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About Blue Cycle Trail
This trail starts the same as the green trail then, just after the bridge, turns right onto the Grove cycling link. This is a 2 mile section of purpose built trail, fairly narrow in places but not single track. At the end of this section turn left and follow the forest drive to Blackling Hole. The route then climbs into the forest and returns to the back of the Grove house on forest roads, before returning to the visitor centre along the tarmac forest drive. The surface is mainly hard and compact although the condition of the forest roads is variable.
How to get there:
Blue Cycle Trail can be started from Hamsterley Forest Visitor Centre in Hamsterley. Hamsterley, Witton-le Wear, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, and Durham are the nearest towns or villages.
Turn right in Hamsterley village following the brown tourist signs, turn left in hamlet of Bedburn to enter the forest and access the forest drive and car parks (£3 toll fee).
OS Grid Reference: NZ092312
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info
What's on in Hamsterley
April
- Easter Trail Thursday 1 April 2010 to Sunday 18 April 2010
- Den Building Saturday 10 April 2010
Saturday 10 July 2010
Wednesday 4 August 2010
Tuesday 24 August 2010 - Spring forager Sunday 25 April 2010
May
- Bat Walk Sunday 30 May 2010
| Hamsterley Forest Visitor Centre Facilities. |
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| Grade of trail: |
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Trail waymarking:
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| Length of trail: 9 miles |
| Approximate time of trail: 2 hrs |
| Open or closed: open |
| Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest. |
Contact: |
| Neil Taylor Ranger 01388 488312 e-mail: neil.taylor@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
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24/Sep/2009