Barnard Castle — Gainford
Bargai one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Barnard Castle and Gainford.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Barnard Castle and Gainford.
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Barnard Castle
Grid Ref
NZ0498116622
Lat / Lon
54.54484° / -1.92453°
Easting / Northing
404,981E / 516,622N
What3Words
beaks.icon.screen
Gainford
Grid Ref
NZ1702016800
Lat / Lon
54.54618° / -1.73842°
Easting / Northing
417,020E / 516,800N
What3Words
fewer.rigs.tokens
Bargai One's land is
| Barnard Castle | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NZ0498116622 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.54484° / -1.92453° |
| Easting / Northing | 404,981E / 516,622N |
| What3Words | beaks.icon.screen |
| Gainford | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NZ1702016800 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.54618° / -1.73842° |
| Easting / Northing | 417,020E / 516,800N |
| What3Words | fewer.rigs.tokens |
| Arable | 33.2% |
| Other agricultural land | 17.5% |
| Pasture | 36.4% |
| Urban | 7.5% |
| Woods | 5.5% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Moocs
17 Nov 2022I've walked this route many times, in all weathers, and in each direction, but my preference is to walk Gainford to Barnard Castle, as the scenery improves greatly as you walk towards 'Barney' (and its easier to catch a bus back!). It's not suitable for buggys or wheelchairs unfortunately; narrow paths, stiles, steep ups and downs in places. There is lots of free parking around the green in Gainford so amble off pass the church to the river, and then towards the sulphurous spa spring first. The trail continues, to follow the Teesdale Way upstream, passing Winston bridge, (famous for a Spitfire 'fly-under'), crosses the Tees at Whorlton on a rickety wooden Toll-Bridge ( now closed to traffic), then across the 'Meeting of the Waters' in Rokeby Park. From there, geology takes over and there's a spectacular section above the narrow gorge of south bank to Abbey Bridge. The 'Sloways' route suggests crossing over here, but if you have the puff, carry on a few hundred meters to visit the beautiful remains of Egglestone Abbey, from where you can carry on along the south bank, or back track to cross the Abbey Bridge and walk the Demesnes ( I always prefer the former, as it saves a bit of time, and the Demesnes fields can be quite muddy). Plenty of refreshments in Barney, and an hourly bus (X75 or X76) will return you to your staring point in Gainford. I'd allow 3 to 4 hours of safe, well-signed, slow walking...[;)].
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Eva Outram
17 Dec 2024Please note that Whorlton bridge is currently closed for repairs with an estimated reopening date of Spring 2025. You can find updates on the bridge here https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/30781/Whorlton-Bridge-refurbishment-updates but it has been suggested that walkers can use the path on the north side of the bridge until it repopens.
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