Gateshead Half Marathon 2023 OFFICIAL

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.46 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 42 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 28 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -1 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 28 m
  2. 1 : km 0.31 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Saltmeadows Road
  3. 2 : km 0.88 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto South Shore Road
  4. 3 : km 0.95 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto South Shore Road
  5. 4 : km 1.21 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Deptford Road
  6. 5 : km 1.86 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto South Shore Road
  7. 6 : km 2.57 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street
  8. 7 : km 2.62 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Pipewellgate
  9. 8 : km 6 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Bridge Street
  10. 9 : km 6.32 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto B1600
  11. 10 : km 7.22 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right onto Bridge Street
  12. 11 : km 7.5 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Hillgate
  13. 12 : km 8.21 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto South Shore Road
  14. 13 : km 8.86 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto South Shore Road
  15. 14 : km 9.11 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto South Shore Road
  16. 15 : km 9.19 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Saltmeadows Road
  17. 16 : km 9.76 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Neilson Road
  18. 17 : km 10.22 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Saltmeadows Road
  19. 18 : km 12.17 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto South Shore Road
  20. 19 : km 12.24 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto South Shore Road
  21. 20 : km 12.5 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Deptford Road
  22. 21 : km 13.15 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto South Shore Road
  23. 22 : km 13.85 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street
  24. 23 : km 13.91 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Pipewellgate
  25. 24 : km 17.29 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Bridge Street
  26. 25 : km 17.61 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto B1600
  27. 26 : km 18.51 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right onto Bridge Street
  28. 27 : km 18.8 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp right onto Hillgate
  29. 28 : km 19.5 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto South Shore Road
  30. 29 : km 20.15 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto South Shore Road
  31. 30 : km 20.41 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto South Shore Road
  32. 31 : km 20.48 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Saltmeadows Road
  33. 32 : km 21.05 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Neilson Road
  34. S/E : km 21.46 - alt. 28 m

Other walks in the area

Walking Ouseburn Circular

Walker
↔3.38 km ↗+32 m ↘-33 m ◔1h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
This short circular walk will take you along the banks of Ouseburn through the former industrial area of Newcastle, now a centre for creativity with its galleries, farm and abundance of restaurants and bars. This walk is excellent for children as there is so much to do and see along the way.

Walking Gateshead to Gosforth Along the Great North Road

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↔6.90 km ↗+62 m ↘-52 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Gateshead (England)
The 9th and final section of the Great North Road crosses the River Tyne, the original boundary between County Durham and Northumberland, over the iconic Tyne Bridge into Newcastle Upon Tyne and traces the route through the city, passing the Town Moor to Gosforth along the Great North Road - look out signs bearing this name as you walk.

Walking Baltic to the Angel - Angel's Way

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↔8.13 km ↗+156 m ↘-79 m ◔2h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Gateshead (England)
This journey through Gateshead begins at the Baltic Centre for Contempoary Art on the Quayside and ends at the spectacular Angel of the North passing under the iconic Tyne Bridge, passing through the town centre, Victorian park and residential areas.

Walking Newcastle City Walls Circular

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↔5.16 km ↗+80 m ↘-89 m ◔1h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
Newcastle was once a walled city with a castle (the clue is in the name). This city walk traces the route of the old city walls, some of which remains, through the modern city centre and along Newcastle Quayside passing many notable sites along the way.

Walking Jesmond to the Quayside - Angel's Way

Walker
↔5.43 km ↗+15 m ↘-64 m ◔1h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
This section of the Angel's Way explores Newcastle City Centre and Quayside. It starts in the suburb of Jesmond, takes in Exhibition Park, shopping areas, the magnificent Grainger Town and three key churches of St Thomas, St Mary and St Nicholas, Newcastle Castle and Keep before dropping down an ancient street, Side, to the Quayside finishing at the Millennium Bridge.

Walking Angel of the North to Beamish - Angel's Way

Walker
↔8.55 km ↗+137 m ↘-79 m ◔2h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Lamesley (England)
This rural stretch of the Angel's Way begins at the Angel of the North and after passing under the A1 follows a paths across farmland and through woodland passing a number of villages on the way to Beamish. On there way, there are views of the area where once coalmines could be seen including those of Kibblesworth and Bewicke Main.

Walking Gosforth to Newcastle (Haymarket) - Angel's Way

Walker
↔4.85 km ↗+23 m ↘-11 m ◔1h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
This walk mixes the urban landscapes of Newcastle with the beautiful Jesmond Dene. Visit a ruined chapel, holy well and city centre museum to finish the walk.

Walking Great North Forest Birtley to Causey Arch

Walker
↔8.15 km ↗+164 m ↘-88 m ◔2h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Lamesley (England)
This section of the walk follows the old railway route and forms the second part of the Bowes Railway Path, starting at Birtley near the Bowes Incline (named after the system of pulleys used to pull coal trucks uphill) and continuing through open farmland to the Tanfield Railway and Causey Arch, the oldest surviving single span railway bridge. This walk celebrates the history of the Pontop and Jarrow Railway.

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