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Crawleyside Bank Climb – Weardale Descent to Stanhope loop from Stanley

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
North East England
Stanley

Crawleyside Bank Climb – Weardale Descent to Stanhope loop from Stanley

Hard

19

riders

Crawleyside Bank Climb – Weardale Descent to Stanhope loop from Stanley

03:24

63.5km

970m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 21, 2026

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Bus stop

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8.96 km

Peth Bank Road Climb

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Perth Bank road from Lanchester up towards Burnhope is a great road climb. It features in the top 100 climbs list.
It's 1.8km and ascends 141m with an average gradient of 8% but a punishing max gradient of 20%.

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23.8 km

Market Place, Wolsingham

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Front Street & Market Place

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32.8 km

Stanhope Castle

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view to Stanhope Castle

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33.8 km

Crawleyside Bank Climb

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Tough climb out of Stanhope, it can be a little scary with the big wagons coming past.

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38.3 km

Weardale Descent to Stanhope

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Very long descent from here down into Stanhope through Crawleyside.

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39.4 km

After very long road drag section to here can take left turn or continue to Stanhope.

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42.1 km

View of Waskerley Reservoir

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Fantastic stretch of road cycling with wonderful expansive views over Muggleswick Common and Waskerley Reservoir.

Waskerley Reservoir stands as the largest among a trio of reservoirs situated on Muggleswick Common …

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63.5 km

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Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.9 km

14.7 km

4.93 km

923 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

58.8 km

3.86 km

863 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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