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View of Roker Lighthouse – Wearmouth Bridge loop from Sacriston

View of Roker Lighthouse – Wearmouth Bridge loop from Sacriston

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View of Roker Lighthouse – Wearmouth Bridge loop from Sacriston

02:40

58.5km

500m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 26, 2026

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After 46.7 km for 191 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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19.8 km

Follingsby Lane Cycle-Only Entrance

Highlight • Structure

New cycle only entrance to Follingsby Lane via Downhill Lane from A1290 near Sunderland aircraft museum along which leads to Follingsby Lane, that bit is now part traffic free.

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20.2 km

Follingsby Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

Follingsby Lane, resurfaced road (nice) and optional cycle path along side road part of the way, also has new road crossing. New cycle only entrance to Follingsby Lane from A1290 …

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31.1 km

View of Roker Lighthouse

Highlight • Beach

so much to see, lots of artwork if you look

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32.6 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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33.2 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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34.4 km

St Peter's Church

Highlight • Other

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

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35.1 km

Wearmouth Bridge

Highlight • Monument

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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46.8 km

Lampton Standing Stones

Highlight • Monument

Does anyone know about them

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58.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.6 km

17.4 km

15.5 km

1.73 km

327 m

Surfaces

49.3 km

8.60 km

287 m

280 m

115 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

18°C

11°C

34 %

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View of Roker Lighthouse – Wearmouth Bridge loop from Sacriston

Follingsby Lane Cycle-Only Entrance

Follingsby Lane

View of Roker Lighthouse

Taking Flight Sculpture

Watching and Waiting Sculpture

St Peter's Church

Wearmouth Bridge

Lampton Standing Stones

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