Penshaw Monument – Cox Green Footbridge loop from Penshaw

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Penshaw Monument – Cox Green Footbridge loop from Penshaw

Moderate

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Penshaw Monument – Cox Green Footbridge loop from Penshaw

03:18

12.1km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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913 m

Model Boating Lake

Lake

2.26 km

View of the Penshaw Monument

Highlight • Monument

theres not many parking spaces at the bottom so be prepared to park in herrington park and walk over the road. and then its steps leading all the way to …

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2.42 km

Penshaw Monument

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A lovely and peaceful spot to visit if you are in the area. Access to the top is possible by a spiral staircase. As a folly, the 1844 monument was built solely for decorative purposes.

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2.65 km

Rear view of Penshaw Monument

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Access to Penshaw Monument via the rear. Approaching from the plantation/wood section.

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4.22 km

Ayton's Wood

Forest

5.07 km

Cox Green Footbridge

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Wonderful little stopping point if you are on the C2C route heading towards Sunderland. You have to come off the route just after James Steel Park and cross a Wonderfull …

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7.30 km

Fatfield Bridge

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A bridge built in 1890 on the River Wear linking Penshaw with Fatfield just south of Washington

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7.76 km

Lake at Mount Pleasant Park

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Lovely park with a beautiful lake. Great place to stop and chill.

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8.26 km

Reach Wood

Forest

8.67 km

Longer, higher and older than its more famous neighbour, Chester Burn Viaduct in Chester-le-Street, Victoria Viaduct is a grand, Grade II-listed structure. Familiar to walkers hiking along the picturesque River …

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9.01 km

Penshaw Quarry Tunnel

Highlight • Historical Site

In the 19th century, there were quarries established to the south of the river Wear near Penshaw and this tunnel connected a quarry to staithes on the river to enable the shipment of stone towards Sunderland and beyond.

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12.1 km

End point

Parking

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