Treks in County Durham

115 treks across County Durham, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is the trail open?” (trail status).

• Cassop Vale circular walk · trek · County Durham · Must-see
• Brafferton & Newton Ketton · trek · Darlington · Must-see
• Weardale Way · trek · County Durham · Must-see
• Pennine Way · trek · County Durham
• Red Kite Trail · trek · County Durham
• Ashes Quarry Geotrail · trek · County Durham
• Battle of Neville's Cross · trek · County Durham
• Bedburn Valley Walk · trek · County Durham
• Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walk · trek · County Durham
• Chester-le-Street Heritage Trail · trek · County Durham
• Consett Heritage Trail · trek · County Durham
• Consett Steel and Swords · trek · County Durham
• Crowtrees Heritage Walk (Red) · trek · County Durham
• Cuddy's Corse · trek · County Durham
• Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb) · trek · County Durham
• Gaunless Valley Heritage Walk · trek · County Durham
• Great Lumley Village Loop · trek · County Durham
• H100 - Beamish Valley · trek · County Durham
• H100 - Esh Winning and Waterhouses · trek · County Durham
• H100 - Newton Hall & Brasside · trek · County Durham
• H100 - Sedgefield · trek · County Durham
• H100 - Shadforth · trek · County Durham
• H100 - Spennymoor and Byers Green · trek · County Durham
• H100 - Witton Gilbert · trek · County Durham
• H100: Croxdale · trek · County Durham
• Hannah's Meadow Walk · trek · County Durham
• Hardwick Park & Bishop's Fen · trek · County Durham
• Heritage 100 - Bearpark · trek · County Durham
• Heritage 100 - Cassop, Quarrington Hill and Kelloe · trek · County Durham
• Heritage 100 - Coxhoe · trek · County Durham
• Heritage 100 - Lanchester · trek · County Durham
• Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's Point · trek · County Durham
• Heritage 100 - Ushaw Moor · trek · County Durham
• Heritage 100 - Walridge Fell · trek · County Durham
• High Force Geotrail · trek · County Durham
• Historical Circuit Walk · trek · County Durham
• Houghall Discovery Trail · trek · County Durham
• Hudeshope from Middleton Geotrail · trek · County Durham
• Jubilee Walk · trek · County Durham
• Lead Mining Trail · trek · County Durham
• Locomotion & Historic Shildon · trek · County Durham
• Low Force Geotrail · trek · County Durham
• Mineral Valleys Walk - Escomb, Witton Park & Etherley · trek · County Durham
• Mineral Valleys Walk: Frosterley (Walk 3) · trek · County Durham
• Mineral Valleys Walk: Rookhope · trek · County Durham
• Mineral Valleys Walk: Rookhope (short) · trek · County Durham
• Mineral Valleys Walk: St. John's Chapel · trek · County Durham
• Purple Clover Leaf Walk · trek · County Durham
• Red Clover Leaf Walk · trek · County Durham
• Riverside Trail · trek · County Durham
• Riverside Walk · trek · County Durham
• Rookhope Trails 1 · trek · County Durham
• Rookhope Trails 4 · trek · County Durham
• Slitt Wood and West Rigg Geotrail · trek · County Durham
• Small Pilgrim Places · trek · County Durham
• Spurlswood Walk · trek · County Durham
• Squirrel Trail · trek · County Durham
• Stanhope Burn Geotrail · trek · County Durham
• Sulphur and Salt Trail · trek · County Durham
• Tees Railway Path · trek · County Durham
• The Angel's Way · trek · County Durham
• Three Becks Walk · trek · County Durham
• Tow Law · trek · County Durham
• Tree Walk · trek · County Durham
• Trimdon Parish Circular Walk · trek · County Durham
• Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 6 · trek · County Durham
• Tyne-Wear Trail · trek · County Durham
• Wagon Way Trail · trek · County Durham
• Waldridge Fell Country Park: Easy Access Route · trek · County Durham
• Way of Learning · trek · County Durham
• Way of Life - Gainford to Escomb · trek · County Durham
• Way of Light · trek · County Durham
• Way of Love · trek · County Durham
• Wearhead Walk - The River Starts Here · trek · County Durham
• West Bowburn Way · trek · County Durham
• Witon-le-Wear Circular Walk 2 · trek · County Durham
• Witton-le-Wear Circular Walk 1 · trek · County Durham
• Wolsingham Family Walk · trek · County Durham
• Yellow Clover Leaf Walk · trek · County Durham
• Yew Tree Trail · trek · County Durham
• Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) · trek · County Durham
• Bede's Way · trek · County Durham
• Blanchland Geotrail · trek · County Durham
• Boundary Walk · trek · County Durham
• Dragonfly route · trek · County Durham
• Hedley Hall Wood Blue Trail · trek · County Durham
• Heritage Trails: Wall · trek · County Durham
• Heron route · trek · County Durham
• King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to Newport Bridge · trek · County Durham
• Old Railway Footpath · trek · County Durham
• Shrew route · trek · County Durham
• Souter Lighthouse Ranger Run, Souter Lighthouse · trek · County Durham
• Souter Lighthouse Trail, Souter Lighthouse · trek · County Durham
• Stride out walk · trek · County Durham
• Teesdale Way (Dufton to Middleton in Teesdale) · trek · County Durham
• The Souter Saunter, Souter Lighthouse · trek · County Durham
• Thornaby Trail Connections · trek · County Durham
• Thornaby Trail Loop · trek · County Durham
• Tyne and Wear Heritage Way Section 7 · trek · County Durham
• Valley Views Trail, Gibside · trek · County Durham
• Westmorland and Furness Way: Stage 2 (Eden's Garden) · trek · County Durham
• Westmorland and Furness Way: Stage 3 (The Sleeping Elephants) · trek · County Durham
• Hartlepool Headland Story Trail · trek · Hartlepool
• Three Villages Native Tree Walk · trek · Hartlepool
• Cleveland Street · trek · Redcar and Cleveland
• Cleveland Way · trek · Redcar and Cleveland
• Tees Link · trek · Redcar and Cleveland
• Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby) · trek · Redcar and Cleveland
• The Miners Way · trek · Redcar and Cleveland
• Walk Green · trek · Redcar and Cleveland
• Walk Red · trek · Redcar and Cleveland
• Walk White · trek · Redcar and Cleveland
• Barmpton & Little Ketton · trek · Darlington
• Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough) · trek · Darlington
• Marton West Beck · trek · Middlesbrough