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The Weardale Way
78 miles from the lead mines of the North Pennines along the River Wear through Weardale. The trail visits the historic towns & cities of Bishop Auckland, Durham, Chester-le-Street and Sunderland to the reach the coast at Roker
The Teesdale Way
92 miles across the North Pennines from Cumbria’s Eden Valley to the North Sea at Teesmouth or Redcar. The route follows the River Tees through Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, Darlington, Stockton & Middlesbrough
Featured Posts
Tabular Hills & Dalby Forest Hike
The main motivation for this walk, which was otherwise intended to help improve our walking…
Fueling The Fun – Are Carbs Critical? – Part 2
Introduction The contents of this post are mainly subjective claims and anecdotes regarding my experience…
Fueling The Fun – Are Carbs Critical? – Part 1
Introduction This is the first of two posts in which I offer a brief outline…
Isaac’s Tea “Trial”
Isaac’s Tea Trail is a well established, way-marked, hiking route in Northumberland and Cumbria. With…
The Palatine Pedal
“The Palatine Pedal” is a long-distance, multi-terrain cycling tour around the pre-1974 County Palatine boundaries…
Other Posts
Teesdale Way Update (Section 1)
Dufton to Cow Green | 10th August 2025 | This general update for walkers concerns…
Teesdale Way Update (Section 2)
Cow Green to Holwick Head | 2nd August 2025 | This general update for walkers…
Teesdale Way Update (Section 3)
Holwick Head to Middleton-in-Teesdale | 27th July 2025 | This general update for walkers concerns…
Teesdale Way Update (Section 6)
Barnard Castle to Whorlton | 12th July 2025 | This general update for walkers concerns…
Teesdale Way Update (Section 5)
Romaldkirk & Barnard Castle (Circuit) | 5th July 2025 | This general update for walkers…