Butterfly Gate – Swallow Pond loop from Wallsend

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Butterfly Gate – Swallow Pond loop from Wallsend

Moderate

528

runners

Butterfly Gate – Swallow Pond loop from Wallsend

00:44

6.84km

30m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.43 km

Rising Sun Country Park Horse Paddocks

Highlight • Natural

There’s a ParkRun here on a Saturday morning at 9am, trainers will get dirty

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2.64 km

Tree Shrine

Highlight • Forest

A nice loamy wooded section, be sure to stop and take a moment of reflection at the tree shrine

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3.15 km

Memorial Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

a great little area to visit when coming to the rise and sun county park. the storm did some damage to the woods making it a little bit more difficult …

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3.15 km

Wooden Archway in Rising Sun Country Park

Highlight • Structure

Plenty explore at the Rising Sun Country Park.

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4.65 km

Butterfly Gate

Highlight • Monument

Really nice piece of art. Best viewed from the road

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5.14 km

Swallow Pond

Highlight • Lake

to the west of the Swallow pond is a wildflower meadow with rare orchids and a variety of other species to see

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5.42 km

Rising Sun Country Park Bird Hide

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely place to stop and watch the birds and the ducks

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5.63 km

Rising Sun Colliery and Steam Locomotive History

Highlight • Monument

The Rising Sun Colliery is a 20th century pit which opened in 1910 and was closed in 1969. Owners: 1910s - Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd. The Rising Sun …

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6.84 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.37 km

364 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.91 km

1.85 km