Gaunless Valley Heritage Walk

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Loop Walk · County Durham

250

about 1 h 53 min walking

Easy

8.34 km

Loop

Graded from its length and climb.

415 m

310 m

205 m

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

128 m

Drop

133 m

Highest

344 m

Lowest

229 m

Walking time

about 1 h 53 min

Which way round

Anticlockwise: Easy first 7.0 km, no steep climbing, no steep descents.

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main climb: km 7.0–8.4, from 232 m to 309 m.

How the 8.4 km splits

Flat

2.6 km

Climbing

2.7 km

Descending

3.1 km

Campsites near the start

East Shotton Campsite

4.1 km from the start · 5.0★ (2)

Cragwood holiday home Park, riverside touring park

6.5 km from the start · 4.4★ (111)

Garth Hill Farm Camping

6.9 km from the start · 5.0★ (4)

High Shipley Farm Caravan and Camping Club CS

7.5 km from the start · 4.8★ (13)