Cycling

The countryside around Haydon Bridge offers an unrivalled diversity of landscapes and Cycle Routes Leaflet attractions for the cyclist to explore. Within a few minutes' ride are the hills and moors of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Hadrian's Wall and the Northumberland National Park, and the hills, woods, castles and towns of the Tyne Valley. A little uphill pedalling is rewarded by the most sweeping of panoramic views, and our quiet, traffic-free roads make exploring the area a peaceful and relaxing experience.

To see what a great base Haydon Bridge could make for a cycling break why not try one of the routes on our Cycle Rides leaflet, or for a more exacting experience try pitting your skills against the challenge of the Haydon Hundred event.

Cycle Rides Around Haydon Bridge is a leaflet of three moderate though fairly challenging routes exploring the countryside and quieter roads in and around Haydon Bridge and the Tyne Valley. It is printed on water and tear-resistant paper and available free of charge at The Bridge Community Library and Visitor Information Point, or can be downloaded at the link below.

The Historic Hexham route is a 20 mile circuit through both the South and North Tyne valleys to the medieval market town of Hexham.

Pennine Panoramas (11.7 miles) climbs through the North Pennine foothills to enjoy panoramic views from Stublick Chimney, a relic of the area's industrial past, and return via woodland trails.

Allen Banks and Roman Vindolanda (17.5 miles) skirts the National Trust woodland of Allen Banks before climbing the northern slopes of the valley to the Roman fort of Vindolanda, with an optional shorter route of 12.2 miles.

All routes are waymarked with distinctive arrows (R), and well worth trying out. Why not buy a copy, or have a look at the downloaded version below?

Click here to download a copy of the leaflet (679kb)

The Haydon Hundred is a cyclo–sportive event running in the South Tyne Valley in South West Northumberland. Routes include a 100km main route with several unique features making it a “must-do” event for any serious cyclist, and a 60km route, tough enough in its own right.

Unique features of this event include:

Uses 5 of the 6 highest roads in England: (Kilhope Cross, Langdon Fell, Black Hill, Dowgang Hush & Yad Moss)
Spectacular High Pennine scenery
3 routes - 800m, 1800m, 2800m of climbing
Riding up the Alston cobbles
We welcome e-bikes on all our routes

The next Haydon Hundred is scheduled for Saturday 8th June 2024

Click here to visit the event website for full details and to book your place

Cycling Around Haydon Bridge

Unique features of this event include:

The next Haydon Hundred is scheduled for Saturday 8th June 2024