Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2025

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 18.7 km for 251 m

After 60.3 km for 71 m

After 65.6 km for 248 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.2 km

Clockburn Lake

Lake

15.5 km

View of Gibside Hall and Monument

Highlight • Viewpoint

Gibside is a national trust run estate.

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18.8 km

Pontburn Wood

Forest

20.3 km

Make-me-Rich Plantation

Forest

25.3 km

Shotley Bridge Former Railway Station

Highlight • Structure

30.6 km

Waskerly Way Telescope Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Plenty of viewpoints and discoveries along this trail. Part of the C2C cycle route

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47.0 km

Beamish Shorthorns Sculptures

Highlight • Monument

Built from scrap metal by Sally Matthews the metal cows graze by the side of the Consett and Sunderland railway path. This is part of the C2C cycle route.

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60.3 km

Lamesley Pastures Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

67.2 km

Saltmarsh Garden

Nature Reserve

70.6 km

Pedestrian Bridge with Spiral Stone Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

76.1 km

View of the River Tyne from Newburn Bridge

Highlight • River

View of the Tyne

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78.9 km

Hadrian's Way: Wylam to Newburn

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Nice n smooth path, but needs line down the middle to separate cyclists and walkers.

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80.5 km

George Stephenson's Birthplace

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George Stephenson, often called the "Father of Railways," was born in Wylam, Northumberland, England, in 1781. Wylam was his hometown and the place where he spent his early years. It's …

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81.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.9 km

17.8 km

11.3 km

4.09 km

1.56 km

1.06 km

Surfaces

51.0 km

18.5 km

9.58 km

2.02 km

488 m

104 m

Elevation

Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 24 December

8°C

4°C

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