Date

Type of Ride

Ride details

Approx Miles

Off-Road

Café stop

Leader

12th Feb

Moderate

A19 bridge, Boldon Colliery, Whiteleas, Cleadon back via coast

25 miles

85% off-road

Seaburn

26th Feb

Family

NCN1 to City Centre, Wear Bridge, Fatfield, return via Harraton

22 miles

90% off road

Washington
Wildfowl

11 th March

Moderate

Roads to Newbottle, Fence Houses, Great Lumley, Plawsworth, Chester-le-Street Riverside and return via C2C

30 miles

75% off road

Chester – le Street

25 th march

Moderate

Newcastle Quayside and Millenium Bridge via felling riverside, return via felling bypass not pedestrian tunnel

32 miles

85% off-road

Quayside

8th April

Family

Ski slope via Northern Boundary. Cox Green and Nissan, Town End Farm and Cut Throat Dene, back via NR1 and Ashbrooke.

20 miles

80% off-road

Whitburn/Seaburn

22nd April

Family

Ski slope via C2C to Birtley, The Angel back via Follingsby Lane

30 miles

80% off-road

Wrekenton/Birtley

6th May

Family

Ski slope via Tunstall Hills, Hillview and Ashbrooke, Old C2C to Offerton and Penshaw Monument, return via Barnes to Eden vale and Silksworth.

18 miles

80% off-road

Browns Tea Rooms

20th May

Moderate

Ski slope to Hart Village, via NCN1 & NR14 cycleway

36 miles

90% off-road

Hart (picnic stop) or Hartlepool

27th May

Marshalls Required

Sunderland Big Bike Ride

14/20/35 miles

N/A

3rd June

Family

Ski slope via NCN1 to City Centre, Wear Bridge, Fatfield, Penshaw.

20 miles

80% off-road

Washington Wildfowl

17th June

Experienced

Ski slope to Thorpe Thewles via NCN1

45 miles

100% off-road

Thorpe Thewles

1st July

Experienced

Lanchester Valley

56 miles

85% off -road

Various

8th July

Experienced

Springboard Allenheads Challenge

47 miles

100% off road

15th July

Family/Moderate

Ski slope to Finchale Abbey circular, via W2W to Durham City, then Frankland, Finchale and Rainton Meadows.

38 miles

80% off-road

Durham / Finchale Abbey

29th July

Family

Ski slope to Warden law to Hetton Country Park , Rainton Meadows café via East Rainton and back via Old C2C.

22 miles

80% off-road

Rainton Meadows

12th Aug

Moderate

Ski slope to to St Mary’s Lighthouse: Whitley Bay, via the coast and Shields Ferry.

40 miles

70% off-road

Whitley Bay / St. Marys

26th Aug

Family

Ski slope to Murton / Dalton Park: Cherry Knowle to Seaham, and Fox Cover Estate. Return via minor roads north of Murton, Warden Law and Doxford Pk.

18 miles

70% off-road

Richardson Garden Centre

2nd Sept

Family/Moderate/Experienced

Durham Big Ride (5/10/25)

5/10/25 miles

9th Sept

Family

or

Experienced

Ski slope via Sunderland City Centre to South Shields and back via Lizard Lane.

Durham Big Ride (The Beast)

25 miles

50 miles

80% off-road

South Shields

23rd Sept

Family

Ski slope: Tour-de-Wear (circular): NR1-Wear Bridge-C2C -Wildfowl Centre-Cox Green-Pallion.

20 miles

90% off-road

Washington Wildfowl

7th Oct

Moderate

Ski slope to Newcastle Quayside: via Ferryboat Lane and Follingsby Lane.

36 miles

80% off-road

Newcastle Quayside

21st Oct

Moderate

Ski slope to A19 bridge, Boldon Colliery, Whiteleas, Cleadon back via coast

25 miles

80% off-road

Whitburn/Seaburn

4th Nov

Moderate

Ski slope to Castletown, Follingsby Lane to Gateshead Angel back via C2C

30 miles

80% off-road

Wrekenton/Birtley

18th Nov

Family

Ski slope along the Stephenson trail to Festival Park and the East End and along coast to Ryhope and Seaham and back.

18 miles

85% off-road

Seaham Car park cafe