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Middleton In Teesdale

Edmundbyers – Blanchland Village loop from Middleton in Teesdale

Middleton In Teesdale

Edmundbyers – Blanchland Village loop from Middleton in Teesdale

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Edmundbyers – Blanchland Village loop from Middleton in Teesdale

05:01

89.6km

1,870m

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: August 27, 2026

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After 77.7 km for 134 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.6 km

Weardale–Teesdale Pass (B6278)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This is a long moorland road that links Stanhope in Weardale to Eggleston in Teesdale. It's about 17km and reaches a high point of 511m on Middleton Common. It's quite …

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20.6 km

Crawleyside Bank Climb

Highlight • Climb

Tough climb out of Stanhope, it can be a little scary with the big wagons coming past.

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25.1 km

Weardale Descent to Stanhope

Highlight • Climb

Very long descent from here down into Stanhope through Crawleyside.

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32.1 km

Edmundbyers

Highlight • Settlement

One of a few small scenic villages along the quieter roads after Blanchland alongside Derwent reservoir.

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34.9 km

High Hospital Plantation

Forest

36.0 km

Ruffside

Highlight • Settlement

One of a few small scenic villages along the quiet roads after Blanchland towards Edmundbyers, running alongside the Derwent reservoir.

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39.0 km

Blanchland Village

Highlight • Religious Site

Lovely spot, there's a tap round the back of the abbey if you need to fill up with drinking water when the pub and cafe are both closed.

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49.5 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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69.4 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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73.3 km

Harthope Head

Mountain Pass

77.6 km

Langdon Beck Plantation

Forest

89.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

83.2 km

6.16 km

328 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

80.0 km

9.64 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 4 September

16°C

9°C

17 %

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Edmundbyers – Blanchland Village loop from Middleton in Teesdale

Weardale–Teesdale Pass (B6278)

Crawleyside Bank Climb

Weardale Descent to Stanhope

Edmundbyers

Ruffside

Blanchland Village

Road Into Rookhope

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

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