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Whisky Gill Walk


(Average user rating4 unrated 4/5)

About Whisky Gill Walk

This walk starts in Blackling Hole car park, situated at the western end of the forest drive. A short but diverse walk with steep climbs and descents. The first section climbs steeply up the side of the gill before joining the forest road, which is eventually left behind to drop down to cross the forest drive and the Spurlswood beck. Now the route follows another forest track before it gives access to Greenless Hole, a hidden little cascade, and then returning to the forest drive and the start. Wild life to be seen along this walk include wood ant nests, leaping salmon and roe deer.

How to get there:

Whisky Gill Walk 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

View all events
Wild salmon leaping

Hamsterley Forest Visitor Centre Facilities.
ToiletsInformationParkingEasy AccessVisitor CentreRefreshmentsForest ShopOther Facilities
Grade of trail:
Stout waterproof footwearModerate
Trail waymarking:
green
Length of trail:
1.5 miles
Approximate time of trail:
1 hr
Open or closed:
open .PLEASE NOTE THIS TRAIL WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY 10TH MAY DUE TO A CAR RALLY.
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

User Comments

Name: Leanne Shipley (4 Stars)
5/Aug/2009
my favourite walk in Hamsterly forest, mixed woodlands, variety and last time i saw an adder

Name: Anonymous
5/May/2009

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