Archive for May, 2009
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Distance: 12 miles Map: OS Explorer 31 Start: The Fountain, Middleton (GR NY947253) Click to View Start Position on Google Maps Grade: Medium I’ve wandered many a weary mile, And in strange countries been; I’ve dwelt in towns and on wild moors, And curious sights I’ve seen But still my heart clings to the dale […]
Distance: 12 miles Map : Durham & Sunderland ~ Explorer 308 Start: Staindrop Village Green (GR NZ219383) Click to View Start Position on Google Maps Grade: Medium This walk starting in the attractive village of Staindrop is a longish stroll through mildly rolling countryside. Much of it is on Raby land and is through predominately […]
Distance: 11 miles Map: OS Explorer 307 Start: Durham County Council Picnic Area, east of Blanchland (GR NY983153) Click to View Start Position on Google Maps Grade: Medium This walk commences at the Durham County Council Picnic Park on the banks of the Derwent which for much of its length serves as the border between County […]
Distance: 12 miles Map : Explorer OL31 and Explorer OL19 Start: Car park at the west end of Grassholme Reservoir (GR NY929216) Click to View Start Position on Google Maps Grade: Hard This walk continues the programme started in 2006 to walk all the 2000ft hills listed in The Mountain Summits of England and Wales […]
Distance: 11 miles Map : Explorer 305 Start: River Wear at Page Bank (GR NZ234355) Click to View Start Position on Google Maps Grade: Medium The Weardale Way has existed in several forms for a long time in various guises. A route was established by Alan Earnshaw who was an early member of the DCRS service […]