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Kielder Forest Gravel Trail – Stonehaugh Observatory loop from Stonehaugh

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Kielder Forest Gravel Trail – Stonehaugh Observatory loop from Stonehaugh

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Kielder Forest Gravel Trail – Stonehaugh Observatory loop from Stonehaugh

03:59

42.5km

390m

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 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 42.2 km for 109 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.25 km

Gravel Road in Northumberland National Park

Highlight • Cycleway

4.61 km

Kielder Forest Gravel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A fantastic section of gravel riding. Please note that this section isn't really suitable for road bikes with road tyres. You'd ideally want a gravel bike with some bigger tyres or even a mountain bike.

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10.8 km

NCN 68 Tarmac to Gravel Transition, Scotchcoultard Forest

Highlight • Cycleway

NCN 68 is a 427km cycle route from the Peak District to Northumberland.
This point is where the tarmac road turns to gravel forest trails in Scotchcoultard Forest at the southern edge of the larger Wark Forest.

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12.1 km

Hopealone Mast

Highlight • Structure

40.0 km

Scenic Roads Near Stonehaugh

Highlight • Trail

great tea shop at simonburn and picnic stop at stonehaugh

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41.9 km

Stonehaugh Totem Poles

Highlight • Structure

Unusual but beautifully carved totem poles

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42.3 km

Stonehaugh Observatory

Highlight • Rest Area

Stonehaugh enjoys some of the darkest skies in England so it's a fantastic place for Stargazing. Rural Northumberland has very low levels of light pollution which results in very dark …

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42.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.7 km

3.67 km

202 m

Surfaces

38.6 km

3.51 km

347 m

158 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

17°C

10°C

55 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Kielder Forest Gravel Trail – Stonehaugh Observatory loop from Stonehaugh

Gravel Road in Northumberland National Park

Kielder Forest Gravel Trail

NCN 68 Tarmac to Gravel Transition, Scotchcoultard Forest

Hopealone Mast

Scenic Roads Near Stonehaugh

Stonehaugh Totem Poles

Stonehaugh Observatory

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