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Rothbury Bridge – Warkworth Castle loop from Rothbury

Rothbury Bridge – Warkworth Castle loop from Rothbury

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Rothbury Bridge – Warkworth Castle loop from Rothbury

07:07

126km

1,170m

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: May 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 57.2 km for 160 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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228 m

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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11.1 km

Beggar's Bush Plantation

Forest

23.0 km

Colliersdean Plantation

Forest

25.3 km

Widdrington Smooth Asphalt Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Widdrington smooth asphalt, nice and flat, very fast with a westerly wind

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34.2 km

Druridge Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Druridge Bay from along the north sea cycle route

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42.5 km

Warkworth Castle

Highlight • Castle

Lying atop a steep hilltop above the river Croquet, Warkworth Castle is an impressive fortress with towered walls that remain largely intact. Built in the 12th century, the castle had …

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45.0 km

View of Alnmouth

Highlight • Viewpoint

View from the road out of Warkworth

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47.1 km

View of Alnmouth and the Estuary

Highlight • Settlement

This section of NCN1 drops down towards Alnmouth, and as it does so reveals lovely views across the estuary, to the town itself. Many of the houses in view are …

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47.4 km

View of Alnmouth

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful views of this but winds a killer on a bad day

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47.7 km

View of Alnmouth from the Carved Bench

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a beautiful bench with leaf carvings on the bend of a traffic-free section of NCN 1 near to the village of Alnmouth.

The spot offers fantastic views over Alnmouth Estuary.

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56.1 km

Howdlemont Sands

Beach

57.2 km

Beach

65.2 km

Kittycarter Burn

Lake

85.1 km

Priestdean Burn

Lake

126 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

102 km

9.43 km

8.42 km

2.66 km

1.65 km

1.41 km

102 m

Surfaces

99.6 km

15.9 km

6.88 km

2.57 km

768 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 1 June

18°C

11°C

83 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Rothbury Bridge – Warkworth Castle loop from Rothbury

Rothbury Bridge

Widdrington Smooth Asphalt Road

Druridge Bay

Warkworth Castle

View of Alnmouth

View of Alnmouth and the Estuary

View of Alnmouth

View of Alnmouth from the Carved Bench

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