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Beamish Woods – The Shepherd and Spinners loop from Beamish Museum

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Beamish Woods – The Shepherd and Spinners loop from Beamish Museum

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Beamish Woods – The Shepherd and Spinners loop from Beamish Museum

02:20

8.45km

150m

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: April 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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250 m

Derwentside Junction

Highlight • Cycleway

Junction to get up to Beamish museum or Stanley

Tip by

311 m

Old Railway Tunnel and Stone Archways

Highlight • Historical Site

375 m

Stone Arch Railway Tunnel on the C2C

Highlight • Historical Site

Another old rail tunnel on the C2C

Tip by

642 m

Beamish Woods

Highlight • Forest

Way into Beamish woods from the C2C track

Tip by

3.44 km

Old Stone Industrial Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

4.28 km

Abandoned Machinery at Old Stone Barn

Highlight • Historical Site

Old abandoned machine parts make fire some interesting photos

Tip by

5.77 km

Mill Wood Lake

Highlight • Forest

some times the lake can have a sheath of mud over it making it a little unatractive. all in all it is beautiful

Tip by

8.20 km

The Shepherd and Spinners

Highlight • Restaurant

Great little pub frozen in time

Tip by

8.45 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.76 km

2.09 km

936 m

550 m

115 m

Surfaces

2.51 km

2.05 km

1.63 km

873 m

724 m

663 m

Elevation

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Monday 15 June

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Beamish Woods – The Shepherd and Spinners loop from Beamish Museum

Derwentside Junction

Old Railway Tunnel and Stone Archways

Stone Arch Railway Tunnel on the C2C

Beamish Woods

Old Stone Industrial Ruins

Abandoned Machinery at Old Stone Barn

Mill Wood Lake

The Shepherd and Spinners

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