Medomsley and Dipton Ramble

Crook & Weardale Group

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Overview

Railway paths, pastures and woodland in North-West Durham

Sunday, 10 August 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent:: 304.8m / 1000ft
Type:: circular

East Castle - C2C railway - Billingside - Bradley Wood - Bradley Hall - Medomsley - Southfield Farm - Pikewell Burn - Dipron -Raisenside

Features

Accessible by public transport
Car parking available
Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:: NZ 14926 52001
Nearest postcode:: DH9 8PH
what3words:: adapt.caked.tens

Start time:: 10:00 am

East Castle - private car park behind red brick terrace 80 metres East of East Castle crossroads accessed either on a track from the bus stop (rusty shelter) or the STOP sign on the road. Car sharing recommended

Upcoming walks with Crook & Weardale Group

Hambleton Hills Hobble

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.8 miles

Wainwrights - Ard Crags and Knott Rigg

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Difficulty:: Strenuous

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Red Pike to Haystacks Ridgewalk

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Difficulty:: Strenuous

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Starling Dodd and Great Borne

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Difficulty:: Strenuous

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A Long Walk on a Long Ridge in Wharfedale

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Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 15.5 miles

Pennine Way and Isaac's Tea Trail by the South Tyne

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

A Walk Through Durham

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Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Cross Fell

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Difficulty:: Strenuous

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Evening walk at Bishop Auckland

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Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.5 miles

South Tynedale Ramble

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

Yewbarrow

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Difficulty:: Strenuous

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Scafell and Slight Side from Eskdale

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.2 miles

Whin Rigg and Illgill Head From Miterdale

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Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Warden Law and River Tyne Trail

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.2 miles

Durham City

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

A Long Walk Over Hadrian's Wall

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Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 18.0 miles

Wandering in Wensleydale

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

An Evening Walk from West Auckland

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Skelton Moor and Fremington Edge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

Addleborough - Wensleydale's Answer to Ingleborough

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

St Oswald's Way to Simonside

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 16.0 miles