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Winter's Gibbet – Winter's Gibbet loop from Acklington

Winter's Gibbet – Winter's Gibbet loop from Acklington

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Winter's Gibbet – Winter's Gibbet loop from Acklington

03:47

81.7km

930m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 28, 2026

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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19.6 km

Ward's Hill

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Beautiful riding along on a narrow road on the ridge line — fantastic views over to Rothbury and Simonside.

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27.0 km

View Towards Morpeth

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View from Ewesley air strip

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28.0 km

Codger Fort

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Codger Fort was erected by Sir Walter Blackett in the mid-eighteenth century probably around the time of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion

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29.2 km

Winters Gibbet hill climb from the village of Elsdon up to the viewpoint at Battle Hill.
Climb number 61 in the top 100 hills list. It climbs 153m in 3.7km with an average gradient of 4%. Max gradient 10%.

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36.9 km

Winter's Gibbet

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Glorious stretch of good tarmic after a steady climb

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41.2 km

Mill Dene

Lake

43.4 km

Otterburn Viewpoint

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Legs will get you there, the reward will be ocular!

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45.2 km

Grasslees Wood

Forest

47.9 km

Ovenstone Plantation

Forest

69.6 km

River Coquet

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This section of the St Oswald's Way from Warkworth to Rothbury follows the River Coquet. For the first time, you are led away from the coastline and experience a totally different aspect of Northumberland landscape.

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81.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

80.9 km

716 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

80.5 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Friday 22 May

18°C

12°C

0 %

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Winter's Gibbet – Winter's Gibbet loop from Acklington

Ward's Hill

View Towards Morpeth

Codger Fort

View of Rothley Castle

Winter's Gibbet

Winter's Gibbet

Otterburn Viewpoint

River Coquet

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