Derwent Path at Rowlands Gill
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Derwent Path at Rowlands Gill
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 28 Feb 2014
Constructed in 1867 and running from Swalwell on the River Tyne up to Consett, the Derwent Valley railway finally closed in 1963. The footpath on the line of the old railway has been converted into a cycleway and forms part of National Cycle Network route 14.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.914905
Longitude
-1.74383