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Lune Railway Viaduct – Barnard Castle Market Cross loop from Middleton in Teesdale

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Middleton In Teesdale

Lune Railway Viaduct – Barnard Castle Market Cross loop from Middleton in Teesdale

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Lune Railway Viaduct – Barnard Castle Market Cross loop from Middleton in Teesdale

02:50

43.9km

570m

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 6, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 36 m for 2 m

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Start point

Parking

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2.21 km

Lune Railway Viaduct

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Old railway viaduct that you can now use as a walker or cyclist. Impressive.

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9.56 km

Open 10-4 everyday except Tuesday. Great coffee and cake, bacon/sausage butties. Enough bike parking for a group ride, plus a maintenance station with pump and tools. Walkers, runners, kayakers and dogs all welcome!

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15.3 km

Deepdale Aqueduct

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Constructed during the Victorian era, this footbridge spanning the River Tees was initially designed to convey water from the elevated moorland to the coastal industrial towns.

it now serves as …

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15.3 km

Deepdale Footbridge and View of Barnard Castle

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This funny little bridge (with steps that you have to lift your bike up) is a quiet route alternative to the busy, main road that climbs up to the town centre. You also get a great view of the castle.

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16.4 km

Barnard Castle Market Cross

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A market was established below the castle in the 13th-c. The impressive octagonal stone pavilion of the Market Cross was built in 1747. The arcade surrounding its base once sheltered …

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21.6 km

Springwell Hill Plantation

Forest

35.0 km

View of Teesdale from the Top Road

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Fantastic road looking down into teesdale

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43.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.8 km

1.76 km

819 m

279 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.7 km

811 m

315 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

11°C

1°C

31 %

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Lune Railway Viaduct – Barnard Castle Market Cross loop from Middleton in Teesdale

Lune Railway Viaduct

The Old Chapel Café

Deepdale Aqueduct

Deepdale Footbridge and View of Barnard Castle

Barnard Castle Market Cross

View of Teesdale from the Top Road

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