Dog Friendly Walks in County Durham

Gentle, dog friendly stroll from Bowlees up a wooded beck to Gibson's Cave, the recess carved behind Summerhill Force.

Urban riverside loop beneath Durham's UNESCO cathedral and castle, dog friendly along the wooded Wear banks with cobbled lanes and peninsula views.

Waymarked forest loop through oak woodland, burns and conifer stands at Hamsterley, dog friendly with plenty of off lead scope on the forest roads.

Cliff top and dene combo on the Durham Heritage Coast, dog friendly with sea air above and wild garlic in the wooded ravine below.

Short dog friendly loop linking the Low Force cascades, the single-file Wynch Bridge and an easy riverbank return from Bowlees.

Landmark circular climbing the Lambton Worm hill to Penshaw Monument, then down across the lakes of Herrington Country Park, dog friendly throughout.

An easy loop linking a wide family country park with the climb up to Penshaw Monument, with huge views across Wearside.

Remote Upper Teesdale tramp from the Cow Green dam down to the roaring Cauldron Snout cascade, dog friendly but wild and exposed.

Short dog friendly wander around the world's oldest railway arch, with wooded gorge paths dropping to the Causey Burn.

Easy circuit of a restored 18th century pleasure garden near Sedgefield, dog friendly on lead with a designated off lead exercise area.

Riverside Teesdale ramble from Bowlees to England's most dramatic waterfall, dog friendly on lead with real sheep country to respect.

Flat, traffic free former railway running through farmland and the Browney valley, dog friendly with generous off lead stretches between villages.

River Wear path past the WWT Washington wetland reserve, dog friendly on the public riverside section only since the reserve itself does not allow dogs.