Cycling in Newcastle upon Tyne

#175879, nearby

Extremely steep "cycle path" wih very tight turns at the top and bottom, leading from the Angel Cycleway onto the East Gateshead Cycleway. No Cycling signs and steps on the obvious alternate route.

#175875, nearby

Almost impenetrable barrier on link from Wardley to NCN14

#171380, nearby

Left for The Angel Cycleway Right for ncn15. If you go left and then Gosforth tce you can pick up a link path to rejoin NCN14 at Abbotsford road. Flat and much better in bad weather

#171316, nearby

A grim and anti accessibility barrier

#171315, nearby

A random and awful barrier in the path.

#171313, nearby

The Angel Cycleway path is not great through Wrekenton and this is one of the better bits

#171312, nearby

For The Angel Cycleway, turn left onto the path beside the radio mast

#171311, nearby

An old but still awful A frame. Surface quite worn. Then straight over Old Durham road for The Angel Cycleway

#171310, nearby

For The Angel Cycleway turn left of Whitehill drive and take to the paths across White Hill. The tarmac runs out here

#171309, nearby

The Angel Cycleway is left onto Whitehill drive.

#171308, nearby

If you're following The Angel Cycleway then it's easy to miss this sign pointing to the right

#171307, nearby

The Angel Cycleway takes a left and joins the road here

#171306, nearby

The Angel Cycleway as it crosses High Lanes. A slightly poor crossing.

#171305, nearby

The Angel Cycleway though Felling. A nice smooth and wide tarmac path.

#171304, nearby

A high underpass below the A184 The Angel Cycleway is straight on.

#171303, nearby

Left to Bowes railway path RCR11 Straight ahead to East Gateshead and Washington Right for The Angel Cycleway to Wrekenton

#171302, nearby

Crossing the A185. Pelaw Metro is straight over as is The Angel Cycleway

#158797, nearby

Narrow, overgrown, muddy path with bad signposting and a barrier that would restrict non-standard cycles. Path is only a hundred metres or so but this isn’t clear on entry and forward visibility is very poor.

#158795, nearby

Narrow, overgrown, muddy path with bad signposting and a barrier that would restrict non-standard cycles. Path is only a hundred metres or so but this isn’t clear on entry and forward visibility is very poor.

#158436, nearby

Link path to Abbotsford Road

#158432, nearby

Anti motorcycle and vehicle barrier on RCR11

#158431, nearby

The start of the path from Leam Lane to Springwell. Don't get excited, the tarmac doesn't last long!

#158430, nearby

New short section of path where RCR11 crosses Leam Lane in Gateshead and heads up to Springwell

#158427, nearby

The Bowes Railway Path

#158426, nearby

Bridge on the Bowes Railway Path, Wardley

#155443, nearby

Narrow cycle lane

#155442, nearby

Narrow cycle lane

#150924, nearby

NCN route - rather narrow, and sometimes unlit

#150923, nearby

NCN route - rather narrow, and sometimes unlit

#150922, nearby

NCN route - rather narrow, and sometimes unlit

#150921, nearby

NCN route - rather narrow, and sometimes unlit

#150920, nearby

NCN route - rather narrow, and sometimes unlit

#150919, nearby

NCN very narrow bridge section

#150918, nearby

NCN very narrow bridge section

#150917, nearby

Steps on the NCN - but there is a step-free access just to the left

#150916, nearby

Path alongside the Tyne - needs a better surface

#150915, nearby

Path alongside the Tyne - needs a better surface

#150914, nearby

Path alongside the Tyne

#150764, nearby

Bike shop in one of the containers under the Tyne Bridge

#150663, nearby

Shared-use link to Sustrans route 141

#93003, nearby

Cycleway signage

#93002, nearby

Cycleway just becomes shared-use

#93001, nearby

Crossing

#93000, nearby

Cycleway

#84406, nearby

I give you a car driven the wrong way down a bus and cycle lane. https://t.co/jcujtfiIWr

#71474, nearby

Enormous sign to warn cyclists joining shared-use footway?

#71473, nearby

Poor surface on downhill section of shared-use footway/cycleway, not helped by footway parkers such as the van driver seen leaving.

#71472, nearby

Sign obscured by overhanging branches at toucan crossing.

#71471, nearby

Southbound cyclists cross at split toucan. Dog-walker illustrates width of shared-use footway/cycleway.

#71470, nearby

Cycle parking for the Angel of the North, with refreshments!

#71469, nearby

Apparently those cycling to Newcastle and Gateshead need to join the carriageway (bus lane for some distance) here. Others can stay on the shared-use footway. A thoughtfully positioned sign for pedestrians.

#71468, nearby

A choice of shared footway or bus lane.

#71467, nearby

Shared footway/cycleway crossing track.

