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Washington—Houghton-le-Spring

Suggest a new route option for Washou between Washington and Houghton-le-Spring

Want to suggest another way to walk, or wheel, this route? Please only add new routes that add significantly to routes already published.

Firstly, take a look at How to add a new Slow Ways route for information about why you might add a route.

All Slow Ways routes should follow a set methodology. As far as is reasonable it should:

  1. be safe
  2. respect local codes and laws
  3. be accessible to as many people as possible
  4. be direct
  5. be off road
  6. have resting places to eat or sleep every 5-10km
  7. pass through train and bus stations
  8. be easy to navigate
  9. be enjoyable and beautiful
  10. use established routes (such as the Welsh Coast Path), but not be distracted by them!

Suggest a new route option for Washou between Washington and Houghton-le-Spring.

Any new option for Washou must start and finish at the published meeting points.

Grid Ref Lon/Lat What3Words
Washington NZ2999956151 -1.53376 / 54.89920 festivity.copies.bigger
Houghton-le-Spring NZ3412849839 -1.47012 / 54.84222 nasal.beast.loss

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