18 easy-to-follow circular walks in County Durham
Eighteen easy-to-follow hand-crafted circular walks, routes & maps in County Durham of all grades in Walk Grade Order
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Scroll down the list of walks below & click on each walk title (in blue) to locate it on the map above.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10.5 miles (17 km) |
| Ascent: | 853ft (260m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Wolsingham - River Wear - Weardale - The Weardale Way - Ashes House - Towdy Potts - Spence Hill - Harthope - Sunnyside Edge - Elephant Trees - Pikestone Fell - Allotment House - Folly Plantation - Harehope Farm - White Kirkley Farm - Bolihope Burn - Lower Bishopley Farm - Miln House Farm - Bridge End - Frosterley - Weardale - Wolsingham
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11 miles (17 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,246ft (380m) |
| Time: | 5.25hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Frosterley - Wireless Mast - Fatherley Currick - Collier Law - Weatherhill Engine - Heathery Burn - Stanhope Burn - Stanhope - River Wear - Stepping Stones - Weardale - The Weardale Way - Dryburnside Farm - Frosterley
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5 miles (23 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,805ft (550m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Stanhope - River Wear - Weardale - The Weardale Way - River Wear - Eastgate - Rookhope Burn - Rookhope - C2C Cycle Route - Longlaw End - Bolt's Law (Hunstanworth) - Weatherhill Engine - East Whitely Beck - Stanhope Burn - Stanhope
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 17.5 miles (28 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,591ft (485m) |
| Time: | 7.75hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Barningham - Birk Hills Farm - Brown Hill - Cathaw Stoop - Carter Allotment - Badger Way - Badger Way Stoop - How Tallon - How Tallon Gate - How Tallon Ridge - High Moor - Arndale Springs - Frankinshaw How - Holgate Moor - Arndale hole - Kexwith Beck - Kexwith Farm - Moresdale Gill - Moresdale - Moresdale Road - Fair Seat Hill - Moresdale Ridge - Stony Man (St Andrew's Cross) - Booze Moor - Low Moor - Windeg Vein - Little Windeg - Dry Gill Bottom - Shaw Farm - Stang Side - Stang House - Freestone Ridge - Stang Top - Hope Moor - The Stang - Woodcote Gill - Black Hill Gate - Haythwaite Farm - Moorcock Farm - Bragg House - Barningham
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9 miles (14.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,651ft (503m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
St John's Chapel - Thatch Mires - Chapelfell Top - Fendrith Hill - Swinhope Moor - Dora's Seat - Swinhope Head - Swinside House - Daddry Shield - River Wear - Weardale - The Weardale Way - St John's Chapel
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.5 miles (20 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,279ft (390m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Bowlees - Wynch Bridge - River Tees - Holwick - Low Currick Rigg - Blea Beck - Whiteholm Bank - Dry Beck - Skyer Beck - Birk Rigg - Thistle Green - White Well Green - River Tees - Fox Earths - Raven Scar - Cronkley Scar - Green Hill - Cronkley Pasture - High House - The Pennine Way - Cronkley Farm - Bracken Rigg - Bleabeck Force - High Force - Saur Hill Bridge - Low Force - Wynch Bridge - Bowlees
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9 miles (14.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,730ft (527m) |
| Time: | 5 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Middleton-in-Teesdale - Hudeshope Beck - Skears Lime Kilns - Club Gill Farm - Coldberry Mine - Coldberry Gutter - Hardberry Hill - Stable Edge - Newbiggin - Newbiggin Bridge - The Pennine Way - Park End Wood - Knott Hill - Middle Crossthwaite - The River Tees - Middleton-in-Teesdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.75 miles (23.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,835ft (559m) |
| Time: | 7.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Cow Green Reservoir - Widdybank Fell - Cauldron Snout - The Pennine Way - Birkdale Farm - Grain Beck - Rasp Hill - Maize Beck - High Cup - High Cup Nick - Stake Beck - Meldon Hill (Dufton Fell) - Force Burn - River Tees - Backside Fell Bothy - Cow Green Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,631ft (497m) |
