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View Over Rothbury – Cragside Carriage Drive loop from Rothbury

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View Over Rothbury – Cragside Carriage Drive loop from Rothbury

Moderate

3.5

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View Over Rothbury – Cragside Carriage Drive loop from Rothbury

01:08

12.9km

250m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.78 km for 130 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.88 km

Heather Track Above Rothbury

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

A lovely ride open double track; not too steep, with some great views and a frankly enormous sky.

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4.89 km

Winding Dirt Path Near Stone Wall

Highlight • Viewpoint

After maybe 15 miles of road riding, this is a pleasant section to ride through. Off road, nice firm double tracks. It is climbing but not to bad to get through

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5.36 km

View of the Cheviot and Simonside Hills

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Beautiful views across to simonside and the cheviots behind on a clear day

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7.83 km

View Over Rothbury

Highlight • Viewpoint

We wondered if we'd find heather blossoms here (now in August)!
Oh yes - a dream in purple 💜

Translated by Google •

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8.65 km

In the 1880s, Lord Armstrong of Cragside House, desired an opulent drive to be made for his carriage that he and his friends might be towed about his grounds in opulence whilst enjoying the landscape. Still, this 'mindbogglingly wealthy' dynamic has left us proles with a quite spectacularly lovely way of - er - enjoying the landscape; this is a fabulous spin back down into the town.

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12.4 km

Rothbury Village Street

Highlight • Other

12.7 km

Rothbury Village Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Rothbury is a peaceful town in the heart of Northumberland. Close to the hills and the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it is an ideal base for explorations. You find a good choice of accommodation, places to eat and drink, as well as shops and other attractions within the town. One of the major attractions nearby is Cragside House, gardens and estate, former home of the Victorian industrialist Lord Armstrong. The house was the first to be lit by hydroelectricity.

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12.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.22 km

3.60 km

2.29 km

1.81 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.01 km

3.98 km

3.73 km

1.16 km

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Sunday 9 August

19°C

7°C

0 %

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View Over Rothbury – Cragside Carriage Drive loop from Rothbury

Heather Track Above Rothbury

Cartingham Hill Access Gate

Winding Dirt Path Near Stone Wall

View of the Cheviot and Simonside Hills

View Over Rothbury

Cragside Carriage Drive

Rothbury Village Street

Rothbury Village Centre

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