Seaham to Easington Colliery coastal walk

A walk from Seaham, along the Durham Heritage coastal footpath, passing over Beacon Hill and through Hawthorn Dene wood.
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Location

Country : England
County/Region : County Durham
Postcode : SR7 7PS (approx. location)
GPS Position : -1.32228 Lon | 54.82350 Lat
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Grade

Challenging circular walk

Distance : 15.08km / 9.4 miles
Ascent : 318m / 1043ft
Descent : 318m / 1043ft

This walking route has been tracked using a GPS device.

Blast Beach at Seaham
The old water tower
Durham Heritage Coast at Seaham
Hawthorn Dene Viaduct in Seaham
Hawthorn Dene coastal path through some seasonal snowdrops in Seaham.
Blast Beach view from the the cliff tops in Seaham

Comments

Posted on .
Wonderful coastal walk.. it is interesting to see how quickly this area is recovering from its coal mining past. We did this walk in late February in order to see the carpet of snowdrops in Hawthorn Wood.👍

Written by Chris

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