Routes Planner Features Updates

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Hiking trails & Routes

North East England

Souter Lighthouse & Marsden Bay loop South Shields

Hiking trails & Routes

North East England

Souter Lighthouse & Marsden Bay loop South Shields

Moderate

5.0

(5)

60

hikers

Souter Lighthouse & Marsden Bay loop South Shields

02:43

10.4km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 24, 2024

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

1.97 km

Souter Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

good little stop for a coffee or if your interested a nice little national trust place to visit

Tip by

2

2.90 km

South Shields Coastal Cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

The coastline here is rugged with many limestone stacks, caves and headlands. The cliffs are a haven for seabirds. The following are regular visitors or have been seen here so look out for:
European Shag, Common Eider, Kittiwake, Northern Fulmar and Herring Gull. Inland on the grasslands and coastal moorland you may spot Purple Sandpiper, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Ruddy Turnstone.

Tip by

B

10.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.96 km

3.02 km

386 m

Surfaces

6.00 km

2.80 km

607 m

527 m

222 m

211 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

This route was planned by komoot.

Navigate Send to Phone

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

4.6

286

River Tyne loop from Wylam to Newburn

02:56h

11.4km

50m

4.5

153

Causey Arch & Beamish Parkland loop

02:07h

7.94km

90m

4.9

114

River Wear & Durham City loop

04:24h

16.3km

220m

4.7

136

Castle Eden Dene Nature Reserve loop

02:06h

7.65km

120m

4.6

94

The Angel's Way and Jesmond Dene Loop

03:02h

11.6km

100m

4.8

190

Plessey Woods Loop Trail

00:45h

2.86km

20m

5.0

60

Souter Lighthouse & Marsden Bay loop South Shields

02:43h

10.4km

80m

4.1

31

Seaham Seafront & Hawthorn Dene Woods loop

02:59h

11.3km

100m

4.3

14

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea loop from Queen Elizabeth II Country Park

03:54h

15.2km

70m

4.7

8

Hart, Crimdon Beach & Steetley Magnesite Pier loop — Durham Coast

04:43h

17.9km

150m

5.0

5

Durham Cathedral & Castle loop

00:51h

3.11km

50m

1

The Souter Saunter

00:45h

2.86km

30m