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Follingsby Lane – View of Penshaw Monument loop from East Boldon

Follingsby Lane – View of Penshaw Monument loop from East Boldon

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Follingsby Lane – View of Penshaw Monument loop from East Boldon

02:59

65.0km

510m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: January 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.0 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.10 km

Follingsby Lane

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Follingsby Lane, resurfaced road (nice) and optional cycle path along side road part of the way, also has new road crossing. New cycle only entrance to Follingsby Lane from A1290 …

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5.45 km

Follingsby Lane Cycle-Only Entrance

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New cycle only entrance to Follingsby Lane via Downhill Lane from A1290 near Sunderland aircraft museum along which leads to Follingsby Lane, that bit is now part traffic free.

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12.9 km

View of Penshaw Monument from East Bridge on the River Wear

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View from East bridge on the river Wear

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14.6 km

View of Penshaw Monument

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Be prepared for some climbing!!!

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17.7 km

Lampton Standing Stones

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Does anyone know about them

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45.5 km

A fine double arch bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland. The original bridge here was constructed in 1796, it was updated and repaired in 1805 but this bridge was reconstructed by Robert Stevenson between 1857-1859.

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57.4 km

Watching and Waiting Sculpture

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The Red House’ is an ‘exploded’ house carved from stone, with fragments of it along the trail.
Chaz Brenchley wrote an accompanying story, ‘Murder at the Red House’, which you can listen to here:
chazbrenchley.co.uk/redhousera.html
more info below
wp.sunderland.ac.uk/seagullcity/riverside-sculpture-walk

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64.1 km

Boldon Flats

Nature Reserve

65.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.3 km

14.2 km

5.74 km

2.30 km

519 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.9 km

14.5 km

287 m

138 m

124 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 April

14°C

4°C

33 %

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Follingsby Lane – View of Penshaw Monument loop from East Boldon

Follingsby Lane

Follingsby Lane Cycle-Only Entrance

View of Penshaw Monument from East Bridge on the River Wear

View of Penshaw Monument

Lampton Standing Stones

Seaham Harbour

Wearmouth Bridge

Watching and Waiting Sculpture

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