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Blacksmiths' Needle – The Cycle Hub Newcastle loop from Gateshead Stadium

Blacksmiths' Needle – The Cycle Hub Newcastle loop from Gateshead Stadium

Easy

4.3

(3)

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Blacksmiths' Needle – The Cycle Hub Newcastle loop from Gateshead Stadium

01:08

22.6km

170m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 1.87 km for 155 m

After 3.06 km for 235 m

After 19.6 km for 207 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.95 km

Backyard Bike Shop Café

Highlight • Rest Area

Backyard Bike Shop is much more than just a bike shop and workshop, it is also a café for delicious food and drinks. You can park your bicycle outside the …

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2.65 km

Gateshead Millennium Bridge and Sage Gateshead

Highlight • Bridge

Plenty of flat cycleways to take in the views of the Sage and bridges on Tyne

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3.03 km

The Blacksmiths' Needle is a 7.6-meter-high conical steel sculpture on Newcastle's Quayside, designed by the British Artist Blacksmiths Association and unveiled in 1997 by percussionist Evelyn Glennie. The artwork consists …

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3.37 km

Seesaws on Newcastle Quayside

Highlight • Structure

Be quick there only temporary. They play music and flash lights too

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3.99 km

The Cycle Hub Newcastle

Highlight • Cycleway

Located on Newcastle Quayside,e The Cycle Hub is a friendly independent bike cafe serving homemade food, great cake and coffee. They also provide bicycle hire and a workshop for any …

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5.51 km

View of the River Tyne from Hadrian's Way

Highlight • Viewpoint

Spectacular when the sun is out!

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9.60 km

Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum

Highlight • Monument

very informative, well worth a visit

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10.1 km

Roman Baths at Segedunum Fort

Highlight • Historical Site

This signpost near the Roman fort of Segudunum, here in Wallsend, does provide some information. We're near the Segudunum museum and the Roman baths; Rome is 1,110 miles away; after …

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22.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.6 km

4.23 km

1.05 km

400 m

328 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.2 km

2.23 km

1.96 km

166 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

19°C

11°C

74 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Blacksmiths' Needle – The Cycle Hub Newcastle loop from Gateshead Stadium

Backyard Bike Shop Café

Gateshead Millennium Bridge and Sage Gateshead