Wearmouth Bridge – View of Roker Lighthouse loop from Chester-le-Street

Wearmouth Bridge – View of Roker Lighthouse loop from Chester-le-Street

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Wearmouth Bridge – View of Roker Lighthouse loop from Chester-le-Street

02:56

47.2km

400m

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: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.2 km for 229 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

10.6 km

North Wood

Forest

18.8 km

Men of Steel Sculptures

Highlight • Monument

lovely artwork however difficult to spot as hidden by lots of overgrown bushes.

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19.6 km

Sunderland Riverside Sculpture Trail

Highlight • Trail

WATCH OUT broken glass, its popular bottle smashing place, even the seagulls have learned to drop and smash mussels on the path, leaving sharp splinters for your tires to find.

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20.5 km

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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21.1 km

Pathways of Knowledge Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

Try taking a web cam screen shot using the live camera link below,.

sunderland.gov.uk/article/15667/Riverside-webcam

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21.8 km

St Peter's Church

Highlight • Other

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

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22.8 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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23.4 km

Taking Flight Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

On the promontory of the marina, ‘Taking Flight’ is a sequence of sculptures which shows the different stages as a cormorant takes off across the Wear.

Craig Knowles’ statue features …

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24.4 km

Beach

25.3 km