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Due to essential maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 6.00pm on Monday 2 October until 8.00am on Tuesday 3 October: our online council tax, business rates and housing benefit services, and our welfare assistance form. You will also not be able to register to pay council tax online, make a change of address for council tax or cancel single person discount. You are still able to make a payment during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Coast and countryside walks


Information about walks across our coast and countryside.

If you prefer to walk with a group, come along to one of our health walks listed on our Leisure website: Move walking page.

Walks on the coast

Visit Durham Heritage Coast for information and leaflets on walking the Durham Coastal footpath.

Walks in the countryside

The Weardale Way

A series of free downloadable PDF format maps of the Weardale way in County Durham are available via our The Weardale Way page.

North Pennines

General information about open access in the North Pennines area with five suggested walks - Icon for pdf Open access in the North Pennines (PDF, 1.7mb) .

North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (NPAONB)

General information about the NPAONB and open access related issues in the North Pennines area with six suggested walks - Icon for pdf Discover Open Country in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (NPAONB) (PDF, 827.9kb) .

Woodland Trust walks

A series of walks around woods:

Northern Saints Trails

There are six  Northern Saints Trails, regional trails led by Visit County Durham, which are based on ancient pilgrimage routes and portray the region's saints and their stories.

Report a problem with our paths

You can report a problem with a coast or countryside path online.

Contact us
Access and Rights of Way
03000 265 342
Our address is:
  • Neighbourhoods and Climate Change
  • Durham County Council
  • St Johns Road
  • Meadowfield
  • County Durham
  • United Kingdom
  • DH7 8XQ