BlythWhitley Bay

Blywhi one
Verified route

Verified Slow Way

Verified by 100.00% of reviewers

By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021


Distance

12km/7mi

Ascent

134m

Descent

113m

Download this route

Are you sure you want to download this route?

Using a GPX file for the first time?

No, back to route

Give a hike

Pledge to walk this route and help firm up its place in the network - every walk helps.

So far it has been reviewed by three people and surveyed by zero people and

No other people have pledged to review this route.

Your pledged routes will show up in your pledges Waylist.

Every review and survey pledged and then walked will help make the Slow Ways network better, thank you for your help!

Sign up or log in to pledge to walk this route.

Back to route

Save to Waylist

Sign up or log in to save this route so you can find it more easily or plan a longer journey.

More options

Save to my account

Sign up or log in to save this route so you can find it more easily or plan a longer journey.

Print (via Inkatlas)

Survey this route

Review this route

Suggest a better route

Report a problem

Description

This is a Slow Ways route connecting Blyth and Whitley Bay.

Know of a better route? Share it here.

This is a Slow Ways route connecting Blyth and Whitley Bay.

Know of a better route? Share it here.

Status

This route has been reviewed by 3 people.

There are no issues flagged.

Photos for Blywhi one

Photos of this route will appear when they are added to a review. You can review this route here.


Information

Verified route

Route status - Live

Reviews - 3

Average rating -

Is this route good enough? -  Yes (3)

There are currently no problems reported with this route.

Downloads - 7

Surveys

We are working to build-up a picture of what routes look like. To do that we are asking volunteers to survey routes so that we can communicate features, obstacles and challenges that may make a route desirable or not.

Slow Ways surveyors are asked to complete some basic online training, but they are not vetted. If you are dependent on the survey information being correct in order to complete a route, we recommend that you think critically about the information provided. You may also wish to wait until more than one survey has been completed.

Help people know more about this route by volunteering to submit a survey.

  1. Complete the survey training.
  2. Submit a survey for this route.

Sign up or log in to get the link to survey this route for Blywhi.

Geography information system (GIS) data

Total length

Maximum elevation

Minimum elevation

Start and end points

Blyth
Grid Ref NZ3151981554
Lat / Lon 55.12737° / -1.50727°
Easting / Northing 431,519E / 581,554N
What3Words enable.affair.mint
Whitley Bay
Grid Ref NZ3571471880
Lat / Lon 55.04016° / -1.44270°
Easting / Northing 435,714E / 571,880N
What3Words amount.riders.hands

Blywhi One's land is

Arable 34.4%
Intertidal flats 14.5%
Pasture 5.3%
Urban 45.8%

Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018

reviews


Edinem77

05 Oct 2021 Autumn

This is a really nice route with great views across the coast. You can make it slightly shorter by taking the more inland path round the nature reserve at St Mary's Island. Suitable for bikes too and there's the option of the Arriva 308 bus (Blyth - Newcastle via Whitley Bay) if you don't want to walk in both directions.


Tom

27 Aug 2021 Summer

Really nice route, following the Eve Black Way through the dunes from Blyth to Seaton Sluice, and then the cliff tops past St Marys Lighthouse to Whitley Bay links. We extended it by going on to Tynemouth along the coastal road - lovely sea views and past the gem of a small harbour of Cullercoats, and the surfers on Tynemouth Long Sands. Easy walking on made paths, no hills, no mud, and good access.

It can get a bit busy on good days, and is shared by cyclists as far as St Marys, and sadly some of them think they have right of way - hence only 4 stars.

Eve Black was a local councillor who campaigned for years to get the path created: sadly she died shortly before it was opened, but I can't think of a nicer memorial to have!.


Tess Barton

26 Apr 2021 Spring

I have only walked two different parts of this route from The Briardene to St Mary's Lighthouse and from Old Hartley to Seaton Sluice.
It is worth a detour to look at the Briardene nature reserve and to go onto St Mary's Island over the causeway at low tide to look at the seals that haul up on the rocks.
The cliff path from Old Hartley to Seaton Sluice is very scenic and good for spotting wildlife like seals or passing dolphin pods. Seaton Sluice itself is very interesting and historic. Another interesting detour and an alternative return route would to be to go part of the way along Holywell Dene then back on the road to Old Hartley.

  • Tom

    Tom

    27 Aug 2021

    Fully endorse this review!

  • Share your thoughts

    Please Sign up or log in to comment.


Share your views about this route, give it a star rating, indicate whether it should be verified or not.

Include information that will be useful to others considering to walk or wheel it.

You can add up to 15 photos.

Overall ratings

3 reviews


1 reviews

2 reviews

0 reviews

0 reviews

0 reviews

Show all


There are no other routes for Blyth — Whitley Bay

If you know a better way, then please let us know.

Review this better route and help establish a trusted network of walking routes.

Suggest a better route if it better meets our methodology.

See all routes from Blyth.

See all routes from Whitley Bay.