National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 141 is a
Sustrans Regional Route. It is long.
It provides a connection between Route 14 and Route 72 along the south bank of the
River Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is . It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Wate ...
through
Gateshead
Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...
. The full length of the route is part of the Keelmans Way. It is fully signed and open after the section between
Wylam and Ryton Golf Course recently reopened after repairs following a landslip.
Route
NCN 141 starts at
National Cycle Route 72
National Route 72 of the National Cycle Network, in Northern England is also called "Hadrian's Cycleway". It starts at Kendal and makes its way around the Cumbrian coast via Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven to Silloth, and then across the coun ...
, in
Wylam on the north bank of the River Tyne. It crosses the river on Wylam Bridge before heading east via an off road route along the south bank of the Tyne. It passes Tyneside Golf Club, Ryton Willows and Blaydon before reaching its eastern trailhead at Derwenthaugh (in
Swalwell
Swalwell is a village in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, in the United Kingdom.
History
On 27 August 1640, an encampment of soldiers was gathered in the fields north of Whickham church on the slope down to Swalwell. This was part of the Roy ...
) where it meets
National Cycle Route 14
National Cycle Route 14 forms part of the National Cycle Network in North East England. It connects Darlington in County Durham with South Shields on the River Tyne. The route has currently (2016) a length of . Much of it uses paths along di ...
.
The eastern end of the route was opened in 2012 so cyclists could avoid having to cross the busy Newburn Bridge to reach route 72. There are public artworks as the route passes the site of the Blaydon racecourse.
2021 Closure
The route was closed between
Wylam and
Ryton Ryton may refer to:
Places in England
* Ryton, Gloucestershire, a location
*Ryton, North Yorkshire
*Ryton, Shropshire
*Ryton, Tyne and Wear
*Ryton, Warwickshire (in Bulkington)
*Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire
*Great Ryton, Shropshire
People
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due to a landslip that occurred in February 2021. A diversion route was in place during this time.
Related NCN Routes
Route 141 meets the following routes:
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Route 141 is part of the Keelmans Way along with
Route 14
References
External links
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Cycleways in England
National Cycle Routes