this ride is for regular riders above beginner level at average speed 10 mph with a mixture of trail and road suitable for any bike with a bit more tread.
Leaving Pedalling Squares 9:30 am we ride along Tyne to Cycle Hub to pick up riders, leaving at 10:15 back over millennium bridge and following the Tyne to Hebburn to the Bowes Rail Track with a steady climb ( similar to Derwent Walk )up to Wardley and Springwell for coffee n cake etc. at The Engine Room, with the climbing done we continuing down through Eighton Banks,to see Angel Of The North, then down Smithy Lane to Lamesley, Lobley Hill continuing down the Tanfield Railway Path to the Tyne and on to Pedalling Squares.