Boundary Walk, Chopwell Wood
4.5 miles (7.2 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Chopwell Wood car park, Rowlands Gill. About 2 hours, easy.
Start: NZ 137 584, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 248 m of climbing and 249 m of descent; highest point 212 m.
Facts
- Code
- NE 1126
- Distance
- 4.5 miles (7.2 km). We measure 5.5 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 2 hours
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- North East
- County
- Tyne & Wear
- Total ascent
- About 248 m. Highest point 212 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- HOOKERGATE LANE-CHOPWELL WOODS ROAD-S/B, 650 m from the start. Directions NZ 141 589HOOKERGATE LANE-BURNOP TERRACE-S/B, 680 m from the start. Directions NZ 141 589Hookergate Lane, 730 m from the start. Directions NZ 143 587
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 20 m from the start. Directions NZ 137 584Car park (free), 20 m from the start. Directions NZ 137 583Car park (free), 60 m from the start. Directions NZ 137 584
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 5%; the rest (93%) isn't recorded.
Almost all off road.
No stiles recorded.
Steepest climb: about 73 m in a kilometre (1 in 14), starting 4.4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- NE 1134Old Railway Footpath, Chopwell WoodStarts and finishes on this route at Chopwell Wood car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Chopwell Wood car park.
Walks nearby
- NE 1043Valley Views Trail, Gibside4.4 miles, circular. Starts 2.1 miles away
- NE 110Tyne and Wear Heritage WayLong-distance route, 80 miles, circular. Starts 2.9 miles away
- NE 1005Red Kite Trail11 miles, circular. Starts 3.3 miles away
- NE 1114Newlands to Shotley Bridge0.3 miles, one way. Starts 3.5 miles away
- NE 1116Tanfield Railway Path5.7 miles, one way. Starts 4.3 miles away
- NE 1024Consett Steel and Swords6.1 miles, circular. Starts 4.8 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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