5.0

Redesmouth and Wark loop from Bellingham

02:29h

42.7km

530m

View from Garret's Hill Bank – Allendale Town Centre loop from Rude Cleugh

Acton Road Junction

Acton Burn Dip

View from Garret's Hill Bank

View Over Allendale

Isaac's Well

Allendale Town Centre

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️