North East Running

Check out the route on Strava: -  https://www.strava.com/routes/2776497061663443326 A good place to park is the Hadrian Park Estate - somewhere near  NE28 9YB  - right on the edge of the Rising Sun Country Park. The route goes through the park and then west through to Killingworth. Take in the lake and then across the main road and into Gosforth Park. The Newcastle Racecourse (would make a good parkrun!) can be seen to the left, then it's possible to wind all of the way down to Jesmond Dene on nice tracks through fields and in between golf courses. Jesmond Dene is absolutely beautiful and this leads to the coast road. Then it's back through Heaton and eventually Rising Sun again. Selected photos... The entrance to Newcastle Racecourse in Gosforth Park The water was flowing through Jesmond Dene at some rate Love the area around the old mill in Jesmond Dene Strava Segment of note : - Jesmond Dene River Path - Beautiful section of Jesmond Dene Useful links : Rising Sun Country Pa

 Check out the route on Strava: -  https://www.strava.com/routes/2772828984079196850 Easy car parking at New Herrington DH4 4ND - just in the housing estate. The run starts by winding through Herrington Country Park and up to Penshaw Monument. Stop for the view at the top and then down the other side to cross the picturesque bridge at Cox Green. It's then a nice wind through the housing estates of Washington before running through the Princess Anne Park. The route then goes back across the Wear and then up the side of the Lambton Estate (a nice place for a walk and a bit of lion park nostalgia ) and then wind all of the way back to the start again. Washington half marathon starting and finishing at Herrington Country Park A slight incline to the top of the hill ;) Penshaw Monument with sun coming up over the horizon Strava Segment of note : - Penshaw Monument: South Side - Get sprinting up those steps all of the way to the top Useful links : Herrington Country Park: -  https://ww

Check out the route on Strava -  https://www.strava.com/routes/2770053320151874970 I parked at Silksworth Sport Centre SR3 1PD . The runs starts with a lovely (slight) downhill all of the way down a wagonway to the coast at Ryhope. Then it's time to run up the coastal path towards the city. The coast line is not a 'polished' Tynemouth or South Shields - but a rough industrial coast that is pretty stunning in its own way. Even though it wasn't a stormy day the waves were really crashing off the old concrete piers. Mowbray Park into the city centre is a nice route and then it's back around to the coast again, but this time the regenerated sea front leading up to Seaburn. From Seaburn back through to Silkworth allows you to explore the edges of the city a bit - a nice tour of Sunderland with something of interest around every corner. Silksworth-Sunderland-Seaburn The 'industrial' sea front just south of the city has a strange beauty to it The famous walrus (wit