The way points of this bicycle route:
Turn Left onto Chester Road
Turn Left onto Lambton estate road. Hop the kerb, and around the gate
Take the right fork and around the tree trunk
Cross the road and continue along the singlettrack
Cross under the Washington Highway and along the river
Cross the road and behind the terrace of houses
Follow the riverside path
wooded singletrack - watch out for walkers & doggies
Under the Queen Victoria viaduct
Dismount through the gate
Hang a right at the pub (or stop for a pint!). Short, sharp climb ahead...
At the stables at the top of the hill, hang a left
Hang a right at the end of the road, another short, sharp climb ahead...
Turn right back onto Chester Road. Footpath is available if needed - traffic on the dual carriageway section can be hairy at times
Pass Penshaw Monument to your right. Go straight over the roundabout
Herrington Country Park to your left - good for a couple of laps to increase your distance, or have a blast on the dirt track
Cross the roundabout, 2nd exit
Straight over the roundabout, 2nd exit
Straight over the roundabout, 2nd exit
Finish
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
A short loop around Penshaw - a couple of short, sharp (on-road) hills, but nothing too taxing. Loop can be repeated or extended for additional mileage
Tagged with: Training, Onroad, MTB, Smooth, Basic, Offroad