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Butterfly Gate – Swallow Pond loop from Wallsend

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North East England

Butterfly Gate – Swallow Pond loop from Wallsend

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480

runners

Butterfly Gate – Swallow Pond loop from Wallsend

00:44

6.84km

30m

Running

Moderate run. 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 24, 2026

Waypoints

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1.90 km

Little Pond

Highlight • Lake

2.43 km

Rising Sun Country Park Horse Paddocks

Highlight • Natural

There’s a ParkRun here on a Saturday morning at 9am, trainers will get dirty

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2.64 km

Tree Shrine

Highlight • Forest

A nice loamy wooded section, be sure to stop and take a moment of reflection at the tree shrine

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3.15 km

Memorial Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

a great little area to visit when coming to the rise and sun county park. the storm did some damage to the woods making it a little bit more difficult …

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4.65 km

Butterfly Gate

Highlight • Monument

Really nice piece of art. Best viewed from the road

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5.14 km

Swallow Pond

Highlight • Lake

to the west of the Swallow pond is a wildflower meadow with rare orchids and a variety of other species to see

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5.42 km

Rising Sun Country Park Bird Hide

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely place to stop and watch the birds and the ducks

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5.63 km

Rising Sun Colliery and Steam Locomotive History

Highlight • Monument

The Rising Sun Colliery is a 20th century pit which opened in 1910 and was closed in 1969. Owners: 1910s - Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd. The Rising Sun …

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6.84 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.37 km

364 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.91 km

1.85 km

1.81 km

158 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 25 June

28°C

18°C

74 %

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Butterfly Gate – Swallow Pond loop from Wallsend

Little Pond

Rising Sun Country Park Horse Paddocks

Tree Shrine

Memorial Tree

Butterfly Gate

Swallow Pond

Rising Sun Country Park Bird Hide

Rising Sun Colliery and Steam Locomotive History

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