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

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

Moderate

5.0

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

02:00

7.57km

70m

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 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

69 m

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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1.05 km

The Scrogs

Forest

3.53 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!

Tip by

3.94 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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4.01 km

St Nicholas' Church

Highlight • Religious Site

4.09 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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7.57 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.33 km

1.23 km

842 m

166 m

Surfaces

6.15 km