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Hurworth Burn Reservoir – Thorpe Thewles Station loop from Seaham

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Hurworth Burn Reservoir – Thorpe Thewles Station loop from Seaham

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Hurworth Burn Reservoir – Thorpe Thewles Station loop from Seaham

03:56

62.7km

370m

Cycling

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

Last updated: March 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 61.7 km for 77 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.69 km

View of Great Eppleton Wind Farm

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Perfect spring summer on a nice day

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11.8 km

South Hetton to Shotton Railway Path

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This track has recently been tarmacked from "South Hetton" to "Shotton" the restriction in the photo is not there now

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21.6 km

Hurworth Burn Reservoir

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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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27.0 km

National Cycle Network Route 1

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27.8 km

Tilery Wood

Forest

28.1 km

West Carr Plantation

Forest

29.4 km

Wynyard Woodland (Country) Park

Nature Reserve

32.1 km

Thorpe Thewles Station

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

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32.2 km

Wynyard Woodland Park Visitor Centre and Café

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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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36.3 km

Castle Eden Walkway Bridge Over the A689

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

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58.6 km

Long drag out of Seaham. Formerly a colliery line carrying coal from Murton and South Hetton Collieries to Seaham Harbour. It's straight, so what you see is what you get! The surface makes it interesting.

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62.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.6 km

25.7 km

2.64 km

2.26 km

1.10 km

526 m

Surfaces

29.8 km

21.1 km

9.45 km

1.77 km

611 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Friday 8 May

10°C

6°C

77 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Hurworth Burn Reservoir – Thorpe Thewles Station loop from Seaham

View of Great Eppleton Wind Farm

South Hetton to Shotton Railway Path

Hurworth Burn Reservoir

National Cycle Network Route 1

Thorpe Thewles Station

Wynyard Woodland Park Visitor Centre and Café

Castle Eden Walkway Bridge Over the A689

Stony Cut Bank Path

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