Green walks in England North-east (south)

This area contains that part of the North-east region within the DH, DL, SR and TD postcode areas.

Neighbouring regions and areas are

Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.

Routes

  • Auckland Way
    A 7km railbed walk between Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor.
  • Brandon to Bishop Auckland Way
    A 15km railbed route between Brandon and Bishop Auckland.
  • Cleveland Way
    A walk of 177km between Helmsley and Filey Brigg.
  • Lanchester Valley Way
    A 19km railbed walk between Consett and Broompark.
  • Pennine Way
    A walk of 422km between Edale and Kirk Yetholm; this National Trail does not qualify as a Green Walk. In addition to the 45km gap between Byrness (sketchy bus service) and Kirk Yetholm, buses connect with different settlements from the next access point in many areas.
  • River Wear Trail
    A 16km route following the River Wear between Washington (Fatfield) and the river’s outflow in Sunderland (Roker).
  • Teesdale Way
    A 148km walk between Dufton in Cumbria and Teesmouth.
  • Tyne and Wear Heritage Way
    A circular walk of 130km encircling the Newcastle/Gateshead conurbation, planned to include a breadth of heritage sites.
  • Weardale Way
    A 119km walk between Killhope and the sea at Sunderland.

Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include

  • Darlington
    Darlington serves as a gateway to the dales to the west, to Cleveland, and to the coast between Sunderland and Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
  • Durham
    Durham is the natural hub for the DH postcode area, with links into other areas to the east, north and south.
  • Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    Newcastle is a hub for much of the area (even though it lies outside the area’s bounds), with easy links to all but that part of the area served from Darlington.

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