Richmond and Easby Abbey

Darlington Group

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Overview

A Figure of Eight walk. The first part takes us up to the golf course and along the gallops and down to the waterfall via Round Howe. We will have lunch at the waterfall where there are picnic tables. After lunch we do a loop to Easby Abbey

Fields and tracks with a little bit of road walking

Sunday, 11 January 2026

Meeting time:: 9:00 am
Start time:: 9:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 13.7km / 8.5mi
Ascent:: 137.2m / 450ft
Type:: circular

There are toilets at Round Howe and the waterfall

PLEASE NOTE 9AM START FROM VANE TERRACE

Not suitable for dogs

Features

Toilets available
Car parking available
Car sharing available

Meeting point

Grid reference:: NZ 28282 14573
Nearest postcode:: DL3 7AU
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Meeting time:: 9:00 am

Vane Terrace Opposite QE 6th Form College Darlington DL3 7AU

Starting point

Grid reference:: NZ 17150 00863
Nearest postcode:: DL10 4QN
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Start time:: 9:30 am

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