City Farm Frolics

Sunday 17th August at 10.00am This is what time the ride will set off. It’s best to get to the starting point at least 15 minutes beforehand to avoid missing the start.

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Cycling time Ride distance Suitable for Distance from me Ride level
75 Mins 8 Miles Anyone Not all rides are suitable for everyone. This will tell you if the ride is suitable for you and/or your friends and family. ? Miles
Steady If you’re fairly confident on your bike and ready to broaden your cycling horizons, Steady rides are ideal. At a comfortable pace, and possibly with some modest hills along the way, rides take place on mainly quiet roads with plenty of sights along the way.
Starting Point & Postcode
The Cycle Hub, Spiller Wharf, Quayside, NE6 1BU
Overall Duration On a long ride, it’s sometimes good to have a little break in the middle, or maybe a catch up at the beginning or end to keep it sociable. This means that the overall ride duration may be longer than the actual cycling time.
1 hours 45 mins  (1 hours 15 mins cycling)
Bike Type You probably don’t want to drag your road bike across bumpy trails. Maybe you want to make the most of the suspension on your mountain bike. This helps you match your ride to your bike.
Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres), Hybrid (road tyres), Road 
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Guided Rides Great routes and support from trained leaders
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You can book up to a total of 5 places on this ride and you'll be asked for each person's details during the registration process.

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Sky Ride Local in Newcastle

This is a gentle route mainly on traffic-free paths along the Newcastle Quayside, over the Millennium Bridge, following Sustrans route 14 towards Bill Quay Community Farm, Gateshead. There be a chance to get yourself some refreshments at the start of the ride and Bill Quay Community Farm

If you’re fairly confident on your bike and ready to broaden your cycling horizons, our Steady rides are ideal. At a comfortable pace, and possibly with some modest hills along the way, rides take place on mainly quiet roads with plenty of sights along the way. Rides are between 6 and 20 miles long, at a moderate pace of between 7 and 10 miles an hour.

Additional Information

Helmets must be worn by all under 18's regardless of ride level.
Please make sure your bike is in good working order and bring equipment with you to repair punctures, Ride Leaders are there to help but are not responsible for your bike.
All rides leave at the time stated you must arrive early Ride Leaders will not wait. 

Children under the age of 5 do not need to register and must be in a BSI approved child seat, trailer or tag-a-long.



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Car Parking
Yes, at start point.
Nearest Train Station
Newcastle approximately 1 mile away. 
Changing Facilities Available?
Yes, at Cycle Hub cafe (limited availabilty and at management discretion)  
Toilet Facilities Available?
Yes, at Cycle hub cafe, Baltic art gallery (1 mile and 7 miles), Bill Quay Community Farm (4 miles)  

Meet the Ride Leaders

  • Karl Rowe Karl Rowe I started to cycle when the doctor told me I had diabetes and need to start doing some form of exercise or risk having to take medication for the rest of my life.
    After a few months the same doctor told me how well I was doing and to keep up the good work as the cycling was having quite an impact upon my diabetes and as a result I wasn't going to need medication for the foreseeable future.

    I've carried on with the cycling and have gone from being a wreck at the end of a 5 mile commute to work, to doing the coast to coast in a day twice last year and have now cycled just over 4,000 miles in the last year alone.

    Not bad for a fat middle aged bloke on a bike.

    One thing I know is that if I can do it then so can you.
  • Jason Ratcliffe Jason Ratcliffe Hi, i'm keep to cycle whenever possible and I'm looking forward to cycling with you in skyrides on different routes in the countryside
  • Max Hall Max Hall I'm a closing on 50 property surveyor that enjoys cycling for the health benefits, the scenery and to map out routes taking in the vast quantity of waggonways and byeways that this past industrial area have left us with. I have been cycling most of my life and cover around 250 miles a month during the spring, summer and autumn months of the year with the odd run out in the winter when there is no snow or ice on the ground. I like nothing more than helping people find the tracks near them that can get them away from busy and noisy roads. I am the route creator of the north tyneside waggonway riders putting together a route almost every weekend.

Rider Comments on the Route

  1. sadiq bawa Sunday 8th September
    Another good ride, as a person returning to cycling for my fitness and weight loss, it is ideal and well paced. I have booked myself on my rides and recommend highly
  2. Jennifer Bethel Sunday 18th August
    Interesting and more challenging ride for a 'relative'beginner. Well organised and led.