Chopwell Wood parkrun

Bus: There are bus stops on Hookergate Lane on the Rowlands Gill side of the wood and Derwent Street on the Chopwell village side. The X47 service operates from Newcastle to Consett via Rowlands Gill and Blackhall Mill, stopping at both Hookergate Lane and Derwent Street.
The 10A service operates from Newcastle to Blackhall Mill via Blaydon and Ryton, stopping at the Derwent Street bus stops.
Both services are operated by Go North East. Check their website for up to date information, including bus tracking - https://www.gonortheast.co.uk

See also ‘Getting there on Foot’ directions

• From Hookergate Lane follow Chopwell Woods Road towards the carpark. Follow the Old Railway footpath north from the car park for approximately 5 minutes. This route is marked as the blue trail. This route from Hookergate Lane is approximately a 15-minute walk.
• From Chopwell village, head towards the South Play Park and pick up the Old Railway footpath into the wood. From the entrance to the wood, continue to follow this route for approximately 10 minutes until you reach the railway wagons. From Chopwell this is approximately a 20-minute walk.

• From the A1 take the exit and follow signs for the A694 to Consett. In Rowlands Gill, turn right onto Strathmore Road and follow this road for 1.5 miles. Roughly 300 metres after the sign for High Spen/Hookergate there is a brown tourist sign indicating a left turn from Hookergate Lane into Chopwell Woodland Park.
• From the High Spen village side the brown tourist sign indicating a right turn into Chopwell Wood is located just before the Old Coop Buildings.
• From Consett, follow the A694 towards Gateshead. Take the first left after Lintzford Garden Centre onto Lintzford Road, signposted for Victoria Garesfield. Turn left at the end of Lintzford Road and then the 2nd left on to Chopwell Woods Road.
• Note that the entrance to the wood is only signposted at the turn off Hookergate Lane.
• Follow Chopwell Woods Road to the main, large free car park in the centre of the wood. Please note that the majority of this road is single lane with passing places. Please leave enough space from the car ahead to allow for passing.
• From car park, follow the blue trail north on foot for approximately 5 minutes to reach the start area.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Beat n Track café - please note that the cafe only accepts cash payments, there are no cash points nearby. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Beat n Track café - please note that the cafe only accepts cash payments, there are no cash points nearby - please come and join us!

Chopwell Wood parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Chopwell Wood parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email chopwellwood@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.