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Framwellgate Moor

Finchale Priory – Millennium Square, Durham loop from Brasside Ponds SSSI

Hiking trails & Routes

North East England

Framwellgate Moor

Finchale Priory – Millennium Square, Durham loop from Brasside Ponds SSSI

Hard

4.8

(6)

16

hikers

Finchale Priory – Millennium Square, Durham loop from Brasside Ponds SSSI

06:51

25.9km

250m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

15.0 km

Finchale Priory

Highlight • Religious Site

Nestled on the wooded banks of the River Wear, Finchale Priory's ruins are a beautiful sight. Founded in 1196, this Grade I-listed building was an outpost of Durham Cathedral and …

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2

17.6 km

Brasside Ponds

Highlight • Natural

An important breeding site for wildfowl, Brasside Ponds is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest on the outskirts of the city of Durham. The ponds occupy former clay pits …

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18.6 km

The Scrogs

Forest

4

21.1 km

Millennium Square, Durham

Highlight • Settlement

Unlike the historic centre all is relatively new here. If you like chain/franchise shopping, movies and the usual types of restaurants it is a good a place as anywhere else. …

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5

21.2 km

Durham Town Hall and War Memorial

Highlight • Monument

With a war memorial in front and currently quite horrifying ugly Christmas lighting

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6

21.6 km

View of Durham Castle and Cathedral from the Riverside

Highlight • River

Unless you step into the water this point on the weir cannot be reached by foot!

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7

22.1 km

Illuminated Benches

Highlight • Structure

Benches in changing colours - nice idea, just a bit too bright in the dark.

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22.9 km

Hopper's Wood

Forest

9

23.0 km

Woodland Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Early May is great for bluebells!

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B

25.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

5.85 km

4.65 km

2.83 km

1.55 km

Surfaces

13.6 km

6.97 km

2.83 km

1.13 km

693 m

585 m

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Monday 5 October

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8°C

69 %

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