| Hamsterley Common Circuit | 24.8 mi | 2,515 ft | 2,717 ft | 11769034 |
| Satley Loop | 19.4 mi | 1,887 ft | 1,847 ft | 11765186 |
| Pennine Way (Tan Hill to Middleton in Teesdale) | 16.7 mi | 2,570 ft | 1,656 ft | 13912153 |
| Durham Coastal Path | 13.6 mi | 958 ft | 989 ft | 945161 |
| Way of Life - Gainford to Escomb | 12.6 mi | 706 ft | 693 ft | 11545216 |
| Sea to Sea route | 10.3 mi | 1,243 ft | 929 ft | 9479603 |
| Pennington Horse Trail | 9.3 mi | 1,115 ft | 1,104 ft | 10609514 |
| Pennine Way - Bowes Loop | 8.9 mi | 969 ft | 737 ft | 10411149 |
| Blue route (moderate) | 7.3 mi | 394 ft | 542 ft | 3287602 |
| Black (Severe) | 7.2 mi | 1,163 ft | 1,156 ft | 3303910 |
| Tow Law | 6.7 mi | 569 ft | 538 ft | 17962989 |
| Tees Railway Path | 6.5 mi | 283 ft | 371 ft | 9397589 |
| H100 - Witton Gilbert | 6.3 mi | 305 ft | 331 ft | 19931188 |
| Heritage 100 - Bearpark | 6.2 mi | 339 ft | 286 ft | 17015120 |
| Consett Steel and Swords | 6.2 mi | 571 ft | 554 ft | 16947235 |
| Heritage 100 - Ushaw Moor | 5.7 mi | 385 ft | 363 ft | 17053496 |
| Hudeshope from Middleton Geotrail | 5.4 mi | 823 ft | 853 ft | 18051160 |
| Great North Cycleway | 5.2 mi | 328 ft | 216 ft | 12082802 |
| Heritage 100 - Lanchester | 5.1 mi | 195 ft | 220 ft | 20130551 |
| H100 - Spennymoor and Byers Green | 5.1 mi | 234 ft | 309 ft | 17914053 |
| H100: Croxdale | 5.0 mi | 134 ft | 163 ft | 17899881 |
| Three Becks Walk | 4.8 mi | 736 ft | 691 ft | 11288430 |
| Heritage 100 - Cassop, Quarrington Hill and Kelloe | 4.6 mi | 496 ft | 496 ft | 19950291 |
| H100 - Beamish Valley | 4.4 mi | 687 ft | 678 ft | 17920319 |
| Consett Heritage Trail | 4.4 mi | 468 ft | 496 ft | 16947260 |
| Purple Clover Leaf Walk | 4.1 mi | 104 ft | 162 ft | 11696716 |
| Great Lumley Village Loop | 4.1 mi | 134 ft | 106 ft | 13924539 |
| Hardwick Park & Bishop's Fen | 4.0 mi | 104 ft | 84 ft | 15396634 |
| Spurlswood Walk | 4.0 mi | 303 ft | 331 ft | 3287554 |
| Yellow Clover Leaf Walk | 3.9 mi | 285 ft | 254 ft | 11684845 |
| Heritage 100 - Walridge Fell | 3.8 mi | 429 ft | 461 ft | 16893473 |
| Mineral Valleys Walk: Frosterley (Walk 3) | 3.7 mi | 352 ft | 284 ft | 1969184 |
| H100 - Newton Hall & Brasside | 3.7 mi | 220 ft | 227 ft | 17952203 |
| Peterlee to Wingate | 3.6 mi | 95 ft | 164 ft | 14722506 |
| West Bowburn Way | 3.5 mi | 158 ft | 135 ft | 966635 |
| Stanhope Burn Geotrail | 3.4 mi | 370 ft | 384 ft | 11501531 |
| Heritage 100 - Coxhoe | 3.4 mi | 140 ft | 216 ft | 19960743 |
| High Force Geotrail | 3.4 mi | 322 ft | 308 ft | 10731495 |
| H100 - Esh Winning and Waterhouses | 3.3 mi | 374 ft | 329 ft | 17908033 |
| Riverside Parkrun | 3.2 mi | 0 ft | 0 ft | 14379605 |
| Slitt Wood and West Rigg Geotrail | 3.1 mi | 403 ft | 429 ft | 10684601 |
| Great North Cycleway | 3.1 mi | 200 ft | 43 ft | 12082803 |
| H100 - Sedgefield | 3.0 mi | 66 ft | 65 ft | 17956016 |
| Red Clover Leaf Walk | 2.9 mi | 101 ft | 144 ft | 11142194 |
| Mineral Valleys Walk: Rookhope (short) | 2.9 mi | 460 ft | 467 ft | 9395092 |
| Peterlee to Haswell | 2.8 mi | 72 ft | 164 ft | 14722507 |
| Trimdon Parish Circular Walk | 2.8 mi | 143 ft | 141 ft | 14020484 |
| Peterlee to NCR1 | 2.8 mi | 72 ft | 164 ft | 14722464 |
| Battle of Neville's Cross | 2.6 mi | 300 ft | 302 ft | 4787425 |
| Houghall Discovery Trail | 2.5 mi | 97 ft | 89 ft | 280043 |
