Guidebook of walking and cycling routes in County Durham. The 40 day-walks, ranging between 3 and 11 mile in length, explore all corners of this varied county. The selected walks take in highlights such as Beamish, Durham City, Tan Hill and High Force. Featuring OS mapping, step-by-step route descriptions, as well as information on the history of the region, the guidebook details everything you need to walk in the region. The 10 cycle routes range between 5 and 34 miles long, and many of the routes can be linked together to create longer rides perhaps taken over a few days. All of the cycle routes are on old railway trackbeds that offer a network of traffic free paths for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders. County Durham is remarkably varied - wild moorlands, gentle countryside, riverside walks, nature reserves, heritage sites, railway paths and the low cliff coast, passing Roman forts, ancient churches and castles.

Table of Contents:
Map key Overview map 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 Useful Contacts