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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Blackbird
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Blackbird, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Blackbird, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Odontocerum albicorne, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Green-veined White +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Odontocerum albicorne, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Green-veined White +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Weardale Way

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weardale WayWalking route124 km
Named routeLength 124 kmRegional walking route
Rookhope Trails 4Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Rookhope Trails 1Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: RookhopeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mineral Valleys Walk: Rookhope (short)Walking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

C2C Stanhope on-road braid

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
National Byway (County Durham and Northumberland)Cycling route

The National Byway route through County Durham and Northumberland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 7Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route24 km
Named routeRef 7Length 24 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sea to Sea routeMountain bike route

The UK's most popular challenge cycle route, travelling 136 miles between the Irish Sea and the North Sea, from Cumbria to Tyneside via the northern Lake District and the Pennines

Named routeRef C2CPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
Hamsterley Common CircuitMountain bike route38 km
Named routeRef CDW13Length 38 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

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