Previous walks

Previous Walks 

Autumn 2017 Walk Programme

We are trialling a guided walk in Upper Weardale on Sunday 27 August
Meet in the car park by the village hall in Eastgate at 10am.
The walk: Walk up the valley of Rookhope Burn to Rookhope village. Over moor along Stogel Cleugh then east over Bolt’s Law. Return to Rookhope by incline. Back to Eastgate via Dodder Hill and Reahope Moor.
Approx 12 miles, moderate.
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Next Thursday walk: 
  • 31 August: St John’s Chapel to Cowshill/ Burnhope Reservoir. 4/6 miles easy (£ transport - booking essential)​

Saturday Walks
  • 9 September: walk to Stanhope Show - BRING £ FOR SHOW ENTRY - 9 miles moderate - make your own way back (walk, bus or train)
  • 14 October: Baal Hill, Tunstall and Ladley Woods - 7 miles moderate
  • 11 November: Doctors Gate, Dryderdale, Black Banks - 12 miles hard
  • 9 December: Elephant Trees Xmas special - 10 miles moderate

Thursday Walks
NB: for £ transport walks booking is essential - contact us by email/Facebook or call Gill on 01388 528480
  • 28 September: Thornley Woods via Bradley Burn 3.5/ 7 miles easy (optional return from Bradley Burn or Thornley)
  • 26 October: Teesdale 5 miles easy (£ transport)
  • 30 November: Tunstall to High Stoop, return via the Dam. 4 miles easy
  • 28 December: Frosterley Black Bull (option to return via service bus) 3.5 or 7 miles easy

Spring/Summer 2017 Walk Programme

Saturday Walks
  • 11 March: Thornley village - 8 miles moderate
  • 8 April: Doctors Gate, Dryderdale, Black Banks - 12 miles hard
  • 13 May: North Moor and Salters Gate  - 10 miles moderate
  • 10 June: Thornley - Helme Park - Bradley Burn. 8 miles easy
  • 8 July: Elephant Trees and Hill End - 12 miles hard
  • 12 August: Salters gate - the long way. Route: Miles of Stiles, Ladley, Park Wall, Tunstall, Salters Gate, High Stoop, Baal Hill - 12 miles moderate

Thursday Walks
NB: for £ transport walks booking is essential - contact us by email/Facebook or call Gill on 01388 528480
  • 30 March: Doctor’s Gate - trig point- home via High Wiserley or Black Banks. 6.5 miles easy
  • 27 April: Rowley Station to Park Head. 7.5miles easy (£ transport - booking essential)
  • 25 May: Towdy Potts/ Rushylea Lane home via High Wiserley. 5 miles easy.
  • 29 June: Coastal walk - South Tyneside. 5/6 miles easy (£ transport - booking essential)
  • 27 July: Ladley Woods to Newlands Hall. Return via Lasson Field. 4miles easy
  • 31 August: St John’s Chapel to Cowshill/ Burnhope Reservoir. 4/6 miles easy (£ transport - booking essential)​

Autumn/Winter 2016-17 Walk Programme

Saturday Walks
  • 10 September: walk to Stanhope Show - BRING £ FOR SHOW ENTRY - 6 miles easy - make your own way back (walk, bus or train)
  • 8 October: Baal Hill, Tunstall and Ladley Woods - 7 miles moderate
  • 12 November: Doctors Gate, Dryderdale, Black Banks - 12 miles hard
  • 10 December: Elephant Trees Xmas special - 10 miles moderate
  • 14 January: Tunstall Valley - 7 miles moderate
  • 11 February: Pikeston Fell via Doctors Gate and Dryderdale - 8 miles moderate

Thursday Walks
  • 29 September: Community Transport £ Salters Gate to Wolsingham via Tunstall Reservoir. 4 miles 
  • 27 October: Community Transport £ Middleton-Mickleton-Middleton. 5miles 
  • 24 November: Community Transport £ Parkhead to Stanhope. 4.5 miles
  • 29 December: Black Bull Wolsingham to Black Bull Frosterley. Option to return by bus £. 3.5 or 7 miles
  • 26 January: Bradley Burn via Twelve Oaks. Option to return by bus £. 3 or 6 miles
  • 23 February: Fawnlees-Park Wall-Ladley Woods. 4 miles​


Spring/Summer 2016 Walk Programme

Saturday Walks
  • 12 March: Thornley village - 8 miles moderate
  • 9 April: North Moor and Salters Gate - views of spring - 10 miles moderate
  • 14 May: NAVIGATION SPECIAL - Doctor’s Gate/Knitsley Fell 10-12 miles hard
  • 11 June: Elephant Trees and Hill End - 12 miles hard
  • 9 July: CHANGE OF ROUTE Tunstall Reservoir - 7 miles moderate
  • 13 August: North Moor and Salters Gate - 12 miles hard

Thursday Walks
  • 31 March: Around Tunstall. Community Transport to the reservoir, option to walk or bus back - 2-5 miles easy (£ contribution)
  • 28 April: Thornley Woods and Bradley Burn. Service bus to Bull Park. Walk or bus back - 3-6 miles easy (£ bus fare)
  • 26 May: Waskerley Way. Community Transport. We will follow the Coast to Coast path to Park Head - 4.5 miles easy (£ contribution)
  • 30 June: Harehope Quarry and Frosterley. Option to walk or bus back - 4-7 miles easy/moderate (£ bus fare - optional)
  • 28 July: Carrs Farm and High Wiserley - 5 miles moderate
  • 25 August: St John's Chapel to Cowshill. Community Transport - 4-6 easy (£ contribution)


