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Kepier Hospital Gatehouse – Finchale Priory loop from Durham

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Kepier Hospital Gatehouse – Finchale Priory loop from Durham

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4.5

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Kepier Hospital Gatehouse – Finchale Priory loop from Durham

06:32

24.7km

230m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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819 m

Millennium Square, Durham

Highlight • Settlement

Unlike the historic centre all is relatively new here. If you like chain/franchise shopping, movies and the usual types of restaurants it is a good a place as anywhere else. …

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1.96 km

Kepier Hospital Gatehouse

Highlight • Historical Site

Founded in the 12th Century as an almshouse. On the hospital site, the gatehouse is intact, the mansion survives as ruins, and the farmhouse is in private use.

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3.73 km

Kepier Quarries

Forest

5.93 km

Kepier Wood

Forest

9.02 km

Finchale Priory

Highlight • Religious Site

Nestled on the wooded banks of the River Wear, Finchale Priory's ruins are a beautiful sight. Founded in 1196, this Grade I-listed building was an outpost of Durham Cathedral and …

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11.6 km

Brasside Ponds

Highlight • Natural

An important breeding site for wildfowl, Brasside Ponds is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest on the outskirts of the city of Durham. The ponds occupy former clay pits …

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12.2 km

Brasside Pond

Highlight • Lake

Brasside Pond is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Two large ponds, the result of flooding of old clay pits. Important breeding site for wildfowl.

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19.5 km

Belmont Railway Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

Disused railway viaduct built 1856. 130 feet high and nearly 700 foot in length

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19.9 km

Riverside Path

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

24.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

5.60 km

4.00 km

3.85 km

292 m

Surfaces

9.92 km

5.14 km

3.48 km

3.16 km

2.49 km

447 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Friday 8 May

10°C

4°C

75 %

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Kepier Hospital Gatehouse – Finchale Priory loop from Durham

Millennium Square, Durham

Kepier Hospital Gatehouse

Finchale Priory

Brasside Ponds

Brasside Pond

Belmont Railway Viaduct

Riverside Path

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