History
We haven’t written this one’s history yet.
Facts
- Code
- NE 1115 (provisional)
- Distance
- 8.9 miles (14.3 km)
- Type
- Linear
- Region
- North East
- Total ascent
- About 304 m. Highest point 175 m
NE 1115
Bowes Railway Path
8.9 miles (14.3 km), linear.
Open the start in OS Maps. The GPX file opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit.
Map incomplete. OpenStreetMap has only part of this route so far, so the map and our measured distance fall short of the real thing.
Up and down
About 304 m of climbing and 171 m of descent; highest point 175 m.
Getting there
- Bus stops
- MONKTON BUSINESS PARK, 350 m from the start. DirectionsFinchale Road - Melrose Avenue, 400 m from the start. DirectionsMonkton Lane Estate, 410 m from the start. Directions
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 440 m from the start. DirectionsCar park, 460 m from the start. DirectionsCar park, 550 m from the start. Directions
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Station
- Andrews House (heritage railway), 140 m from the finish. Directions
- Bus stops
- BURDON PLAIN-S/B, 20 m from the finish. DirectionsBurdon Plain, 30 m from the finish. DirectionsHedley West House Farm, 690 m from the finish. Directions
What to expect
Underfoot: earth, rock and mud 27%, gravel and tracks 11%; the rest (59%) isn't recorded.
Almost all off road.
On the way: 1 gate.
Where it's steep: the biggest climb gains about 60 m in a kilometre, 11.6 km in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Sources
Checked against web.archive.org on 2 October 2026.
- Route line: OpenStreetMap relation 5480189, mapped by volunteers
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.