TYNE RIVERSIDE
COUNTRY PARK
Standard western
limit of rowing
except at high tide
Newburn
Slipway
(used by
power craft
& canoes)
STELLA
Pylons
Newburn Bridge
Boathouse & Steps
Newcastle UBC
Blue Star RC
White House
Boathouse & Steps
Tyne ARC
NEWBURN
RYTON
NEWBURN RIVERSIDE
BUSINESS PARK
BLAYDON
STATION
2000
metres
1000
Large
Outfall
Reigh
Burn
Newburn
Activity
Centre
Boathouse & Steps
Tyne United RC
Durham UBC
Durham Colleges
Northumbria UBC
Reece Group
Car
crushing
yard
River Derwent
BUCS HEAD
18 & 19 February 2023
Course map
North
Blaydon Bridge (A1)
Old railway
bridge
Scotswood
Bridge
ITV building
intu METROCENTRE
Derwenthaugh slipway
(power craft, jet skis)
Steps to former
Newcastle RGS
boathouse – usable
at high tide
Old timber
jetty
Tyne Cruising Club -
slipway, pontoon &
moored boats
Sea Cadets pontoon with
moored boats (beware if
strong downstream
current)
Finish
Beware: very narrow
bend at low tide, mud
banks both sides
Beware: very tight turn
with large mud bank
exposed at low tide plus
swirly water on inside of bend
on outgoing tide
Use only main
central arch of
Blaydon Bridge
when racing
Use only one of
two central arches
of Newburn Bridge
Use only one of two
central arches of
old railway bridge
on way to start
Riverside path
Key
Power line
Road
Railway
Structure of interest
Rowing Club
Shallows / mudflats
Outgoing tide direction
Marshalling area
Start 5000m
Safety launch
Start
3000m
