Valley Views Trail, Gibside
Loop Walk · Tyne and Wear
250
XP
about 1 h 38 min walking
See Gibside from a new perspective as you explore the estate & take in views across Derwent Valley. Wander through the Walled Garden & woodland to discover the ruined old Hall, to the quiet stretch of the River Derwent.
188 m
102 m
16 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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1 steep stretch — marked on the map.
Climb
151 m
Drop
144 m
Highest
163 m
Lowest
24 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 1.1 km, climbs 13% for 200 m early on, no steep descents.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.7 km, no steep climbing, comes down 13% for 200 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 4.0–5.2, from 159 m to 64 m.
How the 6.9 km splits
Flat
2.0 km
Climbing
2.2 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.2 km
Descending
2.5 km