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Great North Forest Heritage Trail

Tyne and Wear

105 km / 65 miles

Great North Forest Trail

This is an old route that is no longer classified as a Long Distance Path

Details:

Waymark: Name & leaf

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Name & leaf
Attributes:	Former Railway Cycle Route Industrial History
Start and Finish:	NZ204564 - Causey Arch, Tyne and Wear

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

**Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):**

OS Landranger	88
OS Landranger Active	88
OS Explorer	307, 308, 316
OS Explorer Active	307, 308, 316

Connected Paths:

National Trails (England & Wales)

England Coast Path - Durham, Hartlepool and Sunderland England Coast Path - South Bents To Amble

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Consett and Sunderland Railway Path River Wear Trail Weardale Way

Other Paths

Bede's Way Durham Round Stephenson Trail Tyne and Wear Heritage Way

Downloads:

GPX Route File

Great North Forest Heritage Trail GPX Exchange Format Route File

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MemoryMap Route File

Great North Forest Heritage Trail Memory Map Route File

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Tracklogs Route File

Great North Forest Heritage Trail Tracklogs Route file

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Route Profile:

105.0 km (65.2 miles)
1,437 m (4,715 ft) ascent
173 m (568 ft) maximum height

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