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Brotherlee – Alston Cobbles on Front Street loop from Barnard Castle

Brotherlee – Alston Cobbles on Front Street loop from Barnard Castle

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Brotherlee – Alston Cobbles on Front Street loop from Barnard Castle

05:35

112km

1,640m

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: August 5, 2026

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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 59.6 km for 80 m

After 59.9 km for 80 m

After 83.8 km for 134 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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19.3 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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27.4 km

Ford and Stepping Stones to Stanhope

Highlight • Trail

Short cut to Stanhope, for walkers and (mad) cyclists, ford is smooth and easy to cross, if its not to deep. You may get wet feet with splashes. I did …

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34.5 km

Brotherlee

Highlight • Settlement

One of several small villages along this quiet B road out of Stanhope.

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36.3 km

View of St John's Chapel

Highlight • Settlement

Several small hamlets along the quieter scenic B road that runs parallel to the faster A road.

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37.7 km

Daddry Shield Quiet Road

Highlight • Settlement

One of several small villages along this quiet B road out of Stanhope, parallel to main A road.

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50.2 km

Killhope Cross

Mountain Pass

59.7 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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59.8 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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66.4 km

Garrigill to Nenthead Road Climb and Views

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The road between Garragil (343m) in the west and Nenthead (438m) to the east climbs over the col between Flinty Fell and Nunnery Hill to a high point of 591m. …

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83.8 km

Langdon Beck Plantation

Forest

88.2 km

High Hag Plantation

Forest

112 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

88.8 km

21.9 km

549 m

428 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

100 km

10.9 km

207 m

189 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Sunday 9 August

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Brotherlee – Alston Cobbles on Front Street loop from Barnard Castle

Weardale–Teesdale Pass (B6278)

Ford and Stepping Stones to Stanhope

Brotherlee

View of St John's Chapel

Daddry Shield Quiet Road

Saddlers Bakery & Bistro

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