Bowlees And Back (Teesdale)

Crook & Weardale Group

We are the Crook and Weardale Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.58 per month

Overview

A tour of moorland, woodland , pastures and riverside in Teesdale (Note that the grading is at the upper end of "Moderate"

Saturday, 4 October 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 5:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 18.5km / 11.5mi
Ascent:: 496m / 1627ft
Type:: circular

Middleton in Teesdale - Stanhope Gate - Snaisgill - Skears plantation - Hardberry Farm and Hill - Mount Pleasant -Newbiggin - Bowlees - Newbiggin Bridge - Stonygill Head - Hudegate - Breckholme - Middleton in Teesdale

Features

Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
Toilets available
Accessible by public transport
Car parking available
Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:: NY 94781 25401
Nearest postcode:: DL12 0SH
what3words:: legal.swarm.stung

Start time:: 10:00 am

By the Fountain - Horsemarket Middleton in Teesdale

Upcoming walks with Crook & Weardale Group

Nickynack Bridge from Sunderland Bridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Green Crag in Dunnerdale

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Complete Coniston Fells

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

Derwent Reservoir and Muggleswick Fell

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Evening Walk at Willington

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

A Tour of Durham Colleges

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Cleveland Way Saltburn and Skinningrove

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.6 miles

Weardale Way Paradise to California

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Baybridge to the Devil's Water

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

A Long Walk Over Hadrian's Wall

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 18.0 miles

Quebec and the Lanchester Valley Railway Path

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Reeth to Lagthwaite around Calver Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles