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Explore County Durham with a Cicerone guidebook
- Availability
- Published
- Published
- 11 Feb 2015
- ISBN
- 9781852847913
- Edition
- Third
- Size
- 17.2 x 11.6 x 1.4cm
- Weight
- 290g
- Pages
- 240
Walking in County Durham
by
Paddy Dillon
Book published by Cicerone Press
Guidebook offering detailed descriptions of 40 day walks, plus 10 traffic-free cycle routes along old railway trackbeds. Together they cover 450 miles and spread all over County Durham to show the region's history and natural wonders. The terrain covered ranges from field paths to open moorlands, from the North Sea to the high Pennines.
Size: 17.2 x 11.6 x 1.4cm
Weight: 290g
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Description
This popular guidebook to walking and cycling in County Durham, in the north east of England, describes 450 miles of walking routes and cycleways. There are 40 day-walks, ranging between 5 and 24km in length, as well as 10 cycle paths along old railway lines.
County Durham - the Land of the Prince-Bishops - lies between two mighty rivers - the Tyne to the north and the Tees to the south, stretching from the high Pennines in the west to the cliffs of the east coast. The routes explore all corners of this varied and historic landscape - wild moorlands, gentle countryside, riverside walks, nature reserves, heritage sites, railway paths and the low cliff coast, passing Roman forts, ancient churches and castles. And, on the high Pennines, vast tracts of wild moorland are now 'open access'. The guide is illustrated with OS mapping and colour photographs and packed with local information on the wildlife, geology, history and industrial heritage of the county.
- includes practical information for every route - from distance and terrain information, to where to find the nearest cafe or pub, and how local transport links
- all the walking routes are circular, while the cycle tracks follow linear railway paths
- plenty of information to enhance exploring County Durham; from geology and wildlife to local history and culture
- Activities
walking, cycling - Seasons
all year round - Centres
Durham, Carlington, Bishop Auckland, Barnard Castle, Stanhope, Consett, Seaham - Difficulty
half- to full-day mostly circular routes; some on high moorland but not difficult - Must See
city of Durham, Bowes Museum, remote high Pennine moors and valleys, High Force on the upper Tees, coastline walks
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Contents
| Contents |
| Introduction |
| Getting to County Durham |
| Getting around County Durham |
| Geology |
| Flowers and Animals |
| Scenery |
| Mining |
| Railways |
| Access to the Countryside |
| Maps |
| What’s the Walking Like? |
| What’s the Cycling Like? |
| Walking and the Weather |
| Tourist Information and Visitor Centres |
| Emergencies |
| How to Use this Guidebook |
| Walking Routes |
| 1 Durham City and the River Wear |
| 2 Bearpark, Broompark and Brandon |
| 3 Dipton and Hamsterley Mill |
| 4 Beamish and Causey |
| 5 Ouston and Urpeth |
| 6 Lumley Castle and Great Lumley |
| 7 Durham Coast Path |
| 8 Castle Eden Dene |
| 9 Wingate and Station Town |
| 10 Cassop and Quarrington |
| 11 Sedgefield and Hardwick Hall |
| 12 Middleton One Row and Girsby |
| 13 Low and High Coniscliffe |
| 14 Gainford and Piercebridge |
| 15 Cockfield Fell and Butterknowle |
| 16 Woodland and Copley |
| 17 Staindrop and Cleatlam |
| 18 Greta Bridge and Brignall Banks |
| 19 Tan Hill and Sleightholme Moor |
| 20 Bowes and Bowes Moor |
| 21 Barnard Castle and the Tees |
| 22 Cotherstone and Romaldkirk |
| 23 Tees Railway Walk |
| 24 Middleton and Monk’s Moor |
| 25 Middleton and Grassholme |
| 26 Low Force and High Force |
| 27 Holwick and Hagworm Hill |
| 28 Mickle Fell via the Boundary Route |
| 29 Cronkley Fell |
| 30 Cow Green and Widdybank Fell |
| 31 Cow Green and Herdship Fell |
| 32 Bishop Auckland and Binchester |
| 33 Circuit of Crook |
| 34 Wolsingham and Frosterley |
| 35 Wolsingham and Tunstall Reservoir |
| 36 Stanhope and Stanhope Dene |
| 37 Westgate, Middlehope and Rookhope |
| 38 Chapelfell Top and Noon Hill |
| 39 Cowshill, Killhope and Allenheads |
| 40 Edmundbyers and Edmundbyers Common |
| Railway Paths |
| 1 National Route 1 |
| 2 Haswell to Hart Walk |
| 3 Yellow Brick Road |
| 4 The Waskerley Way |
| 5 Derwent Valley Railway Path |
| 6 Consett and Sunderland Railway Path |
| 7 Lanchester Valley Railway Path |
| 8 Deerness Valley Railway Path |
| 9 Brandon to Bishop Auckland Walk |
| 10 Auckland Way |
| Appendix A Route summary table |
| Appendix B Useful contacts |
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