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Thorpe Thewles Station – Hurworth Burn Reservoir loop from Thornley

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Thorpe Thewles Station – Hurworth Burn Reservoir loop from Thornley

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Thorpe Thewles Station – Hurworth Burn Reservoir loop from Thornley

04:16

66.1km

450m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.6 km for 208 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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709 m

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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16.3 km

Hart to Haswell Walkway Local Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

17.3 km

Hart to Haswell Walkway

Highlight • Natural

Off road cycle route 14. Gravel and paved

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33.9 km

Cycle Path Between Greatham and Cowpen Bewley Nature Park

Highlight • Cycleway

Much improved from the previous cycle path that used to be here

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42.8 km

Wynyard Woodland Park Visitor Centre and Café

Highlight • Cafe

This is the Visitor Center at Wynyard Woodland Park. Here you can rest comfortably, eat a piece of cake and drink a tea with milk. At Wynyard Woodland Park, which …

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42.9 km

Thorpe Thewles Station

Highlight • Cafe

Nice little cafe within a, no longer used, railway station.

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45.6 km

Wynyard Woodland (Country) Park

Nature Reserve

46.9 km

West Carr Plantation

Forest

47.8 km

Castle Eden Walkway Bridge Over the A689

Highlight • Bridge

Bridge that takes you over the A689 which is found on the castle Eden cycle track

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48.1 km

National Cycle Network Route 1

Highlight • Cycleway

53.6 km

Hurworth Burn Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Nice spot on a summers day to stop for a picnic and a breather whilst cycling this stretch of the Castle Eden Walkway, which is part of National Cycle Network 1.

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66.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.5 km

19.5 km

9.79 km

4.31 km

3.88 km

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.0 km

19.3 km

18.2 km

3.63 km

1.92 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

27°C

13°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Thorpe Thewles Station – Hurworth Burn Reservoir loop from Thornley

Ludworth Tower Ruins

Hart to Haswell Walkway

Cycle Path Between Greatham and Cowpen Bewley Nature Park

Wynyard Woodland Park Visitor Centre and Café

Thorpe Thewles Station

Castle Eden Walkway Bridge Over the A689

National Cycle Network Route 1

Hurworth Burn Reservoir

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