Annfield Plain: an easy 3000m walk to Kyo Lane
Starts at Old School House, Annfield Plain
1 hours 6 minutes | 2.2miles 3.5km | Easy
ID: 0.688 | Developed by: Marianne Patterson |
This is a fairly easy circular walk that is mostly on the C2C National Cycle Network. Take care on roads and on footpaths that may be muddy. It heads towards Kyo, birthplace of North East Olympian Jack Potts.
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Starts at

Old School House Front Street Annfield Plain Co Durham DH9 7SY

Getting there

Parking is available in side streets close to the starting point. This route is also accessible via public transport. From Durham, take Go North East bus no. 44. From Chester-le-Street, take Go North East bus no. 78. From Stanley, take Go North East bus V8, 44, 78 or Stanley Travel bus no. 707.

Route instructions

[1] Start at Old School House, turn right towards car park at the back and walk straight ahead to join a rough public footpath.  The pub will be behind you. Continue up this footpath which is part of the C2C national cycle network. 

[2] When you reach stone wall structures and the path forks, take the left hand fork and stay on this footpath.  When you reach a National Cycle Network sign and the path forks take the right hand fork. 

[3] Turn right when you reach Kyo Lane and walk up the road.  Take care of traffic

Jack Potts from Kyo ran the 10,000m for Great Britain in the 1936 Berlin Olympics in front of Adolf Hitler, finishing in 7th place. He was the son of a miner and started running during the 1926 General Strike when races were organised for prizes of boxes of food.

[4] Turn right when you reach The Ox Inn and walk up the footpath on the right hand side of the road. You will pass Oxhill Youth Club and Ely Terrace on your right.

Oxhill Youth Club is 50 years old this year and offers a wide range of activities including basketball, bowls, badminton, cricket, dodgeball, football, gymnastics, hockey, kurling, netball and table tennis. 

[5] Turn right into North Terrace at the end of Ely Terrace and join a rough footpath that has allotments to the left and woodland to the right.  Stay on this track as it bears left then right between the fields.

[6]Turn left onto another rough footpath keeping the fence on your left.  Stay on this footpath through the trees and take care as it may be muddy. Continue on this footpath until it re-joins the C2C path.  Bear left and head back towards Annfield Plain.

[7] When you reach the stone wall structure and the path forks take the right hand fork and stay on this path back to the start point.   

Acknowledgements
Developed by: Marianne Patterson
The C2C cycleway attracts cyclists, walkers and joggers alikeThe C2C cycleway attracts cyclists, walkers and joggers alike