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Rothbury Bridge – Winter's Gibbet loop from Kirkwhelpington

Rothbury Bridge – Winter's Gibbet loop from Kirkwhelpington

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Rothbury Bridge – Winter's Gibbet loop from Kirkwhelpington

06:31

136km

1,880m

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: June 11, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Northumberland National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.19 km

Sawmill Plantation

Forest

10.9 km

Codger Fort

Highlight • Monument

Codger Fort was erected by Sir Walter Blackett in the mid-eighteenth century probably around the time of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion

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23.9 km

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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41.5 km

Titlington Pike Scenic Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

84.3 km

Pow Burn

Lake

99.6 km

View of Simonside from Thropton

Highlight • Viewpoint

several cheekybclombs to work your legs

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113 km

Grasslees Wood

Forest

115 km

Otterburn Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Legs will get you there, the reward will be ocular!

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117 km

Mill Dene

Lake

122 km

Winter's Gibbet

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Glorious stretch of good tarmic after a steady climb

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122 km

Winters Gibbet hill climb from the village of Elsdon up to the viewpoint at Battle Hill.
Climb number 61 in the top 100 hills list. It climbs 153m in 3.7km with an average gradient of 4%. Max gradient 10%.

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136 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

126 km

9.53 km

360 m

Surfaces

131 km

5.16 km

115 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Monday 22 June

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Rothbury Bridge – Winter's Gibbet loop from Kirkwhelpington

Codger Fort

Road Into Rothbury

Rothbury Bridge

Titlington Pike Scenic Road

View of Simonside from Thropton

Otterburn Viewpoint

Winter's Gibbet

Winter's Gibbet

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