Weardale Way - Complete - Killhope To Roker
Weardale Way - Complete - Killhope-Roker - 14 Sections
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 126.83 km
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Average duration: 39h 25
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 1,103 m
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Vertical drop: - 1,553 m
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Highest point: 556 m
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Lowest point: 0 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Stanhope
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Start: N 54.783399° / W 2.273734°
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End: N 54.930534° / W 1.367491°
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 466 m - Start on
- 2 : km 0 - alt. 466 m - Turn left
- 3 : km 1.02 - alt. 525 m - Turn left
- 4 : km 2.01 - alt. 548 m - Keep right
- 5 : km 2.19 - alt. 532 m - Keep right
- 6 : km 2.22 - alt. 533 m - Keep left
- 7 : km 2.4 - alt. 514 m - Turn left
- 8 : km 2.58 - alt. 498 m - Turn right
- 9 : km 2.97 - alt. 475 m - Turn left
- 10 : km 3.52 - alt. 452 m - Turn left
- 11 : km 3.98 - alt. 416 m - Turn right
- 12 : km 4.08 - alt. 414 m - Turn left
- 13 : km 4.31 - alt. 432 m - Keep left
- 14 : km 4.48 - alt. 431 m - Turn slight left
- 15 : km 4.68 - alt. 433 m - Keep right
- 16 : km 4.75 - alt. 431 m - Turn left
- 17 : km 5.19 - alt. 404 m - Turn left
- 18 : km 5.3 - alt. 388 m - Turn right
- 19 : km 5.65 - alt. 393 m - Turn slight left
- 20 : km 5.85 - alt. 379 m - Turn slight right onto Allers Lane
- 21 : km 5.89 - alt. 377 m - Turn slight right
- 22 : km 6.4 - alt. 368 m - Turn left
- 23 : km 6.64 - alt. 361 m - Turn right
- 24 : km 6.66 - alt. 364 m - Turn left
- 25 : km 6.92 - alt. 362 m - Turn left
- 26 : km 7.66 - alt. 339 m - Turn left onto Bents Lane
- 27 : km 7.69 - alt. 342 m - Turn right onto A689
- 28 : km 7.92 - alt. 334 m - Turn left
- 29 : km 8.82 - alt. 323 m - Turn sharp left onto Carway Bank
- 30 : km 8.85 - alt. 322 m - Turn right
- 31 : km 9.21 - alt. 316 m - Keep left
- 32 : km 9.67 - alt. 312 m - Turn sharp right onto Well Bank
- 33 : km 9.67 - alt. 312 m - Turn left
- 34 : km 11.36 - alt. 296 m - Turn right
- 35 : km 12.17 - alt. 283 m - Turn sharp right onto A689
- 36 : km 12.21 - alt. 283 m - Turn left
- 37 : km 12.66 - alt. 280 m - Turn slight left
- 38 : km 12.79 - alt. 277 m - Keep right
- 39 : km 13.05 - alt. 276 m - Turn slight right
- 40 : km 13.16 - alt. 277 m - Turn left
- 41 : km 13.65 - alt. 273 m - Turn sharp left
- 42 : km 13.65 - alt. 272 m - Turn sharp right
- 43 : km 13.75 - alt. 273 m - Turn left onto A689
- 44 : km 13.83 - alt. 274 m - Turn right
- 45 : km 13.99 - alt. 281 m - Keep right
- 46 : km 14.07 - alt. 285 m - Turn right
- 47 : km 14.31 - alt. 282 m - Turn left
- 48 : km 14.33 - alt. 284 m - Turn right
- 49 : km 14.8 - alt. 281 m - Turn left
- 50 : km 15.12 - alt. 331 m - Turn slight left
- 51 : km 15.95 - alt. 414 m - Turn right
- 52 : km 19.85 - alt. 340 m - Keep right
- 53 : km 21.14 - alt. 326 m - Turn right
- 54 : km 22.94 - alt. 350 m - Turn left
- 55 : km 22.96 - alt. 350 m - Turn slight left
- 56 : km 23.36 - alt. 306 m - Turn right
- 57 : km 23.53 - alt. 300 m - Turn right
- 58 : km 25.06 - alt. 275 m - Turn slight left
- 59 : km 25.73 - alt. 265 m - Turn slight left
- 60 : km 26.75 - alt. 232 m - Turn left onto A689
- 61 : km 27.03 - alt. 233 m - Turn right
- 62 : km 27.15 - alt. 227 m - Keep right
- 63 : km 27.36 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
- 64 : km 27.66 - alt. 221 m - Keep left
- 65 : km 30.07 - alt. 207 m - Turn right
- 66 : km 30.35 - alt. 203 m - Turn sharp right onto B6278
- 67 : km 30.38 - alt. 205 m - Turn slight left onto B6278
- 68 : km 30.96 - alt. 200 m - Turn sharp left
- 69 : km 31.31 - alt. 197 m - Turn right
- 70 : km 31.66 - alt. 195 m - Turn right
- 71 : km 32.04 - alt. 209 m - Turn slight left
- 72 : km 32.63 - alt. 201 m - Turn right
- 73 : km 33.04 - alt. 225 m - Keep right
- 74 : km 34.05 - alt. 239 m - Turn right
- 75 : km 34.07 - alt. 240 m - Turn left
- 76 : km 35.61 - alt. 338 m - Turn slight left
- 77 : km 35.75 - alt. 329 m - Keep left
- 78 : km 35.76 - alt. 329 m - Turn sharp left
- 79 : km 35.99 - alt. 324 m - Turn left
- 80 : km 36 - alt. 323 m - Keep right
- 81 : km 36.14 - alt. 310 m - Turn sharp left
- 82 : km 36.15 - alt. 310 m - Turn sharp right
- 83 : km 36.69 - alt. 241 m - Turn right
- 84 : km 36.79 - alt. 226 m - Turn left
- 85 : km 37.31 - alt. 219 m - Turn left
- 86 : km 38.33 - alt. 195 m - Turn right
- 87 : km 38.4 - alt. 201 m - Turn left
- 88 : km 39.19 - alt. 201 m - Turn left
- 89 : km 39.38 - alt. 193 m - Turn left
- 90 : km 39.68 - alt. 185 m - Keep right
- 91 : km 39.69 - alt. 184 m - Turn slight right
- 92 : km 39.7 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
- 93 : km 40.7 - alt. 263 m - Turn left
- 94 : km 42.03 - alt. 370 m - Turn left
- 95 : km 44.25 - alt. 317 m - Turn left
- 96 : km 44.27 - alt. 315 m - Keep left
- 97 : km 46.08 - alt. 204 m - Turn right
- 98 : km 47.21 - alt. 172 m - Turn left onto Wear Bank
- 99 : km 47.42 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
- 100 : km 47.44 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
- 101 : km 47.62 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right
- 102 : km 48 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
- 103 : km 48.3 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
- 104 : km 50.77 - alt. 194 m - Keep right
- 105 : km 50.93 - alt. 207 m - Turn left
- 106 : km 51.1 - alt. 209 m - Keep right
- 107 : km 51.58 - alt. 219 m - Turn slight left
- 108 : km 51.69 - alt. 213 m - Keep right
- 109 : km 52.06 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
- 110 : km 52.73 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
- 111 : km 53.68 - alt. 126 m - Turn right
- 112 : km 54.41 - alt. 142 m - Keep right
- 113 : km 55.32 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight left
- 114 : km 55.49 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
- 115 : km 56.79 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight left
- 116 : km 57.92 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
- 117 : km 57.94 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
- 118 : km 59.39 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
