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  • Chopwell Wood

    Gateshead

Chopwell Wood

Circular walk

A circular dog friendly walk at Chopwell Wood, near Gateshead. This walk is a gentle stroll, on a good surfaced trail, with few hills. The walk incorporates part of the old railway line that used to carry coal from Chopwell and High Spen Collieries to Derwenthaugh Cokeworks.

OS Map: OS map available here.

Useful Information

How to get there: From the A694, take Strathmore Road/B6315 through Highfield and head toward Chopwell Wood.

Grid Reference: NZ 137 584
what3words: ///pampered.odds.etchings
Nearest Postcode: NE39 1LT
Parking: Chopwell Wood car park.

Distance

1.4 miles

Difficulty

Easy

Time

1hr

The Walk

This is a level, moderately easy walk along wide forest roads and tracks.

Map with thanks to Ordnance Survey.

Walk

1 From the car park, follow the blue marked route. The most prominent feature of this walk is the old colliery railway line that carried coal. A restored example of the railway wagons can be found where the forest road joins the footpath that now follows the old railway line.

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