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North East England

Alston Cobbles on Front Street – Rookhope Old Mine Headframe loop from Blanchland

Road cycling routes

North East England

Alston Cobbles on Front Street – Rookhope Old Mine Headframe loop from Blanchland

Hard

16

riders

Alston Cobbles on Front Street – Rookhope Old Mine Headframe loop from Blanchland

05:37

100km

2,010m

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: February 16, 2026

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After 48.9 km for 80 m

After 83.7 km for 514 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

8.92 km

Rookhope Arch

Highlight • Monument

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

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10.2 km

Lintzgarth Plantation

Forest

22.5 km

Harthope Head

Mountain Pass

4

48.8 km

Alston Cobbles on Front Street

Highlight • Structure

About a 30m section of cobbles is being replaced in front of the market square on Front Street. The council have used a couple of different patterns for a trial …

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5

49.0 km

Saddlers Bakery & Bistro

Highlight • Cafe

Good to explore instead of racing through, plenty places for refreshment.
Alston claims to be the highest market settlement in England, being about 1000 feet above sea level. It is …

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6

83.3 km

Alltwen Road Climb

Highlight • Forest

Long drag up through the forest out of Allenheads but then the summit with a long descent.

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83.9 km

Fawside Plantation

Forest

8

85.0 km

Hairpin Climb from Allenheads to Rookhope

Highlight • Trail

The road heading up onto Redburn Common from Allenheads (430m) in the west climbs through a steep hairpin bend and several shallower corners to reach an altitude of 533m. The …

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9

85.3 km

Cairn at Northumberland–County Durham Border

Highlight • Viewpoint

Road from Allenheads to Rookhope

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10

87.8 km

View of Groverake Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

Disused Fluorspar mine

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11

88.4 km

Rookhope Old Mine Headframe

Highlight • Historical Site

After climb out of Allenheads this descent goes on for about 4 miles!

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100 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

83.2 km

16.8 km

505 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

82.8 km

17.1 km

505 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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