West Rainton — South Hetton
Westsou one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting West Rainton and South Hetton.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting West Rainton and South Hetton.
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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
West Rainton
Grid Ref
NZ3181346611
Lat / Lon
54.81336° / -1.50652°
Easting / Northing
431,813E / 546,611N
What3Words
tables.income.ruffling
South Hetton
Grid Ref
NZ3820045117
Lat / Lon
54.79949° / -1.40734°
Easting / Northing
438,200E / 545,117N
What3Words
vital.agents.narrating
Westsou One's land is
| West Rainton | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NZ3181346611 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.81336° / -1.50652° |
| Easting / Northing | 431,813E / 546,611N |
| What3Words | tables.income.ruffling |
| South Hetton | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NZ3820045117 |
| Lat / Lon | 54.79949° / -1.40734° |
| Easting / Northing | 438,200E / 545,117N |
| What3Words | vital.agents.narrating |
| Arable | 66.9% |
| Pasture | 9.3% |
| Urban | 21.5% |
| Woods | 2.3% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Richard Hockin
18 Apr 2024We really enjoyed this route through colliery villages starting in West Rainton and passing through High Pittington, Littletown, Haswell and finishing in South Hetton.
In terms of topography the terrain is gently undulating, starting on the Durham Coal Measures and crossing onto the Magnesian Limestone plateau. There is a great variety of scenery and some superb views on the route, for example from the highest point at High Haswell Farm, and there is much in the way of historical features and wildlife to see.
The route uses public footpaths through settlements, farmland and coniferous forestry, with a short section on pavements in Haswell. Conditions underfoot are generally good, but one or two short sections were muddy when we did the walk, which is not surprising following all the rain in previous months.
The route is mainly well-signposted but we had to use the map occasionally to keep to the rights of way.
There are bus stops with a regular service at the start and finish of the route in West Rainton and South Hetton; there are also convenience stores here, and another close to the route in High Pittington.
Richard Hockin & Jeff Dean (West Rainton Green Group)
Route walked on 17th April 2024.
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