Section 2 – South Shields Boundary Round (3.8 miles) John Reid Road, Station Burn & Colliery Wood and Bede’s Way Terrain – Mix of Road, Grass & Trail Route map for Section 2 – South Shields Boundary Round by LUKEA ADAMS on plotaroute.com 1. Take a left onto John Reid Road and head along for approximately 500metres. 2. Take a right at the first set of traffic lights onto Perth Avenue. 3. Follow Perth Avenue for approximately 200metres and take the third left onto Australia Grove, then take the first right onto Brisbane Avenue. Follow the road round and along the end of the street for 400metres until you reach the bridge at Brockley Whins Metro Station. 4. Follow Brisbane Avenue along the end of the street for 400metres until you reach the bridge at Brockley Whins Metro Station. 5. Cross the bridge and follow the path ahead down the steep hill and across the small bridge over the Stream. 6. Take an immediate left after the bridge and follow the grass trail along to the top of the hill. 7. As you reach the top of the grass hill, cross over the first trail path and head right on the second trail path. 8. After heading right on the second trail path, follow along for 100 metres to the fork in the path and take a left. 9. After the fork – Continue straight ahead along the path for 800metres until you reach New Road. There is a 4 way junction (above) in the path but carry on straight over it. 10. Reach New Road and take a left. Head along New Road for just under 1 mile, going straight over at the mini roundabout and over the Metro/Train crossing. 11. Immediately after the crossing, take the left turn onto the old mineral line. 12. Follow the old mineral line for approximately 400metres until you reach the 4 way junction in the path. 13. At the 4 way junction, take a right. (There is a Linnet Way sign post pointing towards “The Coast 3 & 1/2 miles”).14. Carry on this trail for just under a mile, which crosses a road at Whiteleas Way. The trail does bear left at a green man stone statue and then towards Holder House Way/South Shields Community School. 15. Follow the road along Holder House Way to Nevinson Avenue. 16. Reach Nevinson Avenue