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Wind Farm Trail – Hetton Lyons Lake loop from Burdon

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Wind Farm Trail – Hetton Lyons Lake loop from Burdon

Easy

4.3

(3)

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Wind Farm Trail – Hetton Lyons Lake loop from Burdon

01:08

15.5km

130m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.26 km for 321 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.55 km

Wind Farm Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fun, semi-technical farm track - double track - single track sections. Watch for the tight squeeze between the concrete blocks entering the woods.

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8.01 km

Lakes Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Lakes café, open everyday 9am till 3pm,
clean toilets and changing rooms and they do ice-cream for dogs.
Defibrillator on outside wall

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8.26 km

Hetton Lyons Crit Track and Cyclo-cross Courses

Highlight • Trail

Crit Track open at all times - watch for pedestrians. Explore the Cyclo-cross trails scattered around the East side of the park. Hetton Lyons was the site of the 2018 British Cycling National Cyclo-Cross Championships.

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8.60 km

Hetton Lyons Lake

Highlight • Rest Area

Hetton Lyons Country Park is a pretty park centred around a water sports lake.

It has a cafe based in the Springboard Adventure centre.

It was once the site of …

Tip by

12.5 km

View of Great Eppleton Wind Farm

Highlight • Structure

Perfect spring summer on a nice day

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15.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.12 km

2.96 km

2.04 km

1.92 km

1.29 km

154 m

Surfaces

4.79 km

4.33 km

3.17 km

1.88 km

1.33 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 17 May

14°C

4°C

40 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Wind Farm Trail – Hetton Lyons Lake loop from Burdon

Wind Farm Trail

Lakes Café

Hetton Lyons Crit Track and Cyclo-cross Courses

Hetton Lyons Lake

View of Great Eppleton Wind Farm

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