Connect Wearhead with Slow Ways
We’re creating a network of walking routes that connect all of Britain’s towns, cities and national parks
more walks and reviews are needed to fully connect Wearhead to the verified network. Can you give a hike and help?
Give a hike!England / Durham / Wearhead
Wearhead’s five Slow Ways are 30% checked
Help connect Wearhead
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 Wearhead’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Wearhead from further afield
| Route | Slow Way | Distance | To do | Pledge | Ascent | Descent | ||||
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| Alswea one |
Alston—Wearhead
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Distance 19km/12mi |
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Pioneer me | U U | Ascent 534m | Descent 487m | ||
| Dufwea one |
Dufton—Wearhead
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Distance 33km/20mi |
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Pioneer me | U U | Ascent 951m | Descent 799m | ||
| Lanwea one |
Langdon Beck—Wearhead
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Distance 11km/7mi |
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Pioneer me | U U | Ascent 307m | Descent 361m | ||
| Weabla one |
Wearhead—Blanchland
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Distance 19km/12mi |
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Pioneer me | U U | Ascent 646m | Descent 748m | ||
| Weasta one |
Wearhead—Stanhope
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Distance 16km/10mi |
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Double check | U U | Ascent 231m | Descent 105m |
Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Wearhead and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Collective progress
30% of Wearhead’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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1 people have contributed to Wearhead’s Slow Ways
1 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Wearhead
16km out of 98km have been walked and reviewed
16km of reviews have been shared in Wearhead
Latest Updates
Proceeding through the gate, the path condition is good, with views of the river to the left and the flooded Greenfoot quarry to the right, a site of special scientific interest. Following the fence line for approximately 5 minutes, a public gate behind a private property is reached entering a more uneven wooded area, but still a path in good condition, reconnecting the walk back to the riverbank. Continuing the walk through the wooded area, the path diverges slightly from the river bank and meets the train tracks again, this time separated by a wire fence. For those looking for a short walk when in the area I can recommend this until the point where my outbound walk ended however until a more adventurous reviewer ventures through the thistles or this section of the walk improves, I cannot provide a more substantive comment....
Alastair Poole
Slow Ways added Lanwea one, a new walk from Langdon Beck to Wearhead
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Weabla one, a new walk from Wearhead to Blanchland
Walk this routeWearhead’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
NY8583839507
Lat / Lon
54.75032° / -2.22155°
Easting / Northing
385,838E / 539,507N
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