Walking in Weardale

Keven Shevels.Kev has been involved with outdoor sports for over forty years since his school days doing the Duke of Edinburgh award, spending his time either walking, running and latterly mountain biking through the countryside of the North East and beyond. He is not ashamed to admit that he is one of these boring people who can sit and spend hours reading a map the way that other people read a book. His great delight is coming up with new routes that he can subsequently explore and investigate especially if he can couple this with his interest in history, in particular the prehistoric. This usually means much more than a walk as his routes tend to take a view not only on the landscape but also its relationship with events and occurrences that have happened in the past. In many ways this curiosity and knowledge of the Durham Dales can make him a perfect guide to this under-valued part of our region. Now in his sixties, Kev has been unable to continue his running due to injury problems but instead has been co-author of one of the most innovative series of coaching books for fell and trail runners in recent years. He now brings his easy to read, informative style of writing to guide books for those who walk in the countryside of County Durham, his home county.

Introduction1. Introduction2. Access and the Right to Roam3. The Walks4. Weather5. Maps6. Tourist Information Centres & Websites7. Lead Mining Glossary9. Walk Location MapWalk 1: The Mines of Middlehope 5.7 milesThe Mine Workings in the Middlehope ValleyWalk 2: Park Wall, Tunstall and Baal Hill6.3 milesThe Holy WellWalk 3: Harnisha Hill6.9 milesLead Mining and the Bollihope ValleyWalk 4: Chapelfell Top and Noon Hill7.7 miles Walk 5: Ashes House and the Biggins7.3 milesWalk 6: High above the Stanhope Burn9.1 milesBolt's Law InclineWalk 7: The Burnhope Valley4.8 milesBurnhope Reservoir and VillageWalk 8: Knitsley Fell and Black Banks4.6 milesWalk 9: Pikestone Fell8.8 milesAppendixFerguson Grading SystemThe AuthorWalking North EastDisclaimer