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Wolsingham

Wolsingham, County Durham, England

22.58KM

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14.0MILES

This was a 14 mile figure-of-eight loop that centered on the market town of Wolsingham. The walk began at Newhall Farm, through Wolsingham then onto Weardale Way along Sunnyside Edge before returning along the path of the Weardale Railway and River Wear.

21 Jun 2014
Hilly
6hrs, 30min (5hrs, 1min)
altitude Graph for wolsingham walk

Elevation: Max 380m, Min 136m, Gain 244m

Pictures from the walk

man sitting in deck chair reading a paper alongside the river wear

Reading the paper by the River

wolsingham station signage

Wolsingham Station signage

historic train

Train on the Weardale Railway

moorland landscape

Sunnyside Edge on the Weardale Way

tree truck with names engraved

Engraved tree

memorial plaque next to tree with yellow flowers

Memorial to Richard Buddin 1949 - 2013

landscape seen through trees

Looking over Pikeston Fell

group of twisted trees next to dry stone wall

Twisted trees

hillside with group of trees

Harvet Hill

abandonded yellow crane in field

Abandonded crane

terraced cottages alongside field

Cottages at Wolsingham

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