Part of the South Tyneside's Community Page programme
Category 1/2 Walk – Easy/Moderate. A selection of trial and path that involves some ascent and descent. Total distance is 17km (10.6miles). Total elevation gain is 324m.
Set off is 10am.
Starting and finishing at Horsemarket Car Park, this is a loop taking in both High Force and Low Force in the North Pennines.
The trail leads us along country lanes through various pastures along the side of the valley, descending through Ravelin Gill and passing Newbiggin to arrive in Bowlees.
From there, we make our way down to the Tees riverside and join the Pennine Way, taking in Low Force. We continue along the riverside via Holwick Bridge to High Force – England’s biggest waterfall.
The return is along the Pennine way back to Low Force, along the riverside back to the Car Park.
The route includes several climbs and descents throughout, with several steep flights of stone steps. The paths are a mixture of stone paths, tracks, rocky and uneven paths, and grass field paths.
At the end of the walk, there are coffee shops in Middleton-in-Teesdale which serve food and drinks.
Kit needed:
Cost of Event:
The wellbeing walk is offered as a free event, as the ability to pay should not be a barrier to access nature in support of your health and wellbeing.
However, if you feel you are able to make a contribution to cover the costs of these walks, we would be very grateful for the offer of a donation - either in cash on the day or via bank transfer.
This will help not only cover the costs for the day but also scale up the number of walks we are able to offer.
For those able to pay, a donation of between £5-£10 per person would be great.
This can be paid in cash on the day, or via online transfer. Bank details for online transfer are:
Conscience Coaching and Consulting CIC
08-92-99
67388516
Horsemarket Car Park, Horsemarket Barnard Castle County Durham, DL12 0SL
Where it's happening:
Horsemarket Car Park