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Linear walk from Middlesbrough to Redcar

Summary

This ramble from Middlesbrough town centre out to the seaside at Redcar follows railways and pipelines through sprawling post-industrial hinterland, giving walkers an awesome and haunting impression of the scale of Teesside's former steel industry.
Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
10.4 miles (16.7 km)
Walking time:
04h 00m
Type:
Linear

Start location

Middlesbrough train station (NZ 495207)

lat: 54.5787917

lon: -1.2340784

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