- START GR 217625 Metro Centre Car Park
- From the car park cross to the North side of the Metro Centre Ring Road and pick up a track running alongside the railway line. Turn West for just over 1km to a rickety bridge over the Derwent. Turn left after the bridge and follow the West bank of the river until you see a sign for Cycle route 14.
- Follow the signs for route 14 under the A1 and the B6137 and continue on a new track following the Derwent to Winlaton Mill. (186605) At this point the track bends right then left. Leave the track here and turn left down to a hidden blue footbridge which crosses the Derwent. Exit right after the bridge and follow a steep track which climbs steadily up. Join a more major track and continue straight up the hillside to meet a tarmac road at (196597).
- Cross straight over and keep on climbing (phew). Continue to the edge of houses and turn right up the estate road. Follow this up and round keeping right to a cross-
roads. Turn left for 150m to traffic lights in Sunniside (209587) - Go straight across up A-
road for 50m then turn left onto old railway path. Follow this across one road to meet the A692 at (218597). Go straight across through barrier and then turn sharp right down a narrow track which leads into a reclaimed area. At the foot of the hill turn sharp left along a track leading back in to Washingwell woods. Follow this excellent singletrack through the woods to emerge at a footbridge (215600) - Turn right and climb up along the field edge to a good track. Stay on the track bend right then left to emerge at Whickham (215612). Turn left along the road for 100m then first right. Steeply down for 25m then keep slightly left onto rough track descending steeply to road at (214617). Go straight across down steep singletrack. Go under bridge at bottom and follow the track back to the car park.
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Landranger 88
Tyneside
A short route but with a sustained steep hill climb and some nice singletrack in the woods
Hole Lane, Sunniside— 18km Medium
The site for off-
Cyclopaths
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