About

This beautiful disused railway line extends north from Hart Station towards Haswell. The site is managed by the Countryside Team and Volunteers and contains a mosaic of habitats including woodland, butterfly glades and ponds. It forms part of Sustrans National Cycle Network (Route 14) and is accessible by bike or on foot.The walkway was originally a route for carrying coal from the coalfields further north to the docks on the Tees. A railway was built along this route by George Stevenson in 1835.