Weardale Way
124 km / 77 miles
Durham, Tyne and Wear
A route following the River Wear from the sea at the Lindisfarne Memorial, Roker, Sunderland to the headwaters in the east Pennines, keeping as close as is possible to the river and after leaving the initially urban surroundings of Sunderland it visits Lumley Castle, Durham (where the Castle and Cathedral forms a World Heritage Site), Bishop Auckland and Stanhope. After Stanhope the Way makes a northward loop to Rookhope to take in part of a tributary, Rookhope Burn.
The Way was upgraded and revised in 2006 with a change to the finish point, previously at Wearhead, not yet reflected on OS mapping. At Wearhead, Killhope and Burnhope Burns combine to form the Wear and the extension is up Killhope Burn. Nine circular walks around villages, including Rookhope, St John's Chapel and Escomb, are being developed.
The River Wear Trail (10 miles and shown on OS Explorer mapping) between Roker and Fatfield runs on both banks of the tidal Wear with parts coincident with the Way.
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1,981 m (6,499 ft) ascent
493 m (1,617 ft) maximum height
