Hamsterley Common Circuit
Mountain Biking · County Durham
450
XP
about 4 h 27 min riding
693 m
393 m
93 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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2 steep stretches — marked on the map.
Climb
750 m
Drop
803 m
Highest
510 m
Lowest
154 m
Which way round
Uphill: Easy first 1.4 km, climbs 12% for 250 m near the end, no steep descents.
Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 12% for 250 m early on.
Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.
Main climb: km 16.3–19.4, from 187 m to 366 m.
How the 39.9 km splits
Flat
18.8 km
Climbing
10.2 km
Descending
10.4 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.4 km
Link it with other walks
Ants in Yer Pants
Shares 4.0 km of path · meets at km 17.411.78 km
Fire Tower- Ext of Silver Mile
Shares 3.3 km of path · meets at km 20.75.3 km
Hamsterley Forest Drive
Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 13.1, 16.43.66 km
Transcend
Shares 2.7 km of path · meets at km 13.7, 16.7, 20.7…20.07 km
Blue Horse Route
Shares 2.4 km of path · meets at km 12.3, 14.5, 16.711.58 km
Weardale Way
Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 5.1123.84 km
The Edge
Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 11.7, 12.7, 13.7…11.69 km
Brown Horse Route
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 17.4, 20.715.28 km
Silver Mile Running Route
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 17.47.83 km
Grove Link Loop
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 16.91.68 km