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Rookhope Arch – Road Into Rookhope loop from Wolsingham

Rookhope Arch – Road Into Rookhope loop from Wolsingham

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Rookhope Arch – Road Into Rookhope loop from Wolsingham

04:01

70.6km

1,560m

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: May 28, 2026

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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15.2 km

Ford and Stepping Stones to Stanhope

Highlight • Trail

Short cut to Stanhope, for walkers and (mad) cyclists, ford is smooth and easy to cross, if its not to deep. You may get wet feet with splashes. I did …

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18.8 km

Descent Into Stanhope

Highlight • Climb

After the climb out from Rookhope, you then get the steep scenic descent down to Stanhope

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20.6 km

View Above Rookhope

Highlight • Climb

After long climb out of Rookhope get some far reaching views from elevated position.

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22.4 km

Rookhope Hill Climb

Highlight • Climb

On main corner through Rookhope, can either go straight on flatter route or here turn left up the long hill past the church.

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24.9 km

Rookhope Arch

Highlight • Monument

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

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26.1 km

Lintzgarth Plantation

Forest

38.4 km

Chapel Fell / Harthope Moss Climb from St John's Chapel

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

It’s not the longest climb or the hardest on paper, but cycling isn’t done on paper and this is a formidable test

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52.3 km

Road Into Rookhope

Highlight • Climb

Quiet main road into Rookhope which is about half a mile long with climb / scenery leading out.

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60.5 km

After descent down to this junction, can turn left into Stanhope or turn right along the A road for a long flattish ride through small villages to the climb out at Wearhead (the A road gets quieter in this direction).

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65.4 km

Mellbutts Plantation

Forest

70.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.9 km

22.7 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

64.2 km

6.47 km

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

24°C

13°C

65 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Rookhope Arch – Road Into Rookhope loop from Wolsingham

Ford and Stepping Stones to Stanhope

Descent Into Stanhope

View Above Rookhope

Rookhope Hill Climb

Rookhope Arch

Chapel Fell / Harthope Moss Climb from St John's Chapel

Road Into Rookhope

Junction at Stanhope

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