Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 23, 2025

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Start point

Bus stop

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20 m

Post Box Pantry

Nice local café serving breakfast, drinks, sandwiches, cakes and snacks.

Open Mon to Fri 10:00 - 16:00 but closed on Thursdays.

Open Sat and Sun 10:00 -17:00.

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4.38 km

Great Dun Fell Climb

Bucket list climb, starts off gently but the gradient soon ramps up, unlikely to encounter many cars and the top half is not open to vehicles and gated off but permissible on bike.

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4.76 km

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Plenty of climbing in the remaining 5km after that first farm. Take it easy and save yourself.

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5.20 km

Descent on the North Pennines Road

Love a fast descent on good condition roads with no traffic, watch out for the cross winds though.

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6.11 km

Sheep Crossing in North Pennines National Landscape

10.5 km

Great Dun Fell Climb

Great Dun Fell is one mighty road climb heading up onto the Pennines and summiting at 2,900 feet (895 m), with an average gradient of 9% ramping up to a …

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21.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.53 km

9.43 km

2.04 km

Surfaces

10.7 km

10.3 km

Elevation

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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Climb loop from Dufton

Post Box Pantry

Great Dun Fell Climb

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Descent on the North Pennines Road

Sheep Crossing in North Pennines National Landscape

Great Dun Fell Climb

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