- 119 : km 59.4 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Clemmy Bank
- 120 : km 59.47 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
- 121 : km 60.2 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
- 122 : km 60.2 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left
- 123 : km 62.17 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
- 124 : km 62.59 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Low Queen Street
- 125 : km 62.77 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Station Court
- 126 : km 62.85 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
- 127 : km 62.89 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
- 128 : km 64.2 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight right
- 129 : km 64.36 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Saxon Green
- 130 : km 64.37 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Saxon Green
- 131 : km 64.47 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Dunelm Chare
- 132 : km 64.59 - alt. 74 m - Keep right
- 133 : km 64.81 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
- 134 : km 65.37 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
- 135 : km 65.53 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
- 136 : km 65.64 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right
- 137 : km 65.87 - alt. 81 m - Keep left
- 138 : km 67.05 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Newton Cap Bank
- 139 : km 67.27 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
- 140 : km 67.45 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
- 141 : km 67.77 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
- 142 : km 67.96 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
- 143 : km 68.95 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
- 144 : km 70.76 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
- 145 : km 70.79 - alt. 83 m - Keep left
- 146 : km 72.89 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
- 147 : km 73.11 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
- 148 : km 73.6 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
- 149 : km 73.63 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right
- 150 : km 74.1 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right
- 151 : km 74.5 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
- 152 : km 74.53 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right
- 153 : km 76.6 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Whitworth Lane
- 154 : km 76.61 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
- 155 : km 77.53 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
- 156 : km 77.85 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
- 157 : km 78.64 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
- 158 : km 79.56 - alt. 44 m - Keep right
- 159 : km 80.02 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
- 160 : km 80.73 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
- 161 : km 80.84 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Bridle Road
- 162 : km 81.63 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
- 163 : km 81.74 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
- 164 : km 82.23 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
- 165 : km 83.82 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
- 166 : km 83.92 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
- 167 : km 84.17 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
- 168 : km 84.3 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
- 169 : km 84.38 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right
- 170 : km 84.48 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
- 171 : km 85.25 - alt. 48 m - Keep left
- 172 : km 85.91 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Low Road
- 173 : km 86.21 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto A177
- 174 : km 86.28 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
- 175 : km 87.4 - alt. 34 m - Keep left
- 176 : km 88.39 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
- 177 : km 88.39 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
- 178 : km 88.83 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight left
- 179 : km 88.92 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
- 180 : km 88.93 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
- 181 : km 88.94 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
- 182 : km 88.97 - alt. 34 m - Keep left
- 183 : km 89.73 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
- 184 : km 89.81 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
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- 186 : km 89.95 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
- 187 : km 90.07 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
- 188 : km 90.07 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
- 189 : km 90.27 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
- 190 : km 91.12 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
- 191 : km 91.18 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right
- 192 : km 92.24 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
- 193 : km 94.2 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
- 194 : km 94.88 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Finchale Avenue
- 195 : km 95.01 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
- 196 : km 95.51 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
- 197 : km 96.74 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
- 198 : km 96.79 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
- 199 : km 96.81 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
- 200 : km 96.89 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
- 201 : km 97.04 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Cocken Road
- 202 : km 97.18 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Cocken Lane
- 203 : km 98.15 - alt. 69 m - Keep left
- 204 : km 98.8 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Cambridge Drive
- 205 : km 99 - alt. 69 m - Keep right onto Cambridge Drive
- 206 : km 99.29 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Front Street
- 207 : km 99.37 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
- 208 : km 102.1 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
