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Gateshead Millennium Bridge – Wylam Railway Bridge loop from Walkergate

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United Kingdom

England

North East England

Gateshead Millennium Bridge – Wylam Railway Bridge loop from Walkergate

Moderate

5.0

(2)

riders

Gateshead Millennium Bridge – Wylam Railway Bridge loop from Walkergate

04:44

84.6km

470m

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: May 8, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 10.7 km for 59 m

After 24.7 km for 92 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.18 km

The Tyne Bar

Highlight • Pub

The Tyne Bar

Tip by

4.20 km

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 pedestrians so be careful when it's busy. It's a lovely place to enjoy the sunset over the city, with the colours reflecting on the river.

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4.96 km

Swing Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne

Highlight • Monument

great for a photo along the river

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5.37 km

Tyneside Bridges

Highlight • Monument

Tyneside, birthplace of great engineers and metal men, George/Robert Stephenson, Lord Armstrong.....and Dave Yates

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10.8 km

Scotswood Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Opened in 1967

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20.2 km

George Stephenson's Birthplace

Highlight • Monument

George Stephenson's birthplace is a simple stone worker's cottage on the north bank of the River Tyne in Wylam, built circa 1760 to house mining families, and where the future railway pioneer was born in 1781. A Grade II* listed building owned by the National Trust, it is now a historic house museum with original furnishings and displays about Stephenson's childhood and early locomotives, and is opened to visitors by costume guides who wish to experience the living conditions of a Georgian mining family.

Translated by Google •

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21.8 km

Wylam Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

River Tynes own minature Sydney Harbour Bridge

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24.8 km

River Tyne

Lake

65.1 km

Stone Archway Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

There are several different cycle routes in this trail, this one appears to be an old railway line. It has a flast, fast surface. Walkers commonly use these cycle routes also

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84.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.8 km

34.6 km

6.43 km

2.17 km

1.04 km

314 m

283 m

Surfaces

55.7 km

27.7 km

464 m

359 m

267 m

132 m

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

26°C

14°C

48 %

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