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Consett Steel and Swords

Local route9.9 km · 6.2 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Consett Heritage Trail 1.1 mi · 1.8 kmExplore Durham →

Durham, United KingdomDurhamConsett Heritage Trail · DurhamDerwent Walk Railway Path · DurhamWeardale Way · DurhamNorthumberlandWay of Light · NorthumberlandNorthumberlandStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–18 °C (52–64 °F)

  1. J5°1°74
  2. F6°1°64
  3. M8°2°66
  4. A10°3°68
  5. M13°6°59
  6. J16°9°71
  7. J18°11°75
  8. A18°11°75
  9. S15°9°77
  10. O11°6°81
  11. N8°3°94
  12. D5°1°80

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 9.9 km (6.2 mi) long, Consett Steel and Swords is a local hiking route in Durham, United Kingdom. It is at Consett. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
9.9 km · 6.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
At Consett (County Durham, England) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Durham
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
Walk & Talk Trust
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
54.8466, -1.8576
Route start
54.8583, -1.8424
OpenStreetMap
relation 16947235
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Consett Heritage Trail

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Durham

Way of Light

2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Northumberland

Derwent Walk Railway Path

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Durham

Boundary Walk

4.6 mi · 7.4 km · Gateshead

Weardale Way

5.0 mi · 8.0 km · Durham

Hadrian's Wall Path

16 mi · 27 km · Northumberland

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