Autumn/Winter 2015-16 Walk Programme

Saturday Walks

  • 12 September: Thornley - Helme Park - Bradley Burn. 8 miles easy. Fields, woods and river. Bus option from Bradley Burn where we will be stopping for refreshments at the cafe
  • 10 October: Tunstall Valley. 7 miles easy. Fields and tracks, with some hill work. Enjoy autumn colours and far-reaching views
  • 14 November: Pikeston Fell via Doctor’s Gate. 8 miles moderate, with steep climbs and some stoney moorland tracks. The views more than make up for the hard work
  • 12 December: Elephant Trees to Frosterley. 10 miles moderate with bus option at Frosterley. Fields, tracks and hills. Our traditional Xmas walk with mulled wine at the Elephant Trees and an optional tipple in one of Frosterley’s pubs. *Update: due to recent flooding, we are now doing the Tunstall Reservoir walk instead - 7-8 miles moderate*
  • 9 January: Winter Tree ramble. 7 miles easy. We’ll be easing into the New Year with a gentle stroll around the fields and lanes of Wolsingham, brushing up on our winter tree ID skills along the way
  • 13 February: Towdy Potts - West Biggins - Harehope Quarry. 8 miles moderate. Tracks and fields, some hillwork. We will follow the Weardale Way past Towdy Potts and West Biggins Farm, picking up the river path back to Wolsingham at Harehope Quarry. Option to leave the walk to catch the bus at Harehope

Thursday Walks
  • 24 September: Lason Field - Newlands Hall - riverside path. 5.5 miles easy. Fields and tracks, with some roadwork
  • 29 October: Black Banks and Towdy Potts. 6.5 miles easy. Fields and tracks, with some hilly sections
  • 26 November: Riverside walk to Frosterley. 6 miles easy, bus option from Frosterley. Fields and tracks. We’ll be stopping off at the Black Bull for a Xmas tipple
  • 31 December: a short walk around Wolsingham. We will finish at a local establishment to celebrate the New Year
  • 28 January: Greenwell Edge and Bradley Burn. 6.5 miles easy. Fields and tracks, with some hill work. Bus option from Bradley Burn where we will stop for refreshments
  • 25 February: Ladley - Newlands Hall - Lason Field. 5.5 miles easy. Fields, tracks and woodland


Spring/Summer 2015 Walk Programme

Saturday walks

Our first four walks will follow our revamped self-guided walk leaflets, so come along if you want a bit of company the first time around!

14 March - Miles of Stiles - 4 miles easy. As it's a short walk, Neil will be giving us navigation tips along the way
11 April - Memorial Walk to Thornley Village - 7 miles moderate
9 May - Black Banks and the river Wear - 5.5 miles moderate
13 June - Tunstall Reservoir and summer picnic - 7.5 miles moderate
11 July - North Moor - 9 miles moderate/hard
8 August - Elephant Trees - 10 miles moderate/hard

Thursday Walks

28 May - Holebeck and Towdy Potts. 5.5 miles easy
25 June - Carrs Farm flower meadows. 4.5 miles easy
30 July - St John's Chapel to Cowshill (drop off and pick up via Weardale Community Transport, cost £5). 4 miles easy
27 August - Bollihope to Wolsingham. There is a £2.50 charge for transport so walkers must be booked. Please see 'Wayfaring News' section for more info
Autumn/Winter Walk 2014/15 Programme
  • 13 September 2014: miles of stiles - 5 miles easy
  • 11 October 2014: walk to Stanhope moderate - bus/train back - 6+ miles
  • 8 November 2014: Fawnlees & Tunstall - easy - autumn leaves - 6+ miles
  • 13 December 2014 - Elephant trees & Xmas mead - moderate - 9 miles or bus back
  • 10 January 2015: winter trees (Ladley via High Fawnlees) - easy - 6-7 miles
  • 14 February 2015: Bradley Burn and Thornley-Harperley circular - moderate  - 8-9 miles (bus option)

Spring/summer 2014 Walk Programme
  • 8 March 2014 - Tunstall reservoir - 8 miles moderate - fields, tracks, wood, moor
  • 12 April 2014- Newlands Hall and Fawnlees - 5.5 miles moderate - fields, tracks and woods
  • 10 May 2014 - Black Banks, Harperley and Bradley Burn - 9 miles moderate - option to get bus after 6 miles - river, fields and woods
  • 14 June 2014 - Flower meadow walk - 5 miles easy - we'll choose the route nearer the time to see the best flowers
  • 12 July 2014 - Frosterley via Bollihope burn and Hill End - 10 miles easy/moderate - option to get bus after 6 miles - fields, tracks, river, moor
  • 9 August 2014 - Wolsingham North Moor - 7 miles moderate - blooming heather and moorland track






Saturday 12 October 2013 - Bradley Burn via Greenwell Edge. Expansive views of the dale, returning after a stop at the Farm Shop via one of the best stretches of the river Wear. Moderate, with some high stiles. 5.5 miles or return by bus after 3 miles.
Saturday 09 November 2013 - Wolsingham North Moor. A high level walk along open moorland, with far-reaching views.
Moderate, with some hill walking and rough terrain. 7 miles.
Saturday 14 December 2013 - Xmas Walk - Frosterley via the Elephant Trees. Climb up to the Elephant Trees, then downhill along fields and footpaths. Xmas drinks at the Black Bull Frosterley. Moderate to hard. 9 miles or return by bus after 6 miles.