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Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton – River Alwin loop from Alwinton

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Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton – River Alwin loop from Alwinton

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Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton – River Alwin loop from Alwinton

02:40

26.9km

450m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 189 m for 65 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9 m

Alwinton Car Park and Public Toilets

Highlight • Parking

£2 all day parking plus free toilets with access to routes all around

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160 m

Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton

Highlight • Pub

Fantastic Pub in Alwinton. Been in the same family since 1904, and always very keen to welcome cyclists. Camping offered in the field adjacent the pub. Vegetarian Friendly.

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189 m

Alwinton Entrance, Northumberland National Park

Highlight • Trail

Approximately ten miles to the northwest of Rothbury, at the point where the River Alwin joins the River Coquet lies the charming village of Alwinton. Alwinton is the last village …

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222 m

Alwinton Village

Highlight • Settlement

Lying in the heart of the Coquet Valley, Alwinton is a picturesque village with plenty of green spaces and a bubbling stream. The village earns its name from the River …

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610 m

Sheep Near Stone Bridge in Northumberland National Park

Highlight • Natural

Nearly back at the finish / start point. The locals are friendly and the fella next door to the car park let me use his garden hose to wash my bike down.

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1.07 km

River Coquet Valley

Highlight • River

4.44 km

River Alwin

Highlight • River

Walking the River Alwin route from Alwinton is a favourite route with walkers. It used to be one of many trackways in the border hills frequented in times past by …

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21.0 km

River Crossing in Northumberland National Park

Highlight • Trail

Try to cross barefoot, it can be cold though 😉

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26.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.4 km

4.39 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.6 km

3.18 km

149 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Tuesday 30 June

19°C

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Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton – River Alwin loop from Alwinton

Alwinton Car Park and Public Toilets

Rose and Thistle Inn, Alwinton

Alwinton Entrance, Northumberland National Park

Alwinton Village

Sheep Near Stone Bridge in Northumberland National Park

River Coquet Valley

River Alwin

River Crossing in Northumberland National Park

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