Connect Bishop Auckland with Slow Ways

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Bishop Auckland

Durham


Slow Ways linking Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle, Crook, Shildon, Spennymoor, Willington (County Durham)

England / Durham / Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland’s five Slow Ways are 35% checked

Drawn: 5/5
reviewed: 2/5
verified: 0/5
and surveyed: 0/5

Help connect Bishop Auckland

Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.

Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.

Give a hike and help get a for every one of Bishop Auckland’s Slow Ways.

Walk to Bishop Auckland from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Barnard Castle—Bishop Auckland
Barbis one Pioneer me Distance 29km/18mi Ascent 284m Descent 351m
Bishop Auckland—Shildon
Bisshi one Verify me Distance 5km/3mi Ascent 110m Descent 60m
Bishop Auckland—Spennymoor
Bisspe one Pioneer me Distance 9km/5mi Ascent 129m Descent 118m
Crook—Bishop Auckland
Crobis one Pioneer me Distance 9km/6mi Ascent 192m Descent 137m
Willington (County Durham)—Bishop Auckland
Wilbis one Verify me Distance 6km/4mi Ascent 94m Descent 96m

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Collective progress

35% of Bishop Auckland’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

5/5

drawn

2/5

reviewed

0/5

surveyed

0/5

verified

3 people have contributed to Bishop Auckland’s Slow Ways

0 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in Bishop Auckland

11km out of 58km have been walked and reviewed

22km of reviews have been shared in Bishop Auckland

Latest Updates

Once you leave the town and cross the Newton Cap Viaduct you are on the Bishop Auckland to Brandon Railway Path. Signs clearly say this is a shared path but there is plenty of room for cyclists to pass. It is easy walking and would be suitable for wheelers I would think....

Philip Le Marquand

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After this there were some steep ascents and descents before final climb into town centre. Enjoyable walk....

Philip Le Marquand

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The routes starts at the functional bus station (pic 1) and quickly crosses town and drops down to the river, where there is an easy to miss path that follows the river (pic 2). The route is easy to follow except that the path down the side of the school is 300 metres further south. Back on the road, follow the route to the bridge and then a quick left and right brings you along a quiet road to the footpath (pic 8). A left turn and 300 metres along the road, a right turn takes on to a grassy path (pic 10)....

Andy Redfern

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Efficient, pleasant and well maintained /waymarked route for walking and cycling (part of national cycle network)....

Phil

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Bishop Auckland

Conkertree surveyed Bishop Auckland

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Barnard Castle—Bishop Auckland

Slow Ways added Barbis one, a new walk from Barnard Castle to Bishop Auckland

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Bishop Auckland—Shildon

Slow Ways added Bisshi one, a new walk from Bishop Auckland to Shildon

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Bishop Auckland—Spennymoor

Slow Ways added Bisspe one, a new walk from Bishop Auckland to Spennymoor

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Crook—Bishop Auckland

Slow Ways added Crobis one, a new walk from Crook to Bishop Auckland

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Willington (County Durham)—Bishop Auckland

Slow Ways added Wilbis one, a new walk from Willington (County Durham) to Bishop Auckland

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Bishop Auckland, Mon 13 May

20°

Cloudy

Bishop Auckland’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

NZ2095229993

Lat / Lon

54.66460° / -1.67671°

Easting / Northing

420,952E / 529,993N

Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?

If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Bishop Auckland and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?

This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!

Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Bishop Auckland's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town

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