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 […]
5
May
2009
Carricks to Hunstanworth (Co. Durham Border Walks)
Filed under: County Durham BorderDistance: 11 miles Map: OS Explorer 307 Start: Durham County Council Picnic Area, east of Blanchland (GR NY983153) Click to View Start Position on Google Maps Grade: Medium This walk commences at the Durham County Council Picnic Park on the banks of the Derwent which for much of its length serves as the border between County […]
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
Burnopfield to Lintz (Co. Durham Border Walks)
Filed under: County Durham BorderA circular walk around the countryside surrounding Burnopfield taking in the area’s railway history including the unsolved murder at Lintz Green Station in 1911.