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Lakes Café – Wind Farm Trail loop from Horden

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Lakes Café – Wind Farm Trail loop from Horden

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Lakes Café – Wind Farm Trail loop from Horden

03:16

50.5km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 37.4 km for 56 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.1 km

Ludworth Tower Ruins

Highlight • Monument

Ludworth Tower was originally built as a Medieval manor house, founded by the de Ludworth family. Surrounded by an overgrown meadow, the tower is free to look around.

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23.6 km

Men Don't Cry Statue

Highlight • Other

23.6 km

Tesco Express

Highlight • Rest Area

Shops, open on Sunday, handy if you need food stop, toilets nearby, but closed on my visit

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24.8 km

Lakes Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Lakes café, open everyday 9am till 3pm,
clean toilets and changing rooms and they do ice-cream for dogs.
Defibrillator on outside wall

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26.1 km

Wind Farm Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fun, semi-technical farm track - double track - single track sections. Watch for the tight squeeze between the concrete blocks entering the woods.

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27.6 km

Sharpley Plantations

Forest

33.9 km

Seaham Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views out to the North Sea. There is also plenty of parking here, if you were looking for an alternative start to this route.

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37.3 km

Noses Point

Highlight • Beach

As the gateway to the Durham Heritage coast, Noses Point is a dramatic rugged coastal site with cliffs and sea stacks carved out by waves.

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46.8 km

Dennis Donnini V.C. Memorial

Highlight • Monument

50.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.2 km

9.80 km

1.80 km

1.63 km

1.14 km

694 m

237 m

Surfaces

35.7 km

12.0 km

1.63 km

995 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

19°C

13°C

96 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Lakes Café – Wind Farm Trail loop from Horden

Ludworth Tower Ruins

Men Don't Cry Statue

Tesco Express

Lakes Café

Wind Farm Trail

Seaham Beach

Noses Point

Dennis Donnini V.C. Memorial

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