Hownsgill Viaduct – Waskerley Way loop from Consett
Hownsgill Viaduct – Waskerley Way loop from Consett
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Hownsgill Viaduct – Waskerley Way loop from Consett
02:14
42.6km
690m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. 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 10, 2026
Tips
Your route passes through a protected area
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North Pennines National Landscape
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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2.96 km
Waskerly Way Telescope Sculpture
Highlight • Monument
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3.37 km
Hownsgill Viaduct
Highlight • Cycleway
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11.4 km
Waskerley Way
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Beautiful route passing through a varied
landscape; from urban fringe through to upland sheep farms and
then on to exposed heather moorland. Hownsgill Viaduct towers 46 …
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12.2 km
View of Castleside
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12.8 km
Ascent to the Pennines with View of Derwent Water
Highlight • Viewpoint
17.9 km
Muggleswick
Highlight • Settlement
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19.5 km
Hairpin Bends Near Muggleswick (20% Gradient)
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32.5 km
Peth Bank Road Climb
Highlight • Climb
It's 1.8km and ascends 141m with an average gradient of 8% but a punishing max gradient of 20%.
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42.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
36.8 km
5.45 km
255 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
33.8 km
8.68 km
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (310 m)
Lowest point (110 m)
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