Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 14, 2025

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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31.7 km

5 Lane Ends Byway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

35.2 km

View of the North Pennines

Highlight • Natural Monument

37.5 km

Hartside Summit

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Hartside Cross is the summit of the A686 between Penrith and Alston. It reaches 1,886 feet (575m) with great views because of the scrubby moorland.

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37.5 km

Hartside Summit Viewpoint

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excellent views with good road climbing although you may not get a coffee atm

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37.7 km

Hartside Summit

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53.7 km

Calamarian Meadow

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A very rare botanic site. Minerals, metals and other chemicals which have leached from the mineworkings have created a soil type that supports some very rare plants indeed. Others have …

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54.6 km

Slaggyford Station and Signal Box

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Train station

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56.3 km

Stone Railway Bridge on the South Tyne Trail

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on the south tyne trail

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64.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.3 km

25.8 km

4.45 km

3.82 km

907 m

648 m

Surfaces

49.0 km

7.67 km

6.90 km

445 m

Elevation

Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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