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Follow the old railway west from Broompark through the Deerness Valley, passing former mining villages and wooded cuttings towards Crook. The western end climbs higher; mud, wet leaves and ice can slow things down. This is a one-way walk, so arrange your return before setting off. Allow around four to five hours including stops, depending on your pace and conditions.
Choose settled weather and finish in daylight. Take care at road crossings, particularly the faster rural roads, and on bridges and in wooded cuttings. Avoid flooded paths and woodland in strong winds. The route passes beneath Broadgate Road and does not use the separately affected ford or footbridge to its south. Follow current signs and closures rather than improvising a diversion.
The finish is on the railway path just before the B6298 north of Crook, not in the road or the town centre. Stop on the path: this route does not include walking along or crossing the B6298. Do not assume there is a safe waiting, parking or pickup area at the road.
Route geometry is derived from licensed OpenStreetMap data and requires current on-the-ground judgment. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. This is not a surveyed route or a guarantee of winter conditions.
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