Best walks to or from Middlesbrough
Yorkshire · North of England | Walks by train
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Middlesbrough Station.
Stockton Station to Middlesbrough Station
A direct town-centre-to-town-centre route, under 20% on roads with the rest flat and well-surfaced tarmac path mostly along the riverside. Passes through a semi-industrial landscape and runs close to the river.
Easy: 7km, moderate ascents.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Middlesbrough Station to Redcar Central Station
A direct route from town centre to beach through a semi-industrial landscape full of wildlife, running close to the railway line in places. Mostly grassed path with some paved or gravelled sections, plus a metal bridge and steps and anti-bike chicanes; narrow in places and prone to flooding next to a bog. Recommended detours to the Tees Transporter Bridge, the Clock Tower and Locke Park, which has plenty of wildlife and benches.
13km. Moderate ascents.
A 50-metre boggy section is impassable without wellies or hiking boots even in dry weather, with no way to bypass it. The path runs very close to passing trains in places. Can be muddy.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Middlesbrough Station to Hartlepool Station
19km. Gentle ascents.
This route relies on the Transporter Bridge to cross the River Tees; the bridge has been closed for repair with no reopening date, so you would need to detour to cross via the Newport Bridge (A1032).
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Billingham Station to Middlesbrough Station
Easy: 6km, gentle ascents.
The Tees Transporter Bridge on this route has been closed since 2019 with no reopening date, making the route impassable as drawn; an alternative uses the Newport Bridge (A1032), which has footpaths alongside a busy road.