Durham WalksWalking Routes & Hiking Trails
Find Durham walks from the list below which features the best walking routes in the area. Most are circular walks and are listed from the shortest and easiest to the longest more challenging routes.
Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
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1488★ | Middleton-in-Teesdale Railway Walk | easy | 2.50 |
1894★ | Burnhope Reservoir Circular | easy | 2.80 |
1484★ | Kirkcarrion from Middleton-in-Teesdale | easy | 3.50 |
3336★ | Cauldron Snout from Cow Green Reservoir | easy | 3.60 |
2157★ | Romaldkirk & Cotherstone | easy | 5.00 |
3634★ | Catterick Moss & Bollihope Carrs | moderate | 5.60 |
2170★ | Eggleston & Mickleton from Romaldkirk | easy/mod | 5.80 |
1659★ | Race Head & Sedling Rake from Wearhead | easy/mod | 6.00 |
2382★ | Smiddy Shaw Reservoir Circular from Waskerley Farm | easy/mod | 6.20 |
2393★ | Weardale Circular from Westgate | easy/mod | 6.40 |
3424★ | Cronkley Fell from Hanging Shaw | easy/mod | 7.00 |
1948★ | Tunstall Reservoir from Wolsingham | easy/mod | 7.30 |
1955★ | Sunnyside Edge from Wolsingham | easy/mod | 7.50 |
3099★ | High Force, Low Force and the River Tees from Bowlees | easy/mod | 7.50 |
2228★ | Romaldkirk Moor from Mickleton | easy/mod | 7.60 |
2089★ | College Edge & Cuthbert's Currick from Edmundbyers | easy/mod | 8.00 |
3274★ | Cronkley Scar & Cauldron Snout from Cow Green | moderate | 8.00 |
1005★ | Harter Fell & Grassholme from Middleton-in-Teesdale | moderate | 8.00 |
1553★ | Hannah's Meadow, Baldersdale & Brown Rigg Moss | easy/mod | 8.00 |
2258★ | Grassholme Reservoir from Middleton-in-Teesdale | moderate | 8.20 |
3593★☩ | Meldon Hill from Cow Green Reservoir | moderate | 9.20 |
1482★ | Crossthwaite Common from Middleton-in-Teesdale | moderate | 9.75 |
1483★ | Eggleston & Romaldkirk from Middleton-in-Teesdale | easy/mod | 9.75 |
2469★ | Great Allotment & God's Bridge from Bowes | moderate | 10.20 |
3526★ | Hanging Shaw, Cronkley Scar, Low Force & High Force | moderate | 12.70 |
1683★ | High Cup Nick & Cow Green Reservoir | moderate | 12.80 |
1485★ | Hamsterley & Middleton-in-Teesdale | mod/hard | 16.50 |
Walks that start in adjacent counties / areas.
Walks that start in adjacent counties or areas but cross the boundary and include sections of the route within Durham.
Walk | Description | Starts In |
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2815★ | Pennypie and Blanchland from Baybridge | Northumberland County |
3722★ | Buckshott Fell & Sikehead Mines | Northumberland County |
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