The way points of this bicycle route:
Start of Regional Route 11 Signed as Monkton Cycleway
Busy road crossing
Join road through Monkton Village
Rejoin railpath
District Boundary Gateshead / South Tyneside
Road crossing - signed as Bowes Railpath - RR11 on green signs
Underpass
Road crossing
Busy road - use safe crossing point
Start of Springwell Incline - steep climb 1:24
Top of Swingwell Incline. Follow track alongside security fence.
Bowes Railway Museum - car park
Busy Road
Cross over railway track
Start of decent to Team Valley 1:24
Steep descent 1:24 / 1:15 near bottom
Pass under A1(T) road
Pass under East Coast main Line railway and Tyne Marshalling Yard
River Team - lowest point on route. 50 ft above sea level. Start of climb up to Tanfield Railway. Varies from 1:90 to 1:18
Start of steep climb 1:20
Top of steep climb - highest point 540 ft. above sea level.
Busy Road - use safe crossing point
Turn right through car park to join Tanfield Railway Path to Dunston / Tyne
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.
Tagged with: Recreational, Smooth, Steep, Intermediate, Offroad, Low traffic, Rough, Scenic
