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Walking · County Durham

Slitt Wood and West Rigg Geotrail

A 5.0 km loop route near Westgate, with 123 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 1.3 hours.

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Distance5.0 kmClimbing123 mEstimated time1.3 hrDifficultyeasy

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

Slitt Wood and West Rigg Geotrail is a complete walking route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 5.0 km as a loop route.

Route shapeloop
ActivityWalking
SurfaceGround
Descent121 m

Mapped surface mix

Natural45% Compacted22% Paved17% Unknown16%

Before setting out

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Stay near the route

Named campsites near Slitt Wood and West Rigg Geotrail.

UK campsite A–Z
Westgate Caravan Park and Camping SiteCaravan Site · 0.3 km from the mapped route startStanhope Caravan ParkCaravan Site · 8.9 km from the mapped route startHeather View Country and Leisure ParkCaravan Site · 9.0 km from the mapped route startDaleview Holiday ParkCaravan Site · 13.8 km from the mapped route startHigh Doctor Pasture Caravan ParkCaravan Site · 16.1 km from the mapped route startGarrigill Village Hall Camp SiteCamp Site · 16.5 km from the mapped route start

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