We are the Chester-le-Street Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
This is a moderate route of approximately 5 miles, with some lovely woodland sections. From the carpark at East Tanfield Station, we cross the road to reach Tanfield Lea Marshes and follow the path on the eastern side of the nature reserve. We then walk up a short bank to reach the Consett to Sunderland railway path. We follow this for a short distance, SW, enjoying the views from this elevated track. We then turn off NW, towards Harperley and Pea Woods. This ancient woodland is small but beautiful. After a short walk along the Kyo Burn and back, we return in a NE direction, through the woods and back towards Tanfield Lea Nature Reserve. We follow the western path, close to the Houghwell Burn and back to the carpark. A lot of this walk is on good tracks and paths, however, there is some uneven terrain and some overgrown sections on the Tanfield Marshes.
After the walk, refreshments will be available at the East Tanfield Station cafe, next to the carpark.
09.50 to meet and 10.00 to leave at the old Civic Centre car park, Chester le Street, DH3 3UA.
10.30 at the East Tanfield Station carpark, Tanfield Railway, DH9 9UY What3Words: ///trudges.flagged.retrial Please note that the gate to the carpark is locked once the cafe closes and customers have left: the closing time on this date is 2pm Directions from Chester le Street A693 towards Stanley: just before Stanley, turn R for Shield Row and Tanfield Railway; at the bottom of the hill, turn R onto the A6076; after a short distance, take the L turn towards Tanfield; after just over half a mile, East Tanfield Station is signposted on your right.
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