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16 Oct 2015

Alan Earnshaw’s Wear Valley Way

Filed under: Weardale Way

A synopsis of the original Wear Valley Trail by Alan Earnshaw, as it was originally conceived in the 1970s. The walk has now been improved and and included on this blog.

16 October, 2015 at 5:21 by Russ

Tags: Cowshill, killhope, lead mining, river wear, rookhope, weardale way
Posted in Weardale Way | 1 Comment »

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