Waskerley Way – Weardale Descent to Stanhope loop from Esh
Waskerley Way – Weardale Descent to Stanhope loop from Esh
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Waskerley Way – Weardale Descent to Stanhope loop from Esh
02:40
53.6km
710m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 7, 2026
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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable
Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.
After 26.6 km for 692 m
After 49.9 km for 3.46 km
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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7.30 km
Ragpath Heath nature reserve
Nature Reserve
7.82 km
Triangle Plantation
Forest
15.1 km
Waskerley Way
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Beautiful route passing through a varied
landscape; from urban fringe through to upland sheep farms and
then on to exposed heather moorland. Hownsgill Viaduct towers 46 …
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15.9 km
View of Castleside
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24.7 km
Stanhope–Castleside Road Junction (B6278)
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25.8 km
Weardale Descent to Stanhope
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26.9 km
Parkhead Station Café
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36.9 km
Ascent to the Pennines with View of Derwent Water
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48.0 km
Peth Bank Road Climb
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It's 1.8km and ascends 141m with an average gradient of 8% but a punishing max gradient of 20%.
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53.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
47.2 km
3.83 km
1.53 km
1.00 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
48.8 km
4.09 km
447 m
236 m
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Elevation
Highest point (470 m)
Lowest point (100 m)
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