Castle · 1 km off the route
Haughton Castle
Grade I listed castle in Humshaugh, Northumberland, England, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Elwood, CC BY-SA 2.0Kielder and Hadrian's Wall
North from Hexham through Bellingham to Kielder Water, over into the Borders at Newcastleton, then back east along the B6318 Military Road beside Hadrian's Wall.
- Distance
- 107 miles (172 km)
- Type
- Loop
- Where
- Northumberland
Plotted by us, not yet ridden
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
Main roads
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 26 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 8
- Curvature
- 105 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 29
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 79 to mile 105. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 33 to mile 53, at 157 degrees of turning a mile.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- The Military Road has blind summits and is known for serious crashes. Do not overtake on the crests.
- Kielder has very little fuel. Fill up in Hexham or Bellingham.
On the way
- Hexham
- Kielder
- Newcastleton
- Longtown
- Brampton
- Greenhead
- Once Brewed
- Hexham
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Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Castle · 1.0 km off the route
Chipchase Castle
Country house in Chollerton, Northumberland, England, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · 0.7 km off the route
Bellingham Castle
Castle in the UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ruins · On the route
Tarset Castle
Ruin near Tarset in Northumberland, England, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · 1 km off the route
Dally Castle
Grade I listed castle in Greystead, Northumberland, England, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0
Waterfall · 0.6 km off the route
Bells Linn
Waterfall on the Northumberland and Scottish Borders border, England and Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0
Waterfall · On the route
Penton Linns
Series of waterfalls on Liddel Water on the England-Scotland border, UK.
Photo: Day, J.B.W., Public domain
Castle · 0.8 km off the route
Naworth Castle
Grade I listed castle in Cumbria, England, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · 0.9 km off the route
Blenkinsopp Castle
Castle in Northumberland, England, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · 0.6 km off the route
Thirlwall Castle
Grade I listed castle in Thirlwall, Northumberland, England, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.