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Simonside Car Park – Viewpoint on Simonside Hills loop from Whitton and Tosson

Simonside Car Park – Viewpoint on Simonside Hills loop from Whitton and Tosson

Hard

4.7

(3)

riders

Simonside Car Park – Viewpoint on Simonside Hills loop from Whitton and Tosson

02:57

34.2km

520m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: April 3, 2026

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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33 m

Simonside Car Park

Highlight • Rest Area

bigger car park than Lordenshaw to park in and a lovely walk out of the woods up to the crags

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2.07 km

Dirt Road in Northumberland National Park

Highlight • Trail

December 28th 2023, the weather was erratic, one extreme to the other. Strong headwinds in some exposed sections, followed by tree lined partly sheltered sections. The open exposed sections like this needed effort and determination to get through.

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2.61 km

Viewpoint on Simonside Hills

Highlight • Trail

The climb from Rothbury is nearly 300m elevation gain, but it's really worth it when you see the views here on a clear day. For the very, very best experience, …

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4.45 km

Descent Toward Harwood

Highlight • Viewpoint

After slogging up Simonside, there's a speedy descent here toward Harwood

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4.98 km

Tree-Lined Trail in Northumberland National Park

Highlight • Trail

These tree lines sections offered a slight rest when riding, the wind is reduced dramatically due to the evergreen coverage on each side of the trail

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8.82 km

Rocky Downhill Section in Northumberland National Park

Highlight • Trail

Spindle loosened and wheel dropped out partly, tighten bolts up

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13.7 km

View of Northumberland Forest

Highlight • Forest

You can see for many miles from this part of the track, it is slightly elevated and there are deep forests ahead

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14.5 km

View of Forest Tracks

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a nice viewing point. You can see the tracks meandering into the distance and the forests ahead. These are nice blue type tracks to ride on, enjoyable and chilled out ride

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34.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.4 km

4.04 km

775 m

Surfaces

33.4 km

632 m

144 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 7 May

15°C

6°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Simonside Car Park – Viewpoint on Simonside Hills loop from Whitton and Tosson

Simonside Car Park

Dirt Road in Northumberland National Park

Viewpoint on Simonside Hills

Descent Toward Harwood

Tree-Lined Trail in Northumberland National Park

Rocky Downhill Section in Northumberland National Park

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