This route travels from the village green of Cockerton, through the suburbs of Darlington and out into the countryside.
Circular | 11.9km (7.73 miles) | Difficulty: Easy
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Reeth to Fremington Edge
This is a relatively short route which offers some amazing views of Swale Dale and the valley surrounding Arkle Beck. The route is initially field walking followed by a brief, but steep, ascent onto moorlands.
Circular | 9.71km (6 miles) | Difficulty: Medium
Blencathra
This route climbs Blencathra, the third highest peak in the lake districts. The route is rated hard due to a combination of different.
Circular | 13.1km (8.15 miles) | Difficulty: Hard
Whorlton to Hutton Magna
This route traverses quiet country lanes and footpaths between the villages of Whorlton and Hutton Magna. It is circular and mostly flat which allows for it to be followed however the walker feels fit.
Circular | 10.8km (6.73 miles) | Difficulty: Easy
Durham to Houghall
This route mixes city streets and country footpaths to offer amazing views of the historic city of Durham and its surrounding countryside. The route can be started in the town centre or up by the cathedral.
Circular | 8.8km (5.5 miles) | Difficulty: Easy
Roseberry Topping to The Captain Cook Monument
Despite several steep inclines this route is relatively easy with most of it taking place on well maintained paths and lanes. The route starts from a forestry commission car park on Dikes Lane outside of Great Ayton.
Circular | 10.6km (6.59 miles) | Difficulty: Easy
Barningham to Gill Beck
This walk starts in the Teesdale village of Barningham off the A66. The route gets a medium difficulty because of the river crossings it requires and ill-marked paths. Some sections of the route involve crossing moorlands which may be difficult in wet weather.
Circular | 8.5km (5 miles) | Difficulty: Medium
Claybank to Cringle Moor
This route covers moors, farmland and forest. The first half of this route traverses the top of the Cleveland hills from Claybank (the same as the Round Hill walk) and heads West to Cringle Moor offering great views across Teesside. The route then descends to the Teesside plane and returns to Claybank along the bottom of the hills and back up through the Broughton Plantation.
Circular | 13km (8 miles) | Difficulty: Medium to Hard
Claybank to Round Hill
This is a route offering some amazing views across the plane of Teesside and moors of Cleveland. The route covers a range of terrain from forest to moorland and can be traversed in a number of different ways.
Circular | 12km (7.46 miles) | Difficulty: Medium
Piercebridge to Saint Lawrence’s Chapel
This is a fairly leisurely walk along roads and through fields with few inclines. However, it has been rated as having a medium difficulty due to the many problems regarding the accessibility of the route’s footpaths.
Linear | 7.42km (4.61 miles) | Difficulty: Medium
Northern Paths 