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Dalton le Dale
Dalton-le-Dale, Seaham, England
United KingdomEnglandSeaham

Dalton le Dale

Length9.2 mi
Elev. Gain928.2 ft
Est. Steps21000
Trail
Parking
Places to sit
Dog friendly
Scenic view
Forest
Lake or River
Beach
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Dalton le Dale Introduction

Dalton le Dale is a 9.2 mile (21,000-step) route located near Dalton-le-Dale, Seaham, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 928.2 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Lovely country hike from Dalton le Dale to Noses Point at Seaham nice views whilst having a cup of coffee. Then hike up to Hawthorn Dene Park then onto Hawthorn Dene for lunch then along roadway to some houses through fields across the road then the track back to Dalton le Dale. Meet up with the rest of the group then off to the crows nest in Seaham to wet the whistle & discuss the days walking. Discussing the tracks which were steep in places & muddy & therefore slippery but all in all a lovely day

Attractions Near Dalton le Dale

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Dawdon

Place
Dawdon is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, County Durham, England. An area of the beach near Dawdon (known locally as "the Blast", a former waste coal dumping site) was used in the opening scenes of the film Alien 3.

Dalton-le-Dale

Place
Dalton-le-Dale is a small village in County Durham, in England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,546. It is situated on the old A19 road between Seaham and Murton.Most of the village is located in a wooded valley bottom, stradling a single road which follows the stream that runs through what is left of Cold Hesledon Dene.

Cold Hesledon

Place
Cold Hesledon is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Murton.

Hawthorn Dene

Place
Hawthorn Dene is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district of County Durham, England. The site occupies the incised valley of Hawthorn Burn and extends from just south of the village of Hawthorn eastward as far as the Durham Coast railway line: the area between the railway line and the sea forms part of the Durham Coast SSSI.

Hawthorn Quarry

Place
Hawthorn Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district of west County Durham, England. It is a working quarry, currently operated by Tarmac, which is situated just north of the eastern end of Hawthorn Dene SSSI.The site has been identified by the Geological Conservation Review as being of significant national importance for its exposures of high quality Middle Magnesian Limestone, which include reef beds, overlying boulder beds, stromatolites and bedded oolites.

Hole-in-the-Wall, Seaham Harbour

Place
The Marquess of Londonderry proposed the building of a new harbour at a rocky inlet at Dalden Ness, Seaham and work began in November 1828. Previously this rocky inlet was known by the locals as "the black hole". Mariners using the harbour colloquially referred to it as the "hole-in-the-wall" because it was hewn out of the actual cliffs unlike many typical harbour constructions.

Stony Cut, Cold Hesledon

Place
Stony Cut, Cold Hesledon is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district of north-east County Durham, England. It consists of a shallow cutting alongside Seaham Golf Course close to the village of Cold Hesledon.The cutting exposes a section of Late Permian Ford Formation (Zechstein) dolomite in which the transition from the flat to the crest of the shelf-edge of an ancient reef is clearly visible.

Swine Lodge Bank

Tourist Attraction

Durham Coastal Footpath

Tourist Attraction

Akon Street

Tourist Attraction
Last updated: Jan 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

9.2 mi

Elev. Gain

928.2 ft

Est. Steps

21000
Created by
Florence
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