Expert
England · United Kingdom
- Distance
- 71.5 km / 44.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,572 m
- Typical duration
- 18 hr
- Coastal
- Long-distance path
England, United Kingdom
Hiking trails near South Shields
There are 51 mapped hiking routes within 40 km of South Shields, England, United Kingdom. Together they cover 815 kilometres of walking, with an average route length of 16.0 km and 352 m (1,155 ft) of climbing.
- 51
- Trails
- 40 km
- Search radius
- 24
- Easy routes
- 4.6 km
- Closest
The spread is genuinely broad: 24 routes rated easy, 16 moderate and 11 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is coastal, forest, pilgrimage route. Around 57 percent are circular routes, so parking once is usually an option.
The most reliable season overall is april to october. If you are only here for a weekend, King Charles III England Coast Path: South Bents to Amble, King Charles III England Coast Path: North Gare to South Bents, Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb) are the routes people return to.