Jarrow to Durham - Half Marathon Route

Check out the route on Strava:
- https://www.strava.com/routes/26736110

This one isn't a circular route. So it only really works if you have someone to pick you up or drop you off. I started just to the west of Jarrow town centre - not far from Monkton Athletics Stadium NE32 5NJ. Then it is a case of making your way onto the old Bowes Railyway route - now a nice cycle path. It's a steady uphill (false flat) all of the way up to Eighton Banks. Some nice historic stuff from the old railway on the way. Then there is a nice descent of 7-8km all of the way down to the Chester le Street roundabout. From here I went a bit of an unusual route to find my way to the edge of Durham - mainly because the A167 cycle path is so boring. So it was along a path by the old Lambton Lion Park, then up to Great Lumley, then down to the beautiful Finchale Priory before winding along to the edge of Durham.

Selection of photos...

Parts of the Bowes Railway are still in place
Graffiti art under a bridge in Jarrow
Entrance to the old 'Lambton Lion Park'
Finchale Priory

Strava Segment of note:

- The Beast - Had to go with The Beast - for those that love up-hill 5.6km segments:)

Useful links:

Bowe's Railway

- http://bowesrailway.uk/

The Jarrow March

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrow_March

Lambton Lion Park

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3e6kLZP1k

Series:
For a list of different half marathon routes around the North East of England see:
- https://northeastrunning.blogspot.com/2020/07/north-east-half-marathon-running-routes.html


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