Gateshead Millennium Bridge to Pottery Bank
Mile |
Guide Notes |
| 163.4 | Gateshead Millennium Bridge - click below for link to NCN 14 Keelman Ways |
| 163.5 | Continue along the riverside promenade, passing the "Pitcher & Piano" pub and several Artworks towards the end of the promenade at the Orange Millennium Milepost 157W and the mouth of the Ouse Burn. |
| 163.9 | Signed link to Jesmond YHA click here for map and notes. |
| 164.0 | Before end of promenade - bear left along pavement in front of last Apartment block - then left along service road and then right onto "Quayside" to cross over Low Ouseburn Bridge. Ahead on cycle lane towards the large white building Spillers Flour Mill. |
| 164.4 | At end of the cycle lane bear left across the wide oblique cross roads and left uphill between the factories to a mini roundabout at Glasshouse Street. Hadrian's Wall National Walking Trail turns right here. |
| 164.6 | The Signed route is straight ahead passing builders yard (L), car park (L) and then turn left through stone control barrier. Bear right uphill and back onto the railway path. To avoid the control barrier |
| 164.8 |  Hadrian's Cycleway Rangers at the Byker Millennium Finger Signpost |
| For the next several miles the Hadrian's Cycleway follows the old LNER Riverside Branch railway which followed a route cut high up on the riverbank - this line carried thousands of shipyard workers to & from their place of work each day. It closed in the early 1960's. Several of the bridges have been removed and at these points the cycleway dips down to cross the roads. Excellent views can be seen across the river. | |
| 165.0 | Continuing ahead pass Green Millennium Milepost 158W (R) on wide obvious track to metal / stone control barriers at Pottery Bank. A temporary diversion starts here - follow NCN 72 signs with a yellow back ground See next page. |
Down river to South Shields and Tynemouth
Up river to Scotswood and Wylam
| Cross river link via Gateshead Millennium Bridge select sign to link to the Cycle-Gateshead website which will open in a new window |
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 Keelman's Way Down River |
 Keelman's Way Up River |
Artworks
Newcastle
Quayside
The
Tyne Crossings
Gateshead
Millennium Bridge
Landmarks
Sage
Music Centre
The Baltic Contemporary Arts Centre
Spillers
Flour Mill
