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North East England

Winter's Gibbet – Winter's Gibbet loop from Alwinton

Road cycling routes

North East England

Winter's Gibbet – Winter's Gibbet loop from Alwinton

Hard

39

riders

Winter's Gibbet – Winter's Gibbet loop from Alwinton

05:25

109km

1,580m

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 right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

1.46 km

Descent to Alwinton

Highlight • Trail

Nice fast downhill to Alwinton

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2

34.8 km

View of Simonside from Thropton

Highlight • Viewpoint

several cheekybclombs to work your legs

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63.8 km

Beggar's Bush Plantation

Forest

4

69.6 km

Netherwitton Hall

Highlight • Monument

Impress1ve hall and grounds. Lots of route options from Netherwitton in all directions.

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5

77.8 km

Codger Fort

Highlight • Monument

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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6

79.0 km

View of Rothley Castle

Highlight • Castle

7

86.7 km

Winter's Gibbet

Highlight • Historical Site

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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8

86.7 km

Winter's Gibbet

Highlight • Other

Glorious stretch of good tarmic after a steady climb

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91.0 km

Mill Dene

Lake

10

93.2 km

Otterburn Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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95.0 km

Grasslees Wood

Forest

B

109 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

109 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

97.7 km

11.5 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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