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North East England

Cross Keys – Rookhope Arch loop from Coalcleugh

Bike touring routes & trails

North East England

Cross Keys – Rookhope Arch loop from Coalcleugh

Hard

11

riders

Cross Keys – Rookhope Arch loop from Coalcleugh

02:56

43.3km

740m

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 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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3.55 km

Killhope Cross

Mountain Pass

2

14.8 km

St John's Chapel War Memorial

Highlight • Monument

War memorial

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3

21.8 km

Cross Keys

Highlight • Rest Area

Pub on the C2C with B&B rooms

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25.1 km

South Smailsburn Plantation

Forest

5

26.6 km

Rookhope Village

Highlight • Cycleway

This former lead and fluorspar mining village was once described by WH Auden as 'the most wonderfully desolate of all the dales.' Indeed, it is superb walker's territory, surrounded by …

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6

28.2 km

Rookhope Arch

Highlight • Monument

Remains of the archs that carried the flue from the smelting mill

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7

31.6 km

Groverake Mine Headframes

Highlight • Historical Site

Groverake (or Grove Rake) mine is an area of abandoned headframes from what was once the largest mining operation in the region.

The mine originally produced ironstone between 1819 and …

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8

34.4 km

Stone Cairn on Hexham–Allenheads Road

Highlight • Summit

Clear marking of the top

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9

35.2 km

Allenheads to County Durham Border Climb

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Nice road climb out of Allenheads through a small forest. Ends at Durham/Northumberland border

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10

42.9 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.

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B

43.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.2 km

18.7 km

498 m

Surfaces

42.1 km

787 m

457 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Thursday 25 June

26°C

13°C

69 %

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