Connect Houghton-le-Spring with Slow Ways
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Tyne & Wear
Slow Ways linking Houghton-le-Spring and Chester-le-Street, Hetton-Le-Hole, Murton (County Durham), Seaham, Sunderland, Washington, West Rainton
England / Tyne & Wear / Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring’s seven Slow Ways are 36% checked
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Walk to Houghton-le-Spring from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Chester-le-Street—Houghton-le-Spring
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Chehou one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 92m | Descent 123m | ||
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Houghton-le-Spring—Hetton-Le-Hole
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Houhet one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 10m | Descent 35m | ||
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Houghton-le-Spring—Murton (County Durham)
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Houmur one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 85m | Descent 36m | ||
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Houghton-le-Spring—Seaham
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Housea one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 145m | Descent 124m | ||
Houghton-le-Spring—Sunderland
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Housun one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 144m | Descent 177m | ||
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Washington—Houghton-le-Spring
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Washou one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 105m | Descent 109m | ||
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West Rainton—Houghton-le-Spring
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Weshou one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 58m | Descent 35m |
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Collective progress
36% of Houghton-le-Spring’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Houghton-le-Spring’s Slow Ways
4 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Houghton-le-Spring
18km out of 63km have been walked and reviewed
42km of reviews have been shared in Houghton-le-Spring
Latest Updates
After the A19 you are on a shared cycle path riht into the City Centre....
Philip Le Marquand
Turn left beyond it along field edge to meet path along A19 boundary fence. Cross to far side of B1286 and follow pavement on north side of road to bear left onto tarmac path near traffic light crossing Photo 10. A possible alternative route early on but not investigated would be to continue eastward at Field House Farm (351501) to 368506 and turn north to join original route at 365525...
Chris May
A minor deviation, very easy to find , will take you through the Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve where there are toilets and a cafe. There are no public toilets in West Rainton or Houghton , but as pointed out in a previous review there are toilets at Lidl in Houghton and some of the pubs there seem to keep long hours...
Jeff
There are no public toilets in either West Rainton or Houghton-le-Spring but in Houghton-le-Spring both Lidl and the public library have toilets for customers....
Annette
In reality, this path is quickly lost in the overgrown grass and gets quite boggy towards the end and it appears the locals have created another route that diverges Easterly of the suggested footpath that then runs Northerly alongside the fence towards the stile (this 'new' path is easily identifiable on satellite imagery) and future walkers may consider this slight alteration....
DavidMMMXXI
Martin Ainscow added Houmur one, a new walk from Houghton-le-Spring to Murton (County Durham)
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Chehou one, a new walk from Chester-le-Street to Houghton-le-Spring
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Houhet one, a new walk from Houghton-le-Spring to Hetton-Le-Hole
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Housea one, a new walk from Houghton-le-Spring to Seaham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Housun one, a new walk from Houghton-le-Spring to Sunderland
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Washou one, a new walk from Washington to Houghton-le-Spring
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Weshou one, a new walk from West Rainton to Houghton-le-Spring
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Houghton-le-Spring’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
NZ3412849839
Lat / Lon
54.84222° / -1.47012°
Easting / Northing
434,128E / 549,839N
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