2022

NY9744 : Footpath follows former railway

taken 3 years ago, 4 km SSE of Townfield, County Durham, England

Footpath follows former railway
Footpath follows former railway
The former Weardale and Rookhope Railway climbed steeply via an incline above Rookhope, then descended much more gently on its course to the east, presumably allowing it to be worked by gravity for much of its distance before joining the developing rail network to the coast. It is now used as a public footpath and traffic-free cycle route, joining the Waskerley Way as part of the Coast-to-Coast cycle way.

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Geographical Context: Uplands Paths Moorland Category: Traffic Free Cycle Route Public Footpath Category: Public footpath
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Footpath [4] · Rail [2] · Waskerley Way [2] ·
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NY9744, 17 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andy Waddington   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 28 March, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 23 May, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9717 4491 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:47.9437N 2:2.7326W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9713 4492
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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