- 209 : km 102.82 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
- 210 : km 103.14 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
- 211 : km 104.17 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Forge Lane
- 212 : km 104.21 - alt. 48 m - Keep left onto Forge Lane
- 213 : km 104.65 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left
- 214 : km 104.89 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
- 215 : km 106.02 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto A1052
- 216 : km 106.31 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
- 217 : km 106.46 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
- 218 : km 107.13 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
- 219 : km 107.61 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left onto A183
- 220 : km 107.69 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
- 221 : km 110.03 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
- 222 : km 110.43 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Station Road
- 223 : km 110.44 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto East Bridge Street
- 224 : km 110.62 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 225 : km 111 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left
- 226 : km 112.76 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
- 227 : km 116.51 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
- 228 : km 117.49 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
- 229 : km 118.75 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
- 230 : km 118.77 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto B1405
- 231 : km 119.43 - alt. 34 m - Keep right onto European Way, B1405
- 232 : km 119.54 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Pallion New Road, B1405
- 233 : km 120.2 - alt. 31 m - Keep left onto Pallion New Road, B1405
- 234 : km 120.26 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Deptford Terrace
- 235 : km 120.32 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left onto Deptford Terrace
- 236 : km 121.23 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
- 237 : km 122.38 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Bridge Crescent
- 238 : km 122.48 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
- 239 : km 122.68 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right
- 240 : km 122.72 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
- 241 : km 122.75 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 242 : km 123.74 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
- 243 : km 124.08 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
- 244 : km 124.12 - alt. 15 m - Keep right
- 245 : km 124.14 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right
- 246 : km 124.19 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 247 : km 124.2 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
- 248 : km 124.2 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
- 249 : km 124.51 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
- 250 : km 124.76 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
- 251 : km 124.79 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
- 252 : km 124.85 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
- 253 : km 124.87 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
- 254 : km 125.29 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
- 255 : km 125.72 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
- 256 : km 125.79 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Marine Walk
- 257 : km 126.12 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
- 258 : km 126.15 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
- 259 : km 126.22 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
- 260 : km 126.33 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
- 261 : km 126.33 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Roker Terrace, A183
- E : km 126.83 - alt. 12 m
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Ireshopeburn to Rough Rigg - Durham Round Trail
The 12th section of the Durham Round Trail is one of the more challenging. Leaving the village of Ireshope burn behind begin the long climb up to the grouse moors. This is probably the wildest, most desolate section of the trail, but is still beautiful and well worth the effort.
⚠️A part of the route goes straight through grouse moorland so it may be closed during shooting season. An alternative route is available.
Rough Rigg to Cow Green - Durham Round Trail
The 13th section of the Durham Round Trail is short and can easily be added to the previous section. The section starts with a walk down through fields which affords good views of the surrounding land. The route then climbs again across farmland and moorland until it reaches Cow Green Reservoir.
Westgate to Ireshopeburn - Durham Round Trail
The 11th section of the walk follows a ridge above the River Wear affording stunning views down to the villages and river in the valley below. This walk is covers a relatively short section but can be extended by returning to Westgate via one of the alternative routes which allows exploration of the route or by joining with other sections of the route. There are a number of attractions in the area so this may be a good place to use as a base for a few days.
Rookhope to Westgate - Durham Round Trail
The 10th section of the Durham Round Trail links the pretty villages of Rookhope and Westgate. Leaving the coast to coast cycle route, the trail follows a section of the Weardale Way along the route of the Rookhope and Middlehope Railway as it winds its way through the Pennines to the banks of the River Wear.
Langdon Beck Hotel : High Hurth Edge and the Upper Tees Valley
Circular walk passing by High Hurth Edge and the Upper Tees Valley.
Cauldron Snout from Cow Green Reservoir
An easy walk in the North Pennines this walk visits one of the waterfalls on the upper Tees. The walk can easily be extended to visit the limestone crags of Falcon Clints by using the Pennine Way.
Cow Green Reservoir to Langdon Beck - Durham Round Trail
The 14th section of the walk begins at Cow Green Reservoir and passes the impressive Cauldron's Snout before joining the Teesdale Way for a while along the banks of the River Tees
High Cup Nick from Cow Green Reservoir

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