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Gateshead Millennium Bridge – Tanfield Railway loop from Blaydon

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Bike touring routes & trails
United Kingdom
England
North East England

Gateshead Millennium Bridge – Tanfield Railway loop from Blaydon

Hard

4.3

(3)

114

riders

Gateshead Millennium Bridge – Tanfield Railway loop from Blaydon

03:49

49.2km

480m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.1 km for 96 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.99 km

View of the River Tyne from Scotswood Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

View from Scotswood bridge

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6.08 km

Saltmarsh Garden

Nature Reserve

3

8.28 km

View of the Blue Bridges Over the River Tyne

Highlight • River

Lots of photo opportunities along the Tyne, you can even see the Angel of the North at one point, see my other highlights or find the spot yourself 😉

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4

9.27 km

Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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5

12.1 km

South Tyne Riverside Trail

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Track along the South side of the Tyne

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23.4 km

Monkton Community Woodland

Forest

7

29.4 km

Bowes Railway Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The cycleway is protected by gates like this along the whole path. Usually in correspondence of road crossings or when passing through private land with right of passage.

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8

37.6 km

Tanfield Railway

Highlight • Monument

tanfield-railway.co.uk
Good day out to see the worlds oldest railway. you can cycle on the old Bowes and Tanfield track from here or easy ride from Newcastle, check the surface and gradient on Komoot

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9

38.5 km

Tanfield Railway Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Great rolling track, carry your speed and enjoy the ramps

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10

46.7 km

Derwent Walk Express Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

Giant train at the Swalwell end of the old railway. Sits on top of the archways

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B

49.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.1 km

12.8 km

8.47 km

7.45 km

3.19 km

181 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.1 km

17.7 km

10.1 km

1.17 km

906 m

284 m

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Highest point (170 m)

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Saturday 9 May

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