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Pittington Way Railway Path – Wind Farm Trail loop from Durham

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Bike touring routes & trails
United Kingdom
England
North East England
Belmont

Pittington Way Railway Path – Wind Farm Trail loop from Durham

Moderate

5.0

(1)

14

riders

Pittington Way Railway Path – Wind Farm Trail loop from Durham

03:07

42.3km

320m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.0 km for 261 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

6.02 km

Pittington Way Railway Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Pittington Way Railway Path. Fast, flat, interesting narrow railway path / double track. A good leg tester. Watch for lots of glass under the bridge at the Eastern end of the track

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2

9.90 km

Men Don't Cry Statue

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3

11.7 km

Lakes Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Lakes café, open everyday 9am till 3pm,
clean toilets and changing rooms and they do ice-cream for dogs.
Defibrillator on outside wall

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4

15.1 km

Wind Farm Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fun, semi-technical farm track - double track - single track sections. Watch for the tight squeeze between the concrete blocks entering the woods.

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5

19.9 km

Tunnel Entrance

Highlight • Structure

26.5 km

Sharpley Plantations

Forest

7

29.8 km

View of Great Eppleton Wind Farm

Highlight • Structure

Perfect spring summer on a nice day

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8

33.7 km

Hetton Lyons Lake

Highlight • Rest Area

Hetton Lyons Country Park is a pretty park centred around a water sports lake.

It has a cafe based in the Springboard Adventure centre.

It was once the site of …

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B

42.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

11.5 km

6.20 km

5.94 km

2.11 km

314 m

145 m

Surfaces

14.8 km

12.3 km

11.6 km

2.15 km

1.61 km

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Tuesday 23 June

27°C

15°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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