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Rookhope Smelt Mill Flue Arch – View from Crawleyside loop from Wearhead

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Rookhope Smelt Mill Flue Arch – View from Crawleyside loop from Wearhead

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Rookhope Smelt Mill Flue Arch – View from Crawleyside loop from Wearhead

04:35

65.6km

1,220m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2025

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.90 km

The Hemmel Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great breakfast.
Owner couldn't do enough to help.
Bike friendly.

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6.91 km

Allenheads Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

Walking and cycling routes showing tourist info and sites of interest

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7.90 km

Allenheads to County Durham Border Climb

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Nice road climb out of Allenheads through a small forest. Ends at Durham/Northumberland border

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8.67 km

Stone Cairn on Hexham–Allenheads Road

Highlight • Summit

Clear marking of the top

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11.5 km

Groverake Mine Headframes

Highlight • Historical Site

Groverake (or Grove Rake) mine is an area of abandoned headframes from what was once the largest mining operation in the region.

The mine originally produced ironstone between 1819 and …

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14.9 km

Rookhope Smelt Mill Flue Arch

Highlight • Monument

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

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28.0 km

View of the North Pennines

Highlight • Natural Monument

Looking across the valley

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32.8 km

View from Crawleyside

Highlight • Viewpoint

Enjoy the views from here

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39.9 km

Mellbutts Plantation

Forest

65.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.4 km

8.51 km

660 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.0 km

17.5 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Rookhope Smelt Mill Flue Arch – View from Crawleyside loop from Wearhead

The Hemmel Café

Allenheads Information Board

Allenheads to County Durham Border Climb

Stone Cairn on Hexham–Allenheads Road

Groverake Mine Headframes

Rookhope Smelt Mill Flue Arch

View of the North Pennines

View from Crawleyside

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