#71466, nearby

Cycleway crossing busy dual carriageway next to roundabout without any assistance.

#71465, nearby

Cycleway crossing busy dual carriageway next to roundabout without any assistance.

#71181, nearby

Route sign for NCN725, the Great North Cycleway, southbound, and for Wrekenton straight ahead along the B1296. But an arrow directs cyclists onto the carriageway when the footway at least as far as the bus stop in #71179 is shared-use.

#71180, nearby

Shared-use footway around roundabout. "Great North Cycleway - Cycle route joins footway" - in as much as there was a footway to join. The jogger came along the grass verge. Interesting variance between the vehicle restriction signs fo ... [more]

#71179, nearby

A bus shelter on the shared-use footway on the new alignment of Long Bank.

#71178, nearby

A gate across the abandoned road alignment. There's a gap at the side for walkers and bikes.

#71177, nearby

Path meets abandoned road alignment.

#71176, nearby

If you don't like the barriers in #71175, there is also the option of taking the stairs to the Bowes Railway Path.

#71175, nearby

A choice of barriers on the access path from the Bowes Railway Path.

#71174, nearby

Path junction with Bowes Railway Path

#71026, nearby

The Bowes Railway Path under the A1 dual carriageway no less, in a poor condition on all counts.

#71025, nearby

Steps up to Long Bank, in reasonably good condition compared to the surrounding infrastructure.

#71024, nearby

Due to the low bridges, horse-riders need to dismount. I noticed that at the similar sign on the other side of the low bridges that there was a concrete block to assist riders dismounting. But on this side it is too overgrown to get to.

#71023, nearby

Poor quality surface on the Bowes Railway Path.

#71022, nearby

A very poor quality cycle path.

#71021, nearby

The Bowes Railway Path is in a very poor condition. The ramp to Newcastle Bank has a step at the end where it hasn't been tied into the main path properly.

#71020, nearby

The off-ramp from the Bowes Railway Path to Newcastle Bank.

#71019, nearby

Crossing point on Newcastle Bank for going left towards the Angle of the North, or right for the Bowes Railway Path.

#71018, nearby

Sign obscured by tree, and crossing point to go back to the Bowes Railway Path (see #71016) or to take the off-road path towards the Harlow Green roundabout.

#71017, nearby

Overgrown steps down to the Bowes Railway Path, signed as a pedestrian access. Anyone not wishing to use this needs to cross the main road for the ramp.

#71016, nearby

Right turns onto the Bowes Railway Path are to be made by continuing up Newcastle Bank to the traffic island (see #71018).

#71015, nearby

Painted cycle lane, and some footway parking.

#71014, nearby

Despite the painted cycle lane having finished on the approach to the pinch-point, these cyclists haven't reached their destination, so need to bravely carry on where the cycle lane does not go!

#71013, nearby

Despite this dead-end road being massively wide, motorists are still choosing to park their vehicles on or obstructing the footway!

#71012, nearby

Painted cycle lanes end on approach to pinch-point.

#46175, nearby

Car parking along entire length of contraflow cycle lane (see also #46174), and empty car parking bays either side in foreground

#46174, nearby

Car parking along entire length of contraflow cycle lane (see also #46175)

#43600, nearby

Route sign for Keelman's Way (NCN 141) alongside Ryton Golf Course. See photo #43598 for the other direction.

#43598, nearby

Route sign for Keelman's Way (NCN 141) alongside Ryton Golf Course. See photo #43600 for the other direction.

#43596, nearby

Sustrans sign for NCN 141 "Keelmans Way" and the link across Newburn Bridge to NCN 72 "Hadrian's Cycleway"

#32159, nearby

Keelman's Way NCN14 sign before the bridge over the River Derwent.

#32157, nearby

Multiple NCN signs under railway bridge at the junction of Keelmans Way NCN14, C2C, NCN72 link and other local routes.

#26375, nearby

Angel of the North viewed from the train

#20638, nearby

Cycle parking at the MetroCentre

#20637, nearby

Some kind of ship platform

#20636, nearby

Teams Cycleway

#20635, nearby

Cycleway along the Tyne

#20634, nearby

NCN14

#20633, nearby

NCN14, Keelmans Way, on the way to the MetroCentre.

#20632, nearby

New flats overlooking the Tyne, with work seemingly stopped for now.

#20631, nearby

Public art, which is lit up at night, under the High Level Bridge

#20630, nearby

Tyne Bridge

#20623, nearby

Cycle parking at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

#19820, nearby

Gateshead Millennium Bridge, in its raised position

#19819, nearby

Gateshead Millennium Bridge, in its raised position

#17927, nearby

Gateshead Millennium Bridge - the world's first and only tilting cycle bridge!