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Gravel Road Through Forest – View of Kielder Water loop from Activity Car Park

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Gravel Road Through Forest – View of Kielder Water loop from Activity Car Park

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Gravel Road Through Forest – View of Kielder Water loop from Activity Car Park

02:13

24.1km

340m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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219 m

Calvert Kielder Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are different suspended, overhead activities at Calvert, seems plenty groups get involved here. Easy to ride through as tracks in place

Tip by

5.99 km

Gravel Tracks at Kielder Lakeside

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West side of Kielder Lakeside has a mass of forestry with miles and miles of gravel tracks. Panoramic views in many directions can be seen.

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9.66 km

View of the Road to Falstone

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Heading back towards the dam area of Lakeside. Some high speed descending and plenty ascending. This was added as a 16mile climb before the Lakeside trail

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15.0 km

Gravel Road Through Forest

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At times it seemed like there was a headwind from 3 different directions, pleased it was not a severe wind.

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16.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.7 km

317 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.3 km

10.4 km

253 m

172 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Tuesday 30 June

18°C

10°C

88 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Gravel Road Through Forest – View of Kielder Water loop from Activity Car Park

Calvert Kielder Observation Tower

Gravel Tracks at Kielder Lakeside

View of the Road to Falstone

Gravel Road Through Forest

Fallen Tree on Forest Path

View of Kielder Water

View of Elf Kirk from the West

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