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Hetton Lyon Country Park | 7mi | Sun 5 Feb |
day7b 50 | 5mi | 4 Aug 2021 |
New cycle route to Church Street | 1mi | 10 Nov 2020 |
Business School to Church Street | 1mi | 10 Nov 2020 |
Merryoaks to Church Street | 1mi | 10 Nov 2020 |
langley | 4mi | 10 Aug 2020 |
Durham station to Durham YHA | 1mi | 5 Apr 2018 |
Premier Inn, Pity Me to Durham University Science Site | 4mi | 18 Jun 2015 |
Durham railway station to Premier Inn, Pity Me via Aykley Heads | 2mi | 18 Jun 2015 |
Lower Mountjoy to Durham Rail | 1mi | 18 Jun 2015 |
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Days Out
Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Durham:
Auckland Castle Deer House ·
12mi one-way
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★★★★★
The Cycle Hub ·
34mi round-trip
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| About the destination
★★★★★
Derwentcote Steel Furnace ·
36mi round-trip
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★★★★
National Cycle Network
The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Durham:
70 View route
To Barrow-in-Furness, Ulverston, Grange-Over-Sands, Kendal, Kirkby Stephen, Barnard Castle, Willington, Brandon, Hetton-Le-Hole and Sunderland.
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To Consett, Rowlands Gill and Gateshead.
Knowledge
What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.
30 Oct 2022
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When you’re planning a route, cycle.travel has always offered the option to export a print-ready PDF in one of several scales. PDF maps are great as a fallback for electronic…
2 Apr 2021
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Ordnance Survey maps are justly famed for their clear, detailed coverage of the British countryside. Generations of cyclists have planned their adventures with an OS map or two stuffed in…
22 Mar 2021
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Dreaming of getting away on a bike trip this summer? cycle.travel’s new multi-day planning feature is here for you! For any journey of 50km or more, you can simply add…
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