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Stream to River Allen – River Allen loop from Bardon Mill

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Stream to River Allen – River Allen loop from Bardon Mill

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Stream to River Allen – River Allen loop from Bardon Mill

03:23

12.1km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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49 m

Entrance to Allen Banks & Staward Gorge

Highlight • Rest Area

Note the bridge has been missing for a while (mid 2019) so you will currently have to walk up & down same side rather than doing a loop on both sides.

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1.78 km

Stream to River Allen

Highlight • Natural

If walking in summer with dogs be aware of the tics when you get back.

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2.24 km

Wooden Footbridge Over the River Allen

Highlight • River

Pretty wooden footbridge over a scenic stretch of the River Allen.

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3.59 km

River Allen

Highlight • Trail

Just off the John Martin Heritage Trail there is a beach area and pool facing a rock face, much like the pool at Swallowship on Devils water, very similar geology …

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8.20 km

View Over Plankey Mill to Hadrian's Wall

Highlight • Forest

A view from a vantage point just off the edge of main path at Stawart Peel,

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8.21 km

View of North Pennines Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

8.28 km

Ruins of Staward Peel

Highlight • Gorge

This tower was positioned at a strategic defensive point atop the River Allen as it passes through Steward Gorge, within the current National Trust property of Allen Banks & Staward …

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8.69 km

Woodland Walk Along the River in North Pennines National Landscape

Highlight • River

take plenty of water

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12.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.38 km

3.42 km

295 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.03 km

2.64 km

1.59 km

1.48 km

295 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 5 September

19°C

8°C

48 %

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Comments

September 7, 2025,River Allen – Stream to River Allen loop from Catton

Great walk. Hazelnut trees. Can start on the other side.

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Stream to River Allen – River Allen loop from Bardon Mill

Entrance to Allen Banks & Staward Gorge

Stream to River Allen

Wooden Footbridge Over the River Allen

River Allen

View Over Plankey Mill to Hadrian's Wall

View of North Pennines Valley

Ruins of Staward Peel

Woodland Walk Along the River in North Pennines National Landscape

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