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Winter's Gibbet – Bolam Lake loop from Fawdon

Winter's Gibbet – Bolam Lake loop from Fawdon

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5.0

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131

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Winter's Gibbet – Bolam Lake loop from Fawdon

05:03

113km

1,120m

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 6, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.2 km

Kirkley Café

Highlight • Cafe

Bike friendly cafe at Thornyford Farm. It serves a variety of drinks, cakes and snacks.
Open 08:30 - 15:00 at weekends.
09:00 - 15:00 Wed, Thurs & Fri.
Closed Mon & Tue.

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15.6 km

Ogle Village

Highlight • Settlement

Lovely quiet village for a picnic.

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46.1 km

Rothbury Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Today popular with locals and visitors: Here you will find a huge shady picnic area right by the river, next to the bridge

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58.3 km

Ovenstone Plantation

Forest

61.0 km

Grasslees Wood

Forest

62.8 km

Otterburn Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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65.0 km

Mill Dene

Lake

69.3 km

Winter's Gibbet

Highlight • Other

Glorious stretch of good tarmic after a steady climb

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69.3 km

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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87.5 km

Bolam Lake

Highlight • Forest

Bolam Lake country park is managed by Northumberland County Council. It's a mixture of lake, wetland and woodland habitat and home to many species of bird and animals including red …

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113 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

108 km

3.53 km

481 m

245 m

115 m

103 m

Surfaces

107 km

6.15 km

115 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

19°C

11°C

74 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Winter's Gibbet – Bolam Lake loop from Fawdon

Kirkley Café

The Obelisk

Ogle Village

Rothbury Bridge

Otterburn Viewpoint

Winter's Gibbet

Winter's Gibbet

Bolam Lake

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