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East Boldon

Tyne & Wear


Slow Ways linking East Boldon and Hebburn, Jarrow, South Shields, Springwell, Sunderland, Washington, Whitburn (Tyne & Wear)

England / Tyne & Wear / East Boldon

East Boldon’s seven Slow Ways are 46% checked

Drawn: 7/7
reviewed: 6/7
verified: 0/7
and surveyed: 0/7

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Walk to East Boldon from further afield

Route Slow Way Distance To do Pledge Ascent Descent
Eassun one
East Boldon—Sunderland
Distance 7km/5mi Review me Ascent 131m Descent 124m
Easwhi one
East Boldon—Whitburn (Tyne & Wear)
Distance 4km/2mi Review me Ascent 15m Descent 14m
Hebeas one
Hebburn—East Boldon

Distance 10km/6mi Double check Ascent 64m Descent 54m
Hebeas two
Hebburn—East Boldon
Distance 10km/6mi Review me Ascent 77m Descent 67m
Jareas one
Jarrow—East Boldon

Distance 8km/5mi Double check Ascent 60m Descent 63m
Jareas two
Jarrow—East Boldon
Distance 8km/5mi Review me Ascent - Descent -
Souteas one
South Shields—East Boldon
Distance 7km/4mi Review me Ascent 40m Descent 25m
Spreas one
Springwell—East Boldon
Distance 13km/8mi Review me Ascent 84m Descent 196m
Waseas one
Washington—East Boldon
Distance 13km/8mi Pioneer me Ascent 179m Descent 142m

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Collective progress

47% of East Boldon’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

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surveyed

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verified

2 people have contributed to East Boldon’s Slow Ways

2 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in East Boldon

67km out of 81km have been walked and reviewed

67km of reviews have been shared in East Boldon

Latest Updates

I walked this route from East Boldon on a cool but sunny day in Spring. The first section from East Boldon does not have a dedicated footpath so you are walking on the road....

Philip Le Marquand

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Philip Le Marquand took this photo on Souteas one

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When you get to the entrance to Tyne Dock you take a left turn and head up following Boldon Lane....

Philip Le Marquand

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You walk through Calf Close Estate and as you approach the Greyhound pub follow thee road to the right under a railway bridge. Walk along the pavement until you cross the A19 then take the road on the left then take a right turn and follow this road until you get to the Station Burn Nature Reserve. Cross the road and then turn right when you meet the railway path which takes you to your destination....

Philip Le Marquand

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Hebburn—East Boldon

Philip Le Marquand added Hebeas two, a new walk from Hebburn to East Boldon

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However I have had to fail this route as there is no way to cross the railway and the very busy A19 where the route is plotted. I have uploaded a new route to fix these issues. The section after the A19 is fine and trouble free walk....

Philip Le Marquand

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Cross over the road going past the Metro Station then join a track which follws the line of the railway line. Then take a left turn crossing another road and follow the path signed as a cycle path to Brockley Whins. At the end of the bridge I had to make a decision whether to walk down the side of the A19 and join up with the original route at the railway line or continue straight on and join the original route further on....

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Jarrow—East Boldon

Philip Le Marquand added Jareas two, a new walk from Jarrow to East Boldon

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Cross over the road going past the Metro Station then join a track which follws the line of the railway line. Then take a left turn crossing another road and follow the path signed as a cycle path to Brockley Whins. At the end of the bridge I had to make a decision whether to walk down the side of the A19 and join up with the original route at the railway line or continue straight on and join the orginal route further on....

Philip Le Marquand

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Philip Le Marquand took this photo on Spreas one

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You cross over a busy road then walk through a nice village before going through parts of Washington. The next section was along a very busy flat road section which then took you via a footbridge over the A19....

Philip Le Marquand

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A good alternative to the given route at 388589 is to continue northward along the road and branch off at 387592 to follow the right of way until you reach the track at 382601 and then turn West to rejoin the original route at 377599– or make use of some of the many paths within Fulwell Quarry....

Chris May

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South Shields—East Boldon

Martin Ainscow added Souteas one, a new walk from South Shields to East Boldon

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East Boldon—Sunderland

Slow Ways added Eassun one, a new walk from East Boldon to Sunderland

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East Boldon—Whitburn (Tyne & Wear)

Slow Ways added Easwhi one, a new walk from East Boldon to Whitburn (Tyne & Wear)

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Hebburn—East Boldon

Slow Ways added Hebeas one, a new walk from Hebburn to East Boldon

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Jarrow—East Boldon

Slow Ways added Jareas one, a new walk from Jarrow to East Boldon

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Springwell—East Boldon

Slow Ways added Spreas one, a new walk from Springwell to East Boldon

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Washington—East Boldon

Slow Ways added Waseas one, a new walk from Washington to East Boldon

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East Boldon’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

NZ3717661490

Lat / Lon

54.94669° / -1.42117°

Easting / Northing

437,176E / 561,490N

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