You can explore Sunderland's rich and varied countryside via the
network of footpaths, bridleways and cycleways.
Your Countryside Team and it's partners has produced a series of leaflets to help guide
you around the local countryside.
Bede Way
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Bede Cycle Way
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Cycling: Sunderland and
Wearside Cycling Map |
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Cycle North
East Sunderland Cycling Map |
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Seasons
Countryside Newsletter & Events Programme |
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Go wild Barmston Pond Local Nature Reserve (
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Go wild Fulwell Quarry Local Nature
Reserve (
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Go wild Hetton Bogs Local Nature
Reserve
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322 Kb) |
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Go wild Hylton Dene Local Nature
Reserve (
374 Kb) |
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Go wild Tunstall Hills Local Nature
Reserve (
298 Kb) |
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Go wild Fatfield to Cox Green (
529 Kb) |
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Go wild High Wood (
311 Kb) |
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Go wild Moorsley and East Rainton (
379 Kb) |
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Go wild Penshaw and Cox Green (
560 Kb) |
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Go wild Roker Pier to Whitburn Steel (
262 Kb) |
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Wild at Warden Law Nature Reserve
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| Archived
Leaflets |
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The
Coalfield
Way |
Out of Stock |
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The
Stephenson
Trail |
Out of Stock |
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Wearside
Walks |
Out of Stock |
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Wearside
Wildlife |
Out of Stock |
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Hetton Walks (disabled/family access
guide) |
Free |
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Sunderland North Walks
(disabled/family access guide) |
Free |
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Sunderland
South Walks (disabled/family access guide) |
Free |
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Washington
Walks (disabled/family access guide) |
Free |
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Hetton
Warden Law Timberland
Trail |
Free |
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Horse
Riding in Sunderland |
Out of Stock |
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River
Wear Trail |
Out of Stock |
Contact Details
Copies of these leaflets and other information on recreation in
Sunderland's Countryside can be obtained from the City's Tourist
Information Centre, Fawcett Street, Sunderland 0191 553 2000/2001 or
contact the Countryside Team 0191 553 8773 or email:countryside@sunderland.gov.uk.
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Information produced by the Great North Forest Project Tel 01207
524888 See also cross boundary routes like C2C (Sustrans) and River
Don Walk (South Tyneside Council) and a pack of Woodland Trust Walks in
the Great North Forest.
Guides to the archaeological, industrial and architectural heritage of
the City are also available. 0191 5531515 |
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Bede Cycle Way
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471 Kb) Cycle Bede’s Way and enjoy a great day out following the route of seventh century pilgrims.
Bede’s Cycle Way has been devised to link the Twin Anglo- Saxon monastery of St Peter’s
in Wearmouth and St Paul’sin Jarrow, now a candidate World Heritage Site. Follow a safe and enjoyable
route through the Great North
Forest, covering 13 miles of rich landscape, delightful seascape, rolling hills and
meandering streams, combining both on and off road cycling. This leaflet can be used to
start the ride at either St Peter’s or St Paul’s churches and features an easy to use
map of Bede’s Cycle Way. Along the ride follow the Bede’s Way, Cycle Way and
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| Sunderland & Wearside Cycling Map
The leaflet details 6 cycle routes and provides you with a comprehensive map showing all the cycleways in Sunderland.
Two Rivers Cycleway
The Coast to Coast Cycleway
Sunderland to Hartlepool and
Middlesborough
North Sea Cycle Route
Doxford International
Tyne and Wear
Price:
Free
Date of publication:
1999
Revised:
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| Seasons Our biannual Countryside Newsletter brings you up to date information
on endangered species, weeds invading Sunderland, action for wildlife and
your community events programme.
Seasons
Summer 2008 Issue 39 (
1.6 Mb)
Seasons
- archive of previous issues
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| Archived
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The Coalfield Way A full colour guide to the industrial and natural heritage around Hetton-le-Hole. A 16 km/10 mile circular walk covering:
Hetton Lyons to Rainton Bridge
Joe’s Pond
East Rainton to High Moorsley
High Moorsley to Hetton Lyons
Price: Free
Date of Publication: 1996 |
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The Stephenson Trail A full colour guide to the Stephenson Trail following the line of the
world’s first railway designed for steam locomotives.
