Connect West Rainton with Slow Ways
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Durham
Slow Ways linking West Rainton and Chester-le-Street, Durham, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring, South Hetton
England / Durham / West Rainton
West Rainton’s five Slow Ways are 45% checked
Help connect West Rainton
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 West Rainton’s Slow Ways.
Walk to West Rainton from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Chester-le-Street—West Rainton
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Cheswes one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 65m | Descent 118m | ||
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Chester-le-Street—West Rainton
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Cheswes two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 104m | Descent 160m | ||
Durham—West Rainton
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Durwes two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 132m | Descent 118m | ||
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West Rainton—Hetton-Le-Hole
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Weshet one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 43m | Descent 38m | ||
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West Rainton—Houghton-le-Spring
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Weshou one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 58m | Descent 35m | ||
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West Rainton—South Hetton
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Westsou one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 167m | Descent 134m |
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Collective progress
42% of West Rainton’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to West Rainton’s Slow Ways
4 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in West Rainton
30km out of 54km have been walked and reviewed
42km of reviews have been shared in West Rainton
Latest Updates
We really enjoyed this route through colliery villages starting in West Rainton and passing through High Pittington, Littletown, Haswell and finishing in South Hetton....
Richard Hockin
This was a good walk using a combination of shared cycle path, roads and footpaths....
Philip Le Marquand
A minor deviation, very easy to find , will take you through the Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve where there are toilets and a cafe. There are no public toilets in West Rainton or Houghton , but as pointed out in a previous review there are toilets at Lidl in Houghton and some of the pubs there seem to keep long hours...
Jeff
There are no public toilets in either West Rainton or Houghton-le-Spring but in Houghton-le-Spring both Lidl and the public library have toilets for customers....
Annette
In reality, this path is quickly lost in the overgrown grass and gets quite boggy towards the end and it appears the locals have created another route that diverges Easterly of the suggested footpath that then runs Northerly alongside the fence towards the stile (this 'new' path is easily identifiable on satellite imagery) and future walkers may consider this slight alteration....
DavidMMMXXI
Slow Ways added Cheswes one, a new walk from Chester-le-Street to West Rainton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Cheswes two, a new walk from Chester-le-Street to West Rainton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Weshet one, a new walk from West Rainton to Hetton-Le-Hole
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Weshou one, a new walk from West Rainton to Houghton-le-Spring
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Westsou one, a new walk from West Rainton to South Hetton
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West Rainton’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
NZ3181346611
Lat / Lon
54.81336° / -1.50652°
Easting / Northing
431,813E / 546,611N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of West Rainton'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
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