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Waskerley Way – Hownsgill Viaduct loop from Consett

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North East England

Waskerley Way – Hownsgill Viaduct loop from Consett

Hard

5.0

(4)

20

hikers

Waskerley Way – Hownsgill Viaduct loop from Consett

07:43

29.4km

250m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

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North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

131 m

Consett Iron Works Torpedo Wagon

Highlight • Historical Site

Consett iron works part of the ncn route to whitehaven.

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2

165 m

Consett Heritage Trail Signpost

Highlight • Monument

Consett Heritage Trail marker

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3

334 m

Stone Arch Railway Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Built in 1890

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4

717 m

Hownsgill Viaduct Heritage Trail Information

Highlight • Historical Site

History of the viaduct

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5

8.85 km

Waskerley Station

Highlight • Cycleway

Waskerley Station is at the top of Stanhope Moor. This is where the old Stanhope - Tyne train line, now forms the Waskerley Way and C2C cycle route.

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6

14.9 km

Waskerley Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Waskerley Way is a 9.7 mile (15.6 km) traffic-free cycle path. Running through County Durham's finest countryside, it passes impressive railway structures, patchwork farmland, woodland, wetland, scrub and moorland. The …

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7

28.8 km

Hownsgill Viaduct

Highlight • Cycleway

A former railway bridge, the Hownsgill was constructed by Stanhope and Tyne Railway from 1832 to 1834. Designed by engineer Robert Stephenson, the bridge is 690 feet (210 m) long …

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8

29.1 km

Howard Street Trail Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

Holds up the field entrance

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B

29.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.7 km

12.2 km

347 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.0 km

10.7 km

529 m

153 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Comments

June 15, 2022,From Stanhope to Templetown

Old railway tracks. Apart from the heart attack climb out of Stanhope.

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