Wynyard Woodland Park

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.

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Overview

Relatively easy walking on railway paths with some diversions which might be a but harder

Sunday, 25 January 2026

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:00 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:: 102m / 335ft
Type:: circular

Tilery Wood - Brierley Wood - Stony Field Loop -Thorpe Thewles Station - Thorpe Wood - Grindon Loop - Brierley Wood - Tilery Wood

Features

Car parking available
Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:: NZ 40420 28397
Nearest postcode:: TS22 5NW
what3words:: third.fully.innovate

Start time:: 10:00 am

Tilery Wood South car park off A689 dual carriageway East of Sedgefield (best to go around the next roundabout at the entrance to Wynyard depending on traffic)

Upcoming walks with Crook & Weardale Group

Crow Coal Hill, Stanhope Burn and the Weardale Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

North and South of Hamsterley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Do The Locomotion

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 6.0 miles

A Long Winter Walk in Weardale

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 15.5 miles

Witton Gilbert Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Dowfold Hill (Ringo's Doggy Walk)

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Christmas Hat Walk Bolt's Law

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Stanley Crook and Deerness Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Durham City

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 6.0 miles

The Monkey and the Paybridge

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Wrap Up Well for a walk on Burtree Fell

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Thornley Low Harperley and the Coal Road

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

TallyHo Gate and Deerness Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

The Elephant Trees

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Beaurepaire Priory from Broompark

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Wolsingham Park Moor and River Wear

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 11.0 miles