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Waggonway Tracks – Seaton Burn Waggonway loop from North Shields

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United Kingdom
England
North East England

Waggonway Tracks – Seaton Burn Waggonway loop from North Shields

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Waggonway Tracks – Seaton Burn Waggonway loop from North Shields

03:25

45.5km

220m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 23, 2025

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 24.2 km for 182 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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11.7 km

Waggonway Tracks

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The Waggonway Tracks are brilliant to ride on. These are old railways lines that are disused. They are flat and have compact surfaces. Walkers with dogs commonly use them, there are many miles of Waggonway Tracks

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14.9 km

Street Art on the Seaton Burn Wagonway

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3

15.1 km

Reivers Trail 10

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This section is known as the Reivers Trail 10. I think this has been an old railway line, so the surfaces are just about flat, quite fast flowing, but they …

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16.9 km

Seaton Burn Waggonway

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🚂 The Seaton Burn Waggonway, originally known as the Brunton and Shields Railway, was an industrial railway line operated between 1826 and 1920 to transport coal from collieries such as …

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18.3 km

Seaton Burn Wagonways

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October 2025 - track is closed probably to end November for resurfacing and widening work. Looks closed down to Weetslade

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18.3 km

Seaton Burn Waggonway

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🚂 The Seaton Burn Waggonway, originally known as the Brunton and Shields Railway, was an industrial railway line operated between 1826 and 1920 to transport coal from collieries such as …

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23.6 km

Havannah Nature Reserve

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Can also be done on a gravel bike, fairly maintained path/dirt track

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24.2 km

Havannah Nature Reserve

Forest

9

25.2 km

West Brunton Kip

Ruins

10

29.7 km

Sloe

Forest

11

38.7 km

Rising Sun Country Park Bird Hide

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Lovely place to stop and watch the birds and the ducks

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45.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.4 km

15.1 km

7.89 km

2.59 km

2.48 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.8 km

16.4 km

6.12 km

4.66 km

1.29 km

106 m

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Thursday 18 December

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