Glendale to Wallsend Cycleway is a 8.5km, grade 2 hike located in the Newcastle, New South Wales. The hike should take around 3 hrs to complete.
Hike overview
The following are major access points
This is a new high quality rail trail featuring a variety of landscapes from suburbia to dense bushland.
The trail links to other cycleways that give mainly traffic free access to the city and other suburbs.
The rail trail is gently graded.
Preserved railway memoriabilia at Wallsend Station site
This section is basically flat and passes two suburban shopping centres. It following the line of both disused colliery rail lines and the tramway. It runs along a suburban St before crossing busy Newcastle Rd at Traffic lights
After crossing a busy road you enter the quiet leafy Jesmond park following a long embankment before climbing over a low section of Lambton hill and Howe St lights.
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Tips
Frederick St Glendale to Wallsend in Newcastle Area
Between the Newcastle suburbs of Glendale and Wallsend
Sealed
Suburban undulating
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About the region
Situated on the east coast of NSW, Newcastle is surrounded by golden sand beaches, a breathtaking coastline and a beautiful working harbour. The cafes, restaurants and bars, unique architecture and rich history stretch from the city to the suburbs.
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Acknowledgement of Country
Trail Hiking Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we hike and pay respects to their Elders, past and present, and we acknowledge the First Nations people of other communities who may be here today.