Walking
The North Pennines AONB has a vast rights of way network, including the Pennine Way National Trail, numerous circular walks and large areas of open access land making it a great place to go for a walk.
From the challenges of the open moorland landscape of the fells, to the more intimate feel of the dales, if you're into walking you'll love the many opportunities that the North Pennines offers! There's everything from challenging long distance routes like the Pennine Way to gentle riverside rambles. You'll find a good network of Public Rights of Way, integrated with the expansive rights of open access.
The North Pennines AONB Partnership produces a wide variety of themed, self-guided, walks booklets and leaflets and there are a large number of walking guides produced by others, available for the area. Many of these publications are available to download from this website. The towns of Alston, Barnard Castle, Brampton and Kirkby Stephen have also been awarded the Walkers are Welcome status.
Allen Banks & Staward Gorge: North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 3

Allen Banks Geotrail
Allendale: Hay Time Walk 1

Allenheads - Family Trail Guide

Allenheads Geotrail

Alston Moor Walkers are Welcome

Ashes Quarry Geotrail

Ashgill Force Waterfall

Baldersdale: Hay Time Walk 3

Barnard Castle to Middleton-in-Teesdale: Taste Trail

Baybridge Picnic Area
Blackton Reservoir: North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 14

Blanchland

Blanchland Geotrail

Blanchland: Along the river bank (A trail of three tails!)

Blanchland: North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 5

Bowlees Picnic Area

Bowlees Visitor Centre

Burnhope Head: North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 7

Canoes, Mountains and Caves

Cardunneth Pike Open Access Walk

Coldberry and High Force - Gold Challenge Walk 1

Coldberry and Low Force - Silver Challenge Walk 1

Cow Green Geological Trail

Cowshill (Weardale): North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 8

Cowshill to Killhope

Cronkley Scar - Gold Challenge Walk 2

Crossthwaite Common - Silver Challenge Walk 2

Derwent Gorge: North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 6

Derwent Reservoir - Walks, rides and wildlife

Derwent Reservoir and Pow Hill Country Park

Derwent Reservoir: North Pennine Birdwalks - Site 1

Discover Mid Teesdale - routes to walk, cycle and ride

Discovering the Lead Mining Heritage of the North Pennines

Dufton Geotrail

Dufton Pike Open Access Walk

Dufton Pike: North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 11

Dukesfield Arches & Devil's Water

Dukesfield Arches - Family Trail Guide

East Allen Valley Wildflower Walk

Eden Outdoor Adventures

Egglesburn Wood

Eggleton to Romaldkirk - Silver Challenge Walk 3

Epiacum Roman Fort

Epiacum Roman Fort (aka Whitley Castle): Alston through the ages

Frosterley - in search of Frosterley Marble

Garrigill Round

Garrigill: North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 10

Grassholme Reservoir - Silver Challenge Walk 4

Hamsterley - Gold Challenge Walk 3

Hamsterley Forest

Hannah's Meadow Nature Reserve

Hayberries Nature Reserve

High Force and Bowlees Geotrail

High Force Hotel - Teesdale Pub Walk 1

Holwick Scar & Low Force Geological Trail

Howden Burn (Weardale): North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 13

Hudeshope Beck - Bronze Challenge Walk 1

Hudeshope Beck - Rainbow Family Challenge Walk

In the footsteps of the Allen Valley lead miners
Ireshopeburn (Weardale): Hay Time Walk 2

Isaacs Tea Trail

Kirkcarrion - Bronze Challenge Walk 2

Knock Geological Trail

Lambley and the South Tyne: North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 1

Langdon Beck Hotel - Teesdale Pub Walk 2

Lost industrial Blaydon

Low Force Geotrail

Lunedale and Baldersdale - Gold Challenge Walk 4

Mickelton - Grassholme Reservoir

Micketon - Romaldkirk - Eggleston

Mickleton - Romaldkirk - Cotherstone - Hury Reservoir

Mickleton - Romaldkirk Moor

Mickleton to Middleton

Middleton to Mickleton - Bronze Challenge Walk 3

Nenthead Mines

Newbiggin and the Carriers’ Way

Newlands Hall and the 'Miles of Stiles'

Old Railway Walk - Bronze Challenge Walk 4

Open access walks in Cumbria: Cold Fell

Open access walks in Cumbria: Geltsdale

Open access walks in Cumbria: Great Knipe
Open access walks in Cumbria: North Pennine Ridge (Northern Section)

Open access walks in Cumbria: North Pennine Ridge (Southern Section)

Open access walks in Cumbria: Talkin Fell

Open access walks in Cumbria: Thack Moor and Black Fell

Over the hill to Cowbyre Farm

Pinpoint Adventure

Rookhope: Fields and Fells

RSPB Geltsdale Walking Trails

Sillywrea & Deanraw Nordic Walk
Slitt Wood and West Rigg Geotrail

Spring Gentian

St John's Chapel: Farming, Mining and Methodism

Stanhope Gate - Bronze Challenge Walk 5

Stanhope: Exploring a legacy of lead

Take a walk in the woods…

Taste Trails: Allendale to Whitfield Circular

Taste Trails: Bradley Burn to Stanhope

Tees Bank Flowers: Flowers and Ferns Holwick Head Bridge to High Force
Tees Bank Flowers: Flowers and Ferns Wynch Bridge to Scorberry Bridge
Tees Bank Flowers: Flowers between Wynch Bridge and Holwick Head Bridge
Teesdale Railway Path

Teesdale Reservoir Walk

The Chimneys and Dryburn Moor (Allen Valleys): North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 4

The Crown - Teesdale Pub Walk 3

The National Trust - Allen Banks and Staward Gorge woodland walk

The Strathmore Arms - Teesdale Pub Walk 4

Tindale Tarn: North Pennine Birdwalks Walk 2

Tow Law, Thornley & Harperley

Tunstall Reservoir Walk

Tunstall Valley

Tyne Train Trails - Riding Mill to Corbridge
Tyne Train Trails -Corbridge to Hexham
Tyne Train Trails: Bardon Mill to Haltwhistle
Tyne Train Trails: Hexham to Haydon Bridge
Tynehead Geological Trail

Up on the ridge: Moor House-Upper Teesdale NNR

Upper Teesdale (Hanging Shaw): North Pennine Birdwalks Walk 12

Upper Teesdale Wildflower Walk

Walking around Wolsingham

Walks from Allendale Caravan Park

Waskerley and Lanchester Way: Taste Trail

Waskerley Way Railway Path

Waterfalls and wildlife walk: Moor House-Upper Teesdale NNR

Weardale Adventure Centre

Weardale Way - Cowshill to Westgate

Weardale Way - Eastgate to Stanhope

Weardale Way - Stanhope to White Kirkley

Weardale Way - Westgate to Eastgate via Rookhope

Weardale Way - White Kirkley to Wolsingham

Wearhead: The River Wear starts here

Wellhope Moor (Nent Valley): North Pennine Birdwalks - Walk 9

Whitesyke and Bentyfield Mine

Widdybank Fell Nature Trail: Moor House-Upper Teesdale NNR

Wild North Discovery

Wisely, Crowsfield and Black Banks

Wolsingham Family Walk

Wolsingham Memorial Walk
