After this there is an exhilarating descent (watch out for the hairpin on the way down) and then another climb up over ‘The Chimneys’. It’s long, but not too steep, then travels across the Allendale Moors with spectacular views as far as the Cheviots on a clear day, before turning left at Five Lane Ends.
The run across pleasant farmland finishes with the steep descent of Common Bank with its sharp hairpin half way down and unforgiving 90 left at the bottom.
Make sure your brakes are in good condition - we don’t want you doing what happened to
Lindsay Jamieson 125 years ago!
Finally, turning right at the Elk’s Head you rejoin the HH60 Challenge riders for an enjoyable and easy run across the hill tops providing a final set of views of the Tyne Valley and the Cheviots before dropping back down to Haydon Bridge, the finish of the event and a well earned rest.