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North East England

Pittington Way Railway Path – Wind Farm Trail loop from Charity Land SSSI

Bike touring routes & trails

North East England

Pittington Way Railway Path – Wind Farm Trail loop from Charity Land SSSI

Hard

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riders

Pittington Way Railway Path – Wind Farm Trail loop from Charity Land SSSI

04:13

62.1km

580m

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: April 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.06 km for 214 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

9.27 km

View of Quarrington Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

spectacular views from here on a clear day

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9.71 km

"The Castle"

Ruins

11.6 km

Cassop National Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

4

18.9 km

Pittington Way Railway Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Pittington Way Railway Path. Fast, flat, interesting narrow railway path / double track. A good leg tester. Watch for lots of glass under the bridge at the Eastern end of the track

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5

23.8 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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6

25.1 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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26.6 km

Sharpley Plantations

Forest

8

36.0 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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9

38.8 km

Stony Cut Bank Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

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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10

45.0 km

South Hetton Colliery Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Check out the names and dates of former miners, engraved into the bricks of the monument

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11

48.0 km

South Hetton to Shotton Railway Path

Highlight • Structure

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

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60.6 km

Cleveland Gorse

Forest

B

62.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.3 km

16.4 km

7.89 km

7.14 km

1.81 km

1.53 km

145 m

Surfaces

36.4 km

10.3 km

9.14 km

4.87 km

1.29 km

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Tuesday 23 June

27°C

15°C

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