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Mountain biking trails

North East England

Waskerley Way – Edmundbyers loop from Consett

Mountain biking trails

North East England

Waskerley Way – Edmundbyers loop from Consett

Moderate

4.8

(8)

23

riders

Waskerley Way – Edmundbyers loop from Consett

03:21

44.5km

580m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: July 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

632 m

Waskerley Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Waskerley Way is a 9.7 mile (15.6 km) traffic-free cycle path. Running through County Durham's finest countryside, it passes impressive railway structures, patchwork farmland, woodland, wetland, scrub and moorland. The …

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2

20.1 km

Boltslaw Incline and Ruins

Highlight • Trail

part of the off-road section of the C2C. Most of it should be ok for gravel bikes but first part probably needs a mountain bike.

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3

21.3 km

Bolts Law Standing Engine Site

Highlight • Monument

Stunning view looking down onto Rookhope village

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4

22.8 km

Bolt's Law summit

Highlight • Summit

Classic north east mtb route, these trails is fast and flowy and well marked

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5

25.7 km

View from the Top of Bale Hill towards Buckshott Fell

Highlight • Summit

If you climbed up from Blanchland along Bale Hill give yourself a pat on the back, time for a breather before the delights of Buckshott Fell.

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6

25.8 km

Buckshott Fell and Edmondbyers Common Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Something of a long trail for a Highlight, this - but it's totally fabulous. The trail along the tops here (Buckshott Fell, Chop Hardy and Edmondbyers Common) is an old lead mining route.

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7

32.1 km

Edmundbyers

Highlight • Settlement

One of a few small scenic villages along the quieter roads after Blanchland alongside Derwent reservoir.

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8

36.7 km

World War II Pillbox (Defence Site for Consett Steelworks)

Highlight • Historical Site

Defence site for Consett steelworks

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B

44.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.6 km

9.73 km

8.96 km

5.21 km

1.07 km

Surfaces

18.3 km

10.3 km

9.73 km

5.03 km

709 m

421 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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