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Waggonway Tracks – Gateshead Millennium Bridge loop from Wansbeck Road

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Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
North East England

Waggonway Tracks – Gateshead Millennium Bridge loop from Wansbeck Road

Moderate

4

riders

Waggonway Tracks – Gateshead Millennium Bridge loop from Wansbeck Road

02:20

38.5km

220m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 30.5 km for 155 m

After 32.2 km for 236 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

5.90 km

Weetslade Country Park

Highlight • Climb

Some great climbs, a bit of an eBike playground

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2

6.41 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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3

6.58 km

4

9.76 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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5

9.80 km

Grassy and Stony Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Run parallel to the gravel track. Mix of stony, grassy and a bit of gravel surfaces. Bit more interesting than the gravel track and also connects direct to the Killingworth/Camperdown waggonway, so no need to ride on the road

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28.9 km

Ouseburn

Lake

7

29.9 km

Gateshead Millennium Bridge

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Opened in 2001 to commemorate the new millennium, Gateshead Millennium Bridge is one of the iconic bridges spanning the River Tyne in Newcastle. The bridge is open for cyclists and …

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8

30.6 km

Backyard Bike Shop Café

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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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9

31.9 km

This is the building of the new HRMC offices in central Newcastle. This will have 9000 workers inside the building when fully open

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33.9 km

Exhibition Park Boating Lake

Lake

B

38.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.8 km

5.28 km

2.14 km

1.98 km

1.25 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

4.92 km

4.33 km

2.13 km

204 m

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Saturday 23 May

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