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unrated)About Spurlswood Valley Walk
The trail starts from the Grove Car Park, approximately 1.5 miles beyond the Visitor Centre on the Forest Drive. This enjoyable walk has several features of interest, offering scenic views of forest valleys. From the car park this walk follows a forest road for a short distance. Care should be taken here as this road is a main route for timber wagons. It then branches left onto a quieter road. Along this section you will see many large wood ant nests. On leaving here the path winds to the head of Whiskey Gill before skirting an abandoned half cut mill stone. Now the path descends to Blackling Hole, a waterfall beneath the access bridge to a forest car park. The route returns to the Grove on another elevated track above the beck and the forest drive, on the opposite side of the valley.
How to get there:
Spurlswood Valley 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. The charge is GBP 3 per car (GBP 5 on bank holiday weekends), GBP 8 minibus and GBP 12 coach.
OS Grid Reference: NZ066298
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info
What's on in Hamsterley
May
- Female Evening Ride Monday 16 April 2012
Monday 30 April 2012
Monday 14 May 2012
Monday 28 May 2012
Monday 11 June 2012
Monday 25 June 2012
Monday 9 July 2012
Monday 23 July 2012
Monday 6 August 2012
Monday 20 August 2012
Monday 10 September 2012
June
- Monthly Club Ride Sunday 12 February 2012
Sunday 11 March 2012
Sunday 8 April 2012
Sunday 10 June 2012
Sunday 8 July 2012
Sunday 12 August 2012
Sunday 14 October 2012
Sunday 11 November 2012
Sunday 9 December 2012
Sunday 13 May 2012 - Trailbuilding Session Saturday 18 February 2012
Saturday 17 March 2012
Saturday 14 April 2012
Saturday 19 May 2012
Saturday 16 June 2012
Saturday 14 July 2012
Saturday 18 August 2012
Saturday 15 September 2012
Saturday 20 October 2012
Saturday 17 November 2012
Saturday 15 December 2012 - Family Bushcrafts Monday 9 April 2012
Sunday 17 June 2012
Sunday 19 August 2012 - Female Evening Ride Monday 16 April 2012
Monday 30 April 2012
Monday 14 May 2012
Monday 28 May 2012
Monday 11 June 2012
Monday 25 June 2012
Monday 9 July 2012
Monday 23 July 2012
Monday 6 August 2012
Monday 20 August 2012
Monday 10 September 2012 - An introduction to willow weaving Sunday 24 June 2012
July
- Monthly Club Ride Sunday 12 February 2012
Sunday 11 March 2012
Sunday 8 April 2012
Sunday 10 June 2012
Sunday 8 July 2012
Sunday 12 August 2012
Sunday 14 October 2012
Sunday 11 November 2012
Sunday 9 December 2012
Sunday 13 May 2012 - Trailbuilding Session Saturday 18 February 2012
Saturday 17 March 2012
Saturday 14 April 2012
Saturday 19 May 2012
Saturday 16 June 2012
Saturday 14 July 2012
Saturday 18 August 2012
Saturday 15 September 2012
Saturday 20 October 2012
Saturday 17 November 2012
Saturday 15 December 2012 - Female Evening Ride Monday 16 April 2012
Monday 30 April 2012
Monday 14 May 2012
Monday 28 May 2012
Monday 11 June 2012
Monday 25 June 2012
Monday 9 July 2012
Monday 23 July 2012
Monday 6 August 2012
Monday 20 August 2012
Monday 10 September 2012 - Become Nature Detectives; find the hidden wildlife Sunday 8 July 2012
- Discover the secret life of the forest Sunday 22 July 2012
- Den Building Tuesday 24 July 2012
Wednesday 22 August 2012
| Hamsterley Forest Visitor Centre Facilities. |
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Trail waymarking:
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| Length of trail: 4.5 miles |
| Approximate time of trail: 2.5 hours |
| Open or closed: open . Please note the red walk is diverted from Blackling Hole to the Grove along the Forest Drive. This is due to harvesting operations. |
| Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest. |
Contact: |
| Hamsterley Forest e-mail: enquiries.hamsterley@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
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