Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Bike touring routes & trails

North East England

Coalcleugh Descent – Coalcleugh Junction loop from Blaeberry Crags

Bike touring routes & trails

North East England

Coalcleugh Descent – Coalcleugh Junction loop from Blaeberry Crags

Hard

7

riders

Coalcleugh Descent – Coalcleugh Junction loop from Blaeberry Crags

02:39

39.8km

600m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: May 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1

2 m

Cupola Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Nice easy hairpin climb after this bridge watch for speedy cars on both ends of bridge

Tip by

2

7.69 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

3

7.86 km

Museum of Classic Sci-Fi

Highlight • Monument

As featured on Netflix. A huge collection of Dr Who props and set pieces

Tip by

4

21.9 km

Coalcleugh Descent

Highlight • Trail

This is the highest point (after short hairpin climb) from which a long fast descent across to Allenheads (this stretch is listed for fastest times on Strava).

Tip by

5

22.6 km

Isaac's Tea Trail and Scenic Road near Nenthead

Highlight • Cycleway

Scenic minor road between Nenthead & Allenheads - shorter option fewer cars than main A road.

Tip by

6

23.7 km

Scenic Road from Carrshield to Nenthead

Highlight • Cycleway

Very quiet scenic road route via Carrshield leading to/from Allendale.

Tip by

7

24.1 km

Coalcleugh High Point Turnoff

Highlight • Viewpoint

8

26.4 km

Coalcleugh Junction

Highlight • Historical Site

Amazing scenery in old lead mining country.

Tip by

32.0 km

Ninebanks Tower

Ruins

B

39.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.3 km

7.27 km

176 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.4 km

13.3 km

108 m

< 100 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

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

Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Monday 3 August

20°C

13°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

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

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

4.7

976

Kielder Lakeside Way

02:35h

33.5km

370m

4.6

72

Lakeside Way

05:34h

70.7km

710m

5.0

45

Hadrians Wall loop from Chollerford loop

03:49h

54.5km

690m

5.0

32

From Stanhope to Horsley Hall loop

03:28h

47.0km

830m

5.0

12

National Byway: Stanhope and Edmundbyers Loop

03:33h

50.4km

840m

3

Kielder Forest loop from, Kielder Water

06:39h

74.7km

1,060m

5.0

27

National Byway: Allenheads and Stanhope Loop

02:40h

38.1km

700m

5.0

19

Wark loop from Bellingham

01:40h

23.6km

370m

4.7

13

Hadrian's Wall and Pennine Cycleway Loop

01:50h

27.7km

390m

5.0

16

St Johns Chapel and Middleton-in-Teesdale loop from Stanhope — North Pennines

04:16h

59.1km

1,270m

5.0

8

Greenhaugh and Kielder loop from Falstone

04:54h

60.0km

970m

6

Falstone and Kielder Water loop from Bellingham — Northumberland National Park

06:18h

77.2km

1,060m