9.8 miles

Explorer Map 306, - Middlesbrough & Hartlepool

This walk is comprised of two sections, - each of them a circular walk starting from the centre of Hart village.
Hart village is very close to Hartlepool and the A19 main road, but the surrounding countryside is surprisingly open and agricultural.
Each section of the walk is reasonably straightforward, though close attention to the map and field patterns is essential in places.
The only areas of possible difficulty are the two descents into, and ascents out of, the Thorpe Bulmer Dene. Although the paths are well maintained, and there are wooden steps to help, sections can be fairly slippery in wet weather.
Hart village, and the parish church, are well worth a look around as part of the day out.

For a Memory Map overlay of the walk described, please select the above link.
(Overlay made with Version 5 of Memory Map)

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This single walk is comprised of two shorter walks which are FULLY described on the web site of Hartlepool Borough Council;-
https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/downloads/file/857/self_guided_walking_leaflet

Walk 1 is the "Bellows Burn Tread"
Walk 2 is "Ramble in the Dene"

The walks can be downloaded as PDF files and printed out.

The start of the walk is from the car park outside the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Hart. (NZ47017 35088)