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Durham was made for walking, from gentle strolls to more challenging treks.
So pull on your boots and head out in to Durham’s great outdoors.
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Escomb, Bishop Auckland
Escomb, Witton Park and Etherley; Iron, Steam, Coal and Countryside - A Mineral Valleys Project Walk of approximately 5 miles/8 kilometres of moderate grade.
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Near entrance to Beamish Museum, Stanley
Discover Beamish's Hidden Valley. A 3 mile walk exploring industrial and natural heritage.
Walking
Seaham
The Durham Coastal Footpath is an 11 mile walking route following the King Charles III England Coast Path – discover and explore spectacular grasslands, magical coastal denes and uncover the rich heritage that has shaped this coastline into a unique…
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Durham
Countryside walks from Durham City to a medieval village Church in Witton Gilbert.
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Stanhope
The North Pennines have a vast rights of way network, including the Pennine Way National Trail, numerous circular walks and large areas of open access land making it a great place to go for a walk.
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Crimdon
Crimdon has been a popular place for holiday makers for many years. From the 1920’s mining communities from the area visited Crimdon for their annual summer holidays. The name derives from the Old English words
crymel’ and ‘dun’.
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Durham City
A terrific walk / cycle route from Durham Cathedral to St Laurence Church, Pittington.
Nature Trail
Barnard Castle
Cow Green Geological Trail Approximately 4 kilometres each way, this linear trail uses well-marked footpaths and minor roads and is wheel/push chair friendly to the top of Cauldron Snout.
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Near Blackhall Colliery
The sight and sound of skylarks rising above the short Magnesian Limestone grassland is very noticeable in this area. The grass is kept purposely short to encourage them.
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Lanchester, Durham
Discover the beautiful scenery and rich heritage of Lanchester Parish. Distance: 5 Miles
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Durham
This walk is currently closed for maintenance.
Come and enjoy a 3-mile circular route around the Ushaw estate, starting at the main house and taking in the old hilltop with wide-open views of Durham’s countryside.
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Pity Me
A pocket of green space surrounded on all sides by houses and businesses makes this a quiet haven in which people can walk and enjoy the fresh air. It is also a much needed area for local wildlife to take refuge from the surrounding urban area.
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Baldersdale
In Durham, The Pennine Way stretches from Baldersdale in the south to Langdon Beck and High Cup Nick in the north - a distance of approximately 15 miles.
Walking
Hamsterley Forest
Gruffalo Orienteering - fun family map reading challenge
Try our fun, navigational challenge at Hamsterley Forest using a simple map to find twelve Gruffalo markers hidden in the deep, dark wood.
If you're feeling competitive, choose to run, walk…
Walking Route
Traverse Tyneside in all its multi-faceted allure, from a sandy seaside village to the site that once housed St Cuthbert’s remains through a titanic legacy of medieval magic, Industrial Age endeavour and sheer contemporary class.
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Bishop Auckland
In and around the former lead mining village of Rookhope, this walk takes in both the heritage and the nature of this part of Weardale.
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In Durham, the Coast-to -Coast stretches from Rookhope in the west to Chester-le-Street in the east – a distance of around 30 miles.
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Durham
A 5 mile, moderate circular walk crossing the line of The Dere Street Roman Road and the site of Longovicium Roman Fort. There are varied surfaces with one short incline and can be wet underfoot in parts.
Walking Route
The Way of Life is one wondrous route: healing waters, one of England’s oldest churches and a palatial castle where Prince Bishops once resided, plus places where St Cuthbert made miracles occur.
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Bishop Auckland
A circular 7 mile walk following the Mineral Valleys Walk waymarkers on meandering route around the villages of Ireshopeburn, St John’s Chapel and Daddry Shield.
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