Great North Cycleway - Route Collection

Great North Cycleway

A collection of 4 cycling routes.

Overview

About this collection

Explore the Great North Cycleway through this curated set of sections. It’s a smooth, mostly paved ride that links dedicated cycleways, shared paths, and quiet streets, with only short hops on busier roads.

What to expect:

About 18 km mapped here, roughly 80% on asphalt/paved surfaces.
Gentle rolling terrain: ~157 m up and ~92 m down.
Mix of way types: around 6 km of cycleway, 5 km of path, 3 km through pedestrian areas, plus short links on quiet and access roads. There are brief busy‑road stretches (~0.7 km) — take care.

Best with a hybrid or road bike. Traffic‑free parts are family‑friendly; in pedestrian zones, ease off and give way. A few segments don’t have detailed surface tags yet, so conditions can vary a bit.

Use this collection for a relaxed spin, a scenic commute, or to stitch together green corridors across town. Pack lights and a bell, and enjoy a mostly stress‑free ride with plenty of car‑free miles.

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Duration: 18 km
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Avg. speed: 157 m
Ascent: 92 m
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Great North Cycleway

Routes in this collection

All 4 routes in this collection can be opened on the map or in the Bikemap App for more details, where you can adjust them in the route planner, or download them as GPX or KML file. Use them as a template for planning your own rides, or let Bikemap navigate you along them directly.

Great North Cycleway: Coatham Mundeville Loop

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Great North Cycleway: Coatham Mundeville Loop

Cycling route in Coatham Mundeville, England, United Kingdom

A quick, easy spin around Coatham Mundeville on smooth tarmac. It’s a short loop (about 3 km) with barely any climbing and mostly traffic-free sections, perfect for a warm-up or family ride. Start and finish in the village, passing quiet paths and open fields. Handy if you’re near Darlington or the…

3.1 km
Distance: 12 m
Ascent: 7 m
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Great North Cycleway: Coatham Mundeville to Newton Aycliffe

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Great North Cycleway: Coatham Mundeville to Newton Aycliffe

Cycling route in Coatham Mundeville, England, United Kingdom

Quick hop from Coatham Mundeville into Newton Aycliffe on the Great North Cycleway. Around 5.7 km with gentle 36 m of climbing, mostly on dedicated paths with a few quiet roads and a short busier bit near town. Start in the village just north of Darlington and roll into one of County Durham’s new t…

5.7 km
Distance: 36 m
Ascent: 19 m
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Great North Cycleway: Ferryhill Loop

Cycling route in Ferryhill, England, United Kingdom

A short spin around Ferryhill on the Great North Cycleway. About 5.3 km with a punchy 99 m of climbing, topping out near 162 m. Mostly smooth asphalt and dedicated cycleway, with some paths and quiet roads mixed in. Starts and finishes in Ferryhill—perfect for a quick workout, a post-work leg stret…

5.3 km
Distance: 99 m
Ascent: 24 m
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Chester-le-Street to Sacriston

Cycling route in Chester-le-Street, England, United Kingdom

Short hop on the Great North Cycleway from Chester-le-Street to Sacriston. About 3.9 km on smooth asphalt, mostly traffic-free paths, with a gentle net downhill. Roll out from the market town of Chester-le-Street and finish by the former mining village of Sacriston. Ideal for a quick leg-stretcher,…

3.9 km
Distance: 10 m
Ascent: 42 m
Descent