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11
Dec
2009
Finchale to Bournmoor (Weardale Way)
Filed under: Weardale WayApprox. Distance: 12.5 miles or 11 miles if the east bank of River Wear is taken from Lumley Bridge to Hag Bridge. Start: Roadside Verge above Cocken Wood between Leamside and Plawsworth (GR NZ 297473) Click to view start position on Google Maps Map : OS Explorer 308 – Durham and Sunderland This section of […]
29
Oct
2009
Finchale to Shincliffe (Weardale Way)
Filed under: Weardale WayApprox. Distance: 13 miles Start: Roadside verge above Cocken Wood between Leamside and Plawsworth (GR 789918) Click to view start position on Google Maps Map : OS Explorer 308 – Durham and Sunderland This walk is a good illustration that you do not always have to go off miles into the countryside to enjoy a […]
13
Jun
2009
Cowshill to Killhope (Weardale Way)
Filed under: Weardale WayApprox. Distance: 13 miles Start: Car Park Cowshill off A689 (GR NY856406) Click to view start position on Google Maps Map: North Pennines Teesdale & Weardale ~ Explorer OL 31 Grade: Strenuous In 2008, the Mineral Valleys Project which was a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, led by English Nature and implemented by local […]
2
May
2009
Page Bank to Bishop Auckland (Weardale Way)
Filed under: Weardale WayDistance: 11 miles Map : Explorer 305 Start: River Wear at Page Bank (GR NZ234355) Click to View Start Position on Google Maps Grade: Medium The Weardale Way has existed in several forms for a long time in various guises. A route was established by Alan Earnshaw who was an early member of the DCRS service […]
24
Apr
2009
Sunderland Bridge to Page Bank (Weardale Way)
Filed under: Weardale WayApprox. Distance: 12 miles Map : Explorer 305 Start: River Wear Bridges, near Croxdale (GR NZ265377) Click to View Start Position on Google Maps Grade: Medium The Weardale Way has existed in several forms for a long time in various guises. A route was established by Alan Earnshaw who was an early member of the […]