The 17.7 km/ 11 mile trail leads from Elemore, over Sunderland’s highest point at Warden Law,
to the end of the line on the River Wear. This pack contains individual
guides on:
Elemore to Hetton Lyons
Hetton Lyons to Copt Hill
Copt Hill to Silksworth
Silksworth to the River Wear
Price: Free
Date of Publication: 1994 |
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| Wearside Walks
A series of colourful guides to countryside rambles throughout the
Sunderland area.
Biddick and Fatfield
Herrington and Newbottle
High Haining and Warden Law
High Wood
Moorsley
Penshaw and Cox Green
This pack contains individual route cards for six walks between two
and five miles in length, covering the countryside of Washington and
Houghton-le-Spring. Each card includes directions and background
information.
Price: Free
Date of
Publication: 1992
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| Wearside Wildlife
Six full colour guides to key wildlife sites in the City of
Sunderland.
Barmston Pond – wading birds and wildfowl
Hetton Bogs – wetland and ancient woodland
Roker and Whitburn Bay – coastal birds and geology
Timber Beach – riverside saltmarsh and meadows
Tunstall Hills – Sunderland’s Barrier reef
Vigo Woods – within the Great North Forest
This pack contains guides to the wildlife, geology and history of
six key sites. Each guide includes a map, directions and background
information. The areas chosen show a variety of wildlife you can see
within easy reach of Sunderland. The sites can be explored by
walking no more than 2.4 km/1˝ miles.
Price:
Free
Date of publication:
1993
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| Hetton Walks Disabled/family access guide to the Hetton/Coalfield area. The
individual walks combine to form a 8 km/5 mile circular route.
Hetton Lyons Country Park
Hetton Park and Bogs Nature Reserve
Rainton Meadows and Joe’s Pond Nature Reserve
Chaldron Way
The guide is part of a national initiative called ‘Break
Free’.
Break Free is about providing the right information on countryside
walks, especially for people who may find it difficult to get out and
about.
Price:
Free
Date of Publication:
1997
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Sunderland North Walks
Price:
Free
Date of Publication:
2003 |
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Sunderland South Walks
Price:
Free
Date of Publication:
1998 |
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Washington Walks
This Break Free guide covers 4 areas around Washington.Springwell Village
Severn Houses and Barmston
Princess Anne Park
Fatfield to Cox Green
The routes vary between 1.6 km/1 mile and 4.8 km/3 miles.
Price:
Free
Date of Publication:
2001
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Hetton Warden Law
Timberland Trail
Enjoy this 12 km/7.4 miles circular route which links town and country,
modern technology, industrial and cultural heritage,
formal and informal
leisure. It can be used independently,
as a link to the wider public
rights of way networks, or in part,
for safe day to day access to and from
work or school.
Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2000
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| Horse Riding in Sunderland A comprehensive guide to the bridleways in the City of Sunderland. The
leaflet also provides you with information on safety, insurance, claiming
new bridleways and circular routes.
Price: Free
Date of Publication: 2000
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| River Wear Trail This leaflet guides you along the footpaths on both banks of the tidal
River Wear, as it meanders for 16 km/10 miles from Fatfield at the heart of
the Great North Forest to the sea. The Trail is linked to a network of paths, cycleways and bridleways.
These offer you short, circular walks as well as links to long distance
routes such as the Stephenson Trail, C2C Cycle Route and the Weardale Way.
Price: Free
Date of Publication: 1999
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Contact Details
Copies of these leaflets and other information on recreation in
Sunderland's Countryside can be obtained from the City's Tourist
Information Centre, Fawcett Street, Sunderland 0191 553 2000/2001 or
contact the Countryside Team 0191 553 8773 or email:countryside@sunderland.gov.uk.
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