| Time: | 5.75hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Burnhope Reservoir - Ireshope Moor - Coldberry End - Great Stony Hill - Scaud Hill - Redgleam (Harwood Common) - Burnhope Seat - Dead Stones - White Edge (Burnhope Reservoir) - Lamb's Head - Highwatch Currick - The Malakoff - Bents Head - Stripe End - Burnhope Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5 miles (13.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,093ft (333m) |
| Time: | 4.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Wolsingham - Waskerley Beck - Holywood House - Bael Hill House - Thistlewood Farm - Wolsingham North Moor - Tunstall Reservoir - Bishop Oak - Wolsingham
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14 miles (22.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,979ft (603m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
St John's Chapel - Thatch Mires - Chapelfell Top - Fendrith Hill - Swinhope Moor - Dora's Seat - Swinhope Head - Westernhope Moor - Black Hill (Westernhope Moor) - Littlewood Farm - Brotherlee - Shield - River Wear - Weardale - The Weardale Way - Westgate - Daddry - St John's Chapel
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14 miles (22.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,904ft (580m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Burnhope Reservoir - Ireshope Moor - Coldberry End - Three Pikes - Coldberry End - Great Stony Hill - Scaud Hill - Redgleam (Harwood Common) - Burnhope Seat - Dead Stones - White Edge (Burnhope Reservoir) - Lamb's Head - Highwatch Currick - The Malakoff - Bents Head - Stripe End - Burnhope Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5 miles (12 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,287ft (392m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Burnhope Reservoir - Ireshope Moor - Coldberry End - Three Pikes - Coldberry End - Great Stony Hill - Coldberry End - Ireshope Moor - Burnhope Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75 miles (12.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 988ft (301m) |
| Time: | 4 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Balderhead Reservoir - High Birk Hat Farm - The Pennine Way - Hannah's Meadow - Birk Hat Farm - Blackton Reservoir - Baldsersdale - Willoughby Hall - Scoon Bank - West Brisco - Coproal Hill - East Brisco - How Beck - Lathe Haw - Lathehaw Rigg - Goldsborough Rigg - Goldsborough - East Friar House - Mawmon Sike - Balckton Grange - Balderhead Reservoir
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5 miles (13.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,231ft (375m) |
| Time: | 4½ hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Holwick - Holwick Scars - Rowton Beck - Green Fell - Bink Moss - Dry Gill - Hagworm Hill - Howden Moss - Black Beck - White Rigg - Holwick
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14 miles (22.5 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,743ft (531m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Langdon Beck - Tarn Hole - Tarn Hole Edge - Three Pikes - Grasshill Common - Causeway Hill - Coldberry Edge - Great Stony Hill - Scaud Hill - Redgleam (Harwood Common) - Swallow Hole - Holdenhurth Band - Herdship Fell - Viewing Hill - Backside Fell Bothy - West Common - Touting Hill - Cow Green Reservoir - Widdybank Fell - Langdon Beck
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25 miles (10 km) |
| Ascent: | 821ft (250m) |
| Time: | 3.25hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route Summary:
Killhope Cross - Killhope Head - Black Hill - The Dodd - Smallburns Moor - Sunnyside Farm - Coalcleugh Farm - Mufton Hall - Carrshield Moor - Bridge Cleugh - Killhope Law - Killhope Head - Killhope Cross
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.25 miles (13 km) |
| Ascent: | 1,172ft (357m) |
| Time: | 4.25hrs |
| Grade: | |
Route Summary:
Middleton-in-Teesdale - River Tees - River Lune - Eller Brook - Grassholme Reservoir - Lunedale - The Pennine Way - Crossthwaite Common - Harter Fell (Crossthwaite Common) - River Tees - Middleton-in-Teesdale
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Length Order |
Time Order |
Walk Number or Start Location Order
NB. To reverse (toggle) this order, click Grade Order again
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