cross country in the darlington region

[Darren Thornton]

hi, i was wondering if anyone knew if there were any good cross country tracks close to darlington or within range of a train station in the northeast as i am unable to drive so the tracks need to be within a few miles of a train station.

[luke]

theres loads of good routes on the outskirts of darlotheres one i do from my house to cockerton then out on the old train tracks and skirt the town to broken scar then follow the river to blackwell and then link bits and bobs to link back onto the black path. or at broken scar you can follow the river to barnard castle then the back roads and bridleways back to town both kill a morning both are fun best thing is you make it up as you go.

[Darren Thornton]

thanks for the reply, i use the route from my house to blackwell then down on to the river upto broken scar and back which is pretty good, about an 18km round trip all together takes about 90 mins altogether, i wi#ll have a look at doing the run to barnard castle, thanks mate

[luke]

no problems if you have a look in the little woods you go through there are some fon little bits to

[Trailbuilding]

not a local...(only lived here for 3yrs) and aint ridden round town etc. was looking for a nice loop. any chance i could meet with either of you for a loop or could you scribble the route on a map so i could have a look... thanks

[luke]

i'll go ride with you but i'm away with work this week and up scotland for the weekend hows about the one after?