| Chester-le-Street Heritage Trail | 2.4 mi | 81 ft | 43 ft | 10743124 |
| Heritage 100 - Seaham to Nose's Point | 2.3 mi | 120 ft | 121 ft | 18166191 |
| Riverside Trail | 2.2 mi | 150 ft | 187 ft | 11585033 |
| Yew Tree Trail | 2.2 mi | 412 ft | 391 ft | 10752047 |
| Low Force Geotrail | 2.0 mi | 179 ft | 160 ft | 10721978 |
| Locomotion Way | 2.0 mi | 73 ft | 0 ft | 10663906 |
| Peterlee to Shotton Colliery | 1.9 mi | 72 ft | 144 ft | 14722463 |
| Ashes Quarry Geotrail | 1.9 mi | 386 ft | 415 ft | 10736452 |
| Squirrel Trail | 1.8 mi | 585 ft | 483 ft | 10752046 |
| Riverside Walk | 1.6 mi | 71 ft | 67 ft | 11288432 |
| Wolsingham Family Walk | 1.6 mi | 0 ft | 28 ft | 9389357 |
| Witon-le-Wear Circular Walk 2 | 1.6 mi | 321 ft | 222 ft | 2912437 |
| Sulphur and Salt Trail | 1.6 mi | 146 ft | 167 ft | 11585034 |
| Hannah's Meadow Walk | 1.5 mi | 224 ft | 222 ft | 19223216 |
| Locomotion & Historic Shildon | 1.5 mi | 20 ft | 0 ft | 14719942 |
| Hardwick Park circular route | 1.4 mi | 41 ft | 34 ft | 15396636 |
| Rookhope Trails 1 | 1.4 mi | 117 ft | 96 ft | 2199247 |
| Rookhope Trails 4 | 1.2 mi | 584 ft | 0 ft | 2199239 |
| Historical Circuit Walk | 1.1 mi | 22 ft | 0 ft | 15396635 |
| Station to Riverside Ground | 1.0 mi | 51 ft | 0 ft | 17848588 |
| Waldridge Fell Country Park: Easy Access Route | 0.8 mi | 19 ft | 19 ft | 9392170 |
| Tree Walk | 0.8 mi | 90 ft | 71 ft | 3287563 |
| Jubilee Walk | 0.7 mi | 103 ft | 108 ft | 172677 |
| Wagon Way Trail | 0.7 mi | 47 ft | 28 ft | 11585035 |
| The Loop | 0.6 mi | 86 ft | 73 ft | 10603240 |
| National Cycle Network Link Route | 0.6 mi | 76 ft | 0 ft | 17339685 |
| Wearhead Walk - The River Starts Here | 0.5 mi | 21 ft | 0 ft | 1691815 |
| Witton-le-Wear Circular Walk 1 | 0.2 mi | 0 ft | 32 ft | 2912447 |
| Red route (difficult) | -0.0 mi | 1,736 ft | 1,771 ft | 3288036 |
| NCN 1 Seaham alternative | -0.0 mi | 265 ft | 389 ft | 15977856 |
| Lead Mining Trail | -0.0 mi | 558 ft | 745 ft | 2921359 |
| Finchale Camino Inglés | -0.0 mi | 1,779 ft | 1,950 ft | 15307516 |
| Former NCN 70 around Barnard Castle | -0.0 mi | 432 ft | 1,238 ft | 15030959 |
| Langley Park to Sniperly Link | -0.0 mi | 103 ft | 161 ft | 17849826 |
| Mineral Valleys Walk: Rookhope | -0.0 mi | 738 ft | 317 ft | 9392248 |
| Mineral Valleys Walk: St. John's Chapel | -0.0 mi | 1,245 ft | 1,278 ft | 9395127 |
| Gaunless Valley Heritage Walk | -0.0 mi | 514 ft | 508 ft | 13883681 |
| Cuddy's Corse | -0.0 mi | 453 ft | 382 ft | 9424099 |
| H100 - Shadforth | -0.0 mi | 193 ft | 202 ft | 17948881 |
| Great North Cycleway | -0.0 mi | 178 ft | 187 ft | 12082800 |
| Finchale Camino Inglés (Durham to Escomb) | -0.0 mi | 1,326 ft | 1,568 ft | 10454965 |
| Crowtrees Heritage Walk (Red) | -0.0 mi | 372 ft | 483 ft | 11763861 |
| Mineral Valleys Walk - Escomb, Witton Park & Etherley | -0.0 mi | 489 ft | 246 ft | 10647640 |
| Way of Life | -0.0 mi | 2,032 ft | 2,261 ft | 11552231 |
| Bedburn Valley Walk | -0.0 mi | 354 ft | 263 ft | 11288431 |
| Cassop Vale circular walk | -0.0 mi | 407 ft | 217 ft | 276005 |
| National Cycle Network Route 715 | -0.0 mi | 942 ft | 799 ft | 179972 |
| Small Pilgrim Places | -0.0 mi | 458 ft | 435 ft | 153770 |
| Cassop-cum-Quarrington circular walk | -0.0 mi | 267 ft | 360 ft | 165273 |