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Hetton Lyons Lake – Wind Farm Trail loop from Hetton-le-Hole

Hetton Lyons Lake – Wind Farm Trail loop from Hetton-le-Hole

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Hetton Lyons Lake – Wind Farm Trail loop from Hetton-le-Hole

01:45

29.3km

230m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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861 m

Hetton Lyons Lake

Highlight • Rest Area

Hetton Lyons Country Park is a pretty park centred around a water sports lake.

It has a cafe based in the Springboard Adventure centre.

It was once the site of a coal mine, operating for almost 130 years. The colliery closed in 1950.

Tip by

4.73 km

View of Great Eppleton Wind Farm

Highlight • Structure

Perfect spring summer on a nice day

Tip by

11.2 km

Crow Woodland

Forest

12.3 km

Tommy Statue (Eleven-O-One) – Seaham

Highlight • Monument

Large statue of First World War soldier overlooking green on Seaham front. Coffee shops, cafes, fish and chip shops and ice-cream parlours along the front.

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12.7 km

Tommy Statue (Seaham)

Highlight • Historical Site

12.8 km

Seaham Harbour

Highlight • Structure

25.5 km

Wind Farm Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fun, semi-technical farm track - double track - single track sections. Watch for the tight squeeze between the concrete blocks entering the woods.

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28.0 km

Lakes Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Lakes café, open everyday 9am till 3pm,
clean toilets and changing rooms and they do ice-cream for dogs.
Defibrillator on outside wall

Tip by

29.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.0 km

7.23 km

4.18 km

3.70 km

3.68 km

403 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.84 km

7.55 km

6.02 km

4.60 km

2.22 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

21°C

13°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Hetton Lyons Lake – Wind Farm Trail loop from Hetton-le-Hole

Hetton Lyons Lake

View of Great Eppleton Wind Farm

Tommy Statue (Eleven-O-One) – Seaham

Tommy Statue (Seaham)

Seaham Harbour

Wind Farm Trail

Lakes Café

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