Walk · North Yorkshire

Tees Barrage Riverside Loop

Thornaby on Tees · TS17 6QB

2.3MILES

1hON FOOT

20mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 90% 10% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 85%Lane & track 5%Road with traffic 10%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Tees Barrage car park, Tees Barrage Way, Thornaby, TS17 6QB TS17 6QB

Parking

Large free car park at the barrage beside the white water centre. It fills from mid-morning at weekends and during rafting sessions; the overflow on Tees Barrage Way is usually clear.

Directions to the start →

A flat two and a quarter mile circuit of the Tees between two crossings, starting from the Tees Barrage on Tees Barrage Way. It runs west along the Thornaby bank past the white water course, crosses the river on the Infinity Bridge, comes back along the north bank and returns over the barrage itself. All tarmac and all lit, which makes it one of the few walks round here that still works after dark in January. The white water course releases water without much warning, so keep dogs off the concrete slipways, and there is no seasonal restriction of any kind on this stretch.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 54.5654, -1.2857

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.STOCKTON.GOV.UK/ARTICLE/10253/PUBLIC-SPACE-PROTECTION-ORDER

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