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View of Durham Cathedral – Northern Spire Bridge loop from Horden

View of Durham Cathedral – Northern Spire Bridge loop from Horden

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View of Durham Cathedral – Northern Spire Bridge loop from Horden

04:36

86.5km

820m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 25.8 km for 99 m

After 59.9 km for 172 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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23.0 km

View of Durham Cathedral

Highlight • Historical Site

Approaching Durham from the direction of Sherburn you can pick up this bike path that passes through Old Durham. This route takes you down to the river Wear with fantastic …

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41.3 km

Vigo Wood

Forest

47.5 km

North Wood

Forest

54.0 km

Sunderland's best feature.. as much as I like this bridge the 118 million would have been much better invested in the city centre. It is located about 2.5 mile west of the Wearmouth bridge on National Cycle Route 7.

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58.2 km

St Peter's Church

Highlight • Other

St Peters church 674 AD was part of Bede's monastery

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59.3 km

Watching and Waiting Sculpture

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Red House’ is an ‘exploded’ house carved from stone, with fragments of it along the trail.
Chaz Brenchley wrote an accompanying story, ‘Murder at the Red House’, which you can listen to here:
chazbrenchley.co.uk/redhousera.html
more info below
wp.sunderland.ac.uk/seagullcity/riverside-sculpture-walk

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60.0 km

Sunderland Marina

Lake

60.7 km

View of Roker Lighthouse

Highlight • Beach

so much to see, lots of artwork if you look

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63.5 km

Wearmouth Bridge

Highlight • Monument

A fine double arch bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland. The original bridge here was constructed in 1796, it was updated and repaired in 1805 but this bridge was reconstructed by Robert Stevenson between 1857-1859.

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73.6 km

Tommy Statue (Eleven-O-One) – Seaham

Highlight • Monument

Large statue of First World War soldier overlooking green on Seaham front. Coffee shops, cafes, fish and chip shops and ice-cream parlours along the front.

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73.9 km

Seaham Harbour

Highlight • Structure

86.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.8 km

28.1 km

16.5 km

4.01 km

2.72 km

2.00 km

333 m

Surfaces

69.6 km

10.8 km

4.33 km

858 m

857 m

Elevation

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View of Durham Cathedral – Northern Spire Bridge loop from Horden

View of Durham Cathedral

Northern Spire Bridge

St Peter's Church

Watching and Waiting Sculpture

View of Roker Lighthouse

Wearmouth Bridge

Tommy Statue (Eleven-O-One) – Seaham

Seaham Harbour

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