We are the Chester-le-Street Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Weetslade - Sunday, 23rd February. A flat walk, apart from one hill at the start. Approx 9.5 miles....but certainly not strenuous. There are some possible patches of mud at times, but many good tracks. The option of a shorter walk will also be available. We start walking in Weetslade country park, with an early gentle incline up a hill, which has beautiful 360 degree views, including views over the next part of walk. We head down the bank and along the Heritage Way on the edge of Wideopen. Next, we walk along Little Waters (part of the Seaton Burn) into a nature reserve. Then we cross over the A1, and into the peaceful Big Waters Country Park. Within the park, we can use stepping stones (for the more adventurous!), or a bridge, and we might see planes coming overhead into Newcastle airport, as we walk along the banks of the lake.
The next part of walk takes us out of Big Waters, and much closer to the perimeter of the airport. Planes might well fly close overhead, as we have lunch!
We enter Havanna Nature Reserve, near Hazelrigg, passing a lake and a cordoned off area for red squirrels. You never know...maybe we'll be lucky to spot one! It is here that we may encounter mud!
Exiting the nature reserve, we walk through some housing, through the A1 underpass, and through a modern housing estate, before re-entering Weetslade Country Park. We walk along the outer edge of the park as we make our way back to our cars.
9.50am for 10.00am departure leaving the Civic Centre Car Park, Chester Le Street, DH3 3UA.
10.30am in the small car park on the edge of Weetslade Country Park, Great Lime Red. NE23 7LZ What3Words: zooms.washed.mobile Directions to the start point: Heading north on the A1, continue to junction 79 exit towards A1056 Wideopen/Killingworth. Keep in the left hand lane and turn right on to Great parkway. Take the 3rd exit off the roundabout on to Rotary way (towards Gosforth Park). Take the 2nd exit at the next roundabout on to the A1056, then at the 3rd roundabout turn left onto the B1319 Great Lime Road. The entrance to the car park at Weetslade is on the right after approx. 300 metres.
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