Old Wagon Way to Causey Arch – Causey Arch loop from Beamish Museum

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Old Wagon Way to Causey Arch – Causey Arch loop from Beamish Museum

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Old Wagon Way to Causey Arch – Causey Arch loop from Beamish Museum

02:39

9.72km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.02 km

Woodland Paths Near Beamish

Highlight • Trail

Recent storms have felled dozens of trees

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3.78 km

East Tanfield Station (Tanfield Railway)

Highlight • Historical Site

Inside the station building, the Waiting Room café provides refreshments from 10am to 2pm daily and later on train operating days.

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4.20 km

Old Wagon Way to Causey Arch

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Nice walk, a couple of overgrown paths making walking a bit tricky.

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5.22 km

Causey Arch is the oldest surviving single span railway bridge in the world. It was built in 1727 and at the time was also the widest single span bridge. It used to carry the coal trains from a nearby colliery but that's long closed.

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5.23 km

Causey Arch Coal Wagon

Highlight • Monument

An interesting wagon right by the Causey Arch

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9.23 km

The Shepherd and Spinners

Highlight • Restaurant

Great little pub frozen in time

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9.53 km

Celestial Railroad Art Trail

Highlight • Structure

Sign showing the locations and information about the artworks on the coast to coast track from Consett to Sunderland

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9.57 km

C2C Cycle Route Signpost Near No Place

Highlight • Trail

Chester le Street
Sunderland
No Place

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9.72 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.10 km

1.44 km

1.41 km

1.09 km

686 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.79 km

2.52 km

2.20 km

1.48 km

704 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

14°C

6°C

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Comments

July 23, 2022,To Causey Arch

Varied walk. A bit of history, a bit of landscape , and posh houses in surprising places. Quite a few of the paths were very overgrown but all in all a very enjoyable walk.