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Waskerley Way – Hownsgill Viaduct loop from Stanley

Waskerley Way – Hownsgill Viaduct loop from Stanley

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Waskerley Way – Hownsgill Viaduct loop from Stanley

02:42

50.4km

670m

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: June 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 47.7 km for 73 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.24 km

Peth Bank Climb

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The hairpin bend is the toughest bit and after that it's just slow and steady and worth it

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8.96 km

Perth Bank road from Lanchester up towards Burnhope is a great road climb. It features in the top 100 climbs list.
It's 1.8km and ascends 141m with an average gradient of 8% but a punishing max gradient of 20%.

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12.6 km

Ragpathside Plantation

Forest

21.9 km

Droverhouse Plantation

Forest

25.9 km

Longburnford Quarry nature reserve

Nature Reserve

30.4 km

Waskerley Way

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Waskerley Way C2C route.
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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33.1 km

Hownsgill Viaduct

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A former railway bridge, the Hownsgill was constructed by Stanhope and Tyne Railway from 1832 to 1834. Designed by engineer Robert Stephenson, the bridge is 690 feet (210 m) long …

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33.5 km

Waskerly Way Telescope Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Plenty of viewpoints and discoveries along this trail. Part of the C2C cycle route

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41.0 km

View of Pontop

Highlight • Climb

Great views after challenging climb

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43.5 km

Tesco Annfield Plain

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Annfield Plain, handy rest stop along the C2C route. Supermarket near by if you need stuff, open till 11pm
Also bike repair shop further down the route

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43.8 km

SIGS Cycle Services

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SIGS Cycle services located on C2C route near Annfield Plain

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50.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.0 km

16.9 km

1.52 km

1.25 km

1.16 km

653 m

Surfaces

33.1 km

14.9 km

1.18 km

1.10 km

221 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Friday 19 June

21°C

12°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Waskerley Way – Hownsgill Viaduct loop from Stanley

Peth Bank Climb

Peth Bank Road Climb

Waskerley Way

Hownsgill Viaduct

Waskerly Way Telescope Sculpture

View of Pontop

Tesco Annfield Plain

SIGS Cycle Services

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