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Clara Vale Walk

0.99 miles (1.6 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This small village is located on the south bank of the River Tyne to the west of Newcastle in Tyne and Wear.
The village includes some nice riverside walks and easy footpaths around the Clara Vale Local Nature Reserve. The reserve includes ponds and streams created from the same spring that fed the old water mill. There's lots of wildlife and pretty wildflowers to see in the warmer months.
This walk starts at the reserve car park and takes you through the site before heading up to the river. Here you can link up with the Keelmans Way, a shared walking and cycling trail that runs along the River Tyne from Wylam to the upper reaches of the Tyne and the Derwent Walk Country Park in Gateshead. The riverside path is a nice way to extend the walk.
To continue your walking in the area head west to visit neighbouring Wylam and pick up the circular walk. This visits the historic Stephenson's Cottage, the village of Heddon on the Wall and the Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail.

Postcode

NE40 3SS - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Clara Vale OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Clara Vale Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Walks near Clara Vale

  • Wylam - This pleasant riverside village is located in a lovely spot, a few miles west of Newcastle
  • Hadrian's Wall Path - Starting in Wallsend near the east coast of England, head across the country to Bowness-on-Solway along this wonderful trail that follows the famous Roman wall
  • Whittle Dene Reservoir - Enjoy a circular walk around this scenic group of reservoirs next to Hadrian's Wall
  • Tyne Riverside Country Park - This park follows the River Tyne for four miles through 200 acres of meadows, chalk grassland, woodland and river bank
  • Newburn to Wylam Walk - This circular walk takes you from Newburn to Wylam along a section of the River Tyne
  • Gateshead - This major north east town has a number of good options for walkers with two significant waymarked trails running through the area
  • Keelmans Way - This 10 mile walking and cycling trail runs along the River Tyne from Wylam to the upper reaches of the Tyne and the Derwent Walk Country Park in Gateshead.
  • Ovingham - These two neighbouring villages are located in a pleasant spot on the River Tyne in Northumberland.
  • River Tyne Trail - This waymarked long distance trail runs from the coast at Tynemouth to the source of the Tyne at Tyne Head, just south of Garrigill in the North Pennines.

Photos

The River Tyne below Heddon-on-the-Wall - geograph.org.uk - 3495605

The River Tyne in the village.

Heron (36637618)

Heron at the reserve

Terraced houses, Clara Vale - geograph.org.uk - 2214787

Terraced houses, Clara Vale

Pond, Clara Vale Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 2214616

Pond, Clara Vale Nature Reserve

Level crossing, Clara Vale - geograph.org.uk - 2214791

Level crossing, Clara Vale

War Memorial, Clara Vale - geograph.org.uk - 2213658

War Memorial, Clara Vale

GPS Files

GPX File

Clara Vale.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)