17 county durham baldersdale

■Distance: 6½ miles/10.4km ■Time: 3 hours ■Grade: Moderate ...

■Distance: 8¼ miles/13.3km ■Time: 4 hours ■Grade: Moderate ...

Coverdale is an inspiring place for hikers and poets alike so enjoy a moment of reflection on this country trek

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

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