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Otter Carved Wooden Bench – Kielder Water Lakeside Trail loop from Kielder Water

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Otter Carved Wooden Bench – Kielder Water Lakeside Trail loop from Kielder Water

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Otter Carved Wooden Bench – Kielder Water Lakeside Trail loop from Kielder Water

02:25

27.8km

450m

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 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.35 km

Lewisburn Suspension Footbridge

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This modest yet charming suspension bridge is part of the Lakeside Way, the walking and cycling path around Kielder Water. Suspended above the tranquil Lewis Burn, it offers beautiful views …

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4.58 km

Patterson's Pause

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Viewing point

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6.57 km

Meandering MTB Trail

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Some nice meandering MTB sections, fun to ride through

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7.95 km

Kielder Forest

Forest

12.3 km

View of Kielder Water

Highlight • Lake

Nice loop coming from kielder Castle, at this point you can either go right and head back on the shorter loop and go left and do the longer loop into scotland

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18.6 km

Lakeside Way Information Shelter

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On Lakeside Way trail

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19.4 km

Otter Carved Wooden Bench

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The “Wildlife bench” at Kielder carved by self-taught sculptor Tommy Craggs is absolutely a work of art. Tommy apparently enjoys carving people as well as animals, and takes great care …

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19.6 km

Kielder Water Lakeside Trail

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The Kielder Water Lakeside Trail is a 26-mile multi user trail all around the lake. Start from Kielder Village or any of the car parks on the western shore and …

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21.0 km

Lakeside South Trail

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This scenic section of the Lakeside Way winds along the southern shore of Kielder Reservoir, surrounded by dense woodland, rippling water, and quiet gravel paths. Ideal for gravel or mountain …

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27.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.4 km

5.41 km

2.92 km

573 m

557 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.6 km

4.99 km

4.01 km

1.87 km

1.84 km

557 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

22°C

13°C

66 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Otter Carved Wooden Bench – Kielder Water Lakeside Trail loop from Kielder Water

Lewisburn Suspension Footbridge

Patterson's Pause

Meandering MTB Trail

View of Kielder Water

Lakeside Way Information Shelter

Otter Carved Wooden Bench

Kielder Water Lakeside Trail

Lakeside South Trail

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