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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.02 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 29 m
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    Vertical drop: - 29 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 135 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 98 m
  • ⚐
    District: Spennymoor 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.700263° / W 1.598715°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 106 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 106 m - Head northeast on Bishop's Close toward St. Andrew's Ln
  3. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto St. Andrew's Ln
  4. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 107 m - Head southeast on St. Andrew's Ln
  5. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 108 m - Head east on St. Andrew's Ln toward St. Andrew's Ln
  6. 5 : km 0.51 - alt. 111 m - Head east on St. Andrew's Ln
  7. 6 : km 0.55 - alt. 111 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Works Rd
  8. 7 : km 0.65 - alt. 112 m - Head northeast on Works Rd toward Keswick Dr
  9. 8 : km 0.86 - alt. 124 m - Works Rd turns slightly right and becomes Mt Pleasant View
  10. 9 : km 0.99 - alt. 121 m - Continue onto Tudhoe Moor
  11. 10 : km 1.03 - alt. 122 m - Head east on Tudhoe Moor toward Salvin St
  12. 11 : km 1.24 - alt. 128 m - Continue onto Green Ln
  13. 12 : km 1.39 - alt. 128 m - Head east on Green Ln toward Tudhoe Moor
  14. 13 : km 1.7 - alt. 132 m - Head northeast on Green Ln
  15. 14 : km 1.7 - alt. 132 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit
  16. 15 : km 1.83 - alt. 130 m - Enter the roundabout
  17. 16 : km 1.84 - alt. 130 m - Head east on A688
  18. 17 : km 2.14 - alt. 135 m - Head northeast on A688 toward Thinford Roundabout
  19. 18 : km 2.28 - alt. 132 m - At Thinford Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A167
  20. 19 : km 2.36 - alt. 134 m - Head northeast on A167
  21. 20 : km 2.68 - alt. 135 m - Head north on A167
  22. 21 : km 3.02 - alt. 128 m - Head north on A167
  23. 22 : km 3.2 - alt. 124 m - Head north on A167
  24. 23 : km 3.34 - alt. 122 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto York Hill Rd
  25. 24 : km 3.42 - alt. 121 m - Head southwest on York Hill Rd toward Meadowfield Ave
  26. 25 : km 3.57 - alt. 120 m - Head southwest on York Hill Rd toward Meadowfield Ave
  27. 26 : km 3.77 - alt. 118 m - Head southwest on York Hill Rd toward Meadow Green
  28. 27 : km 4.01 - alt. 120 m - Head southwest on York Hill Rd toward Meadow Green
  29. 28 : km 4.4 - alt. 117 m - Head west on York Hill Rd toward York Hill Crescent
  30. 29 : km 4.8 - alt. 109 m - Head west on York Hill Rd toward B6288
  31. 30 : km 4.8 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto North Rd/B6288
  32. 31 : km 4.86 - alt. 110 m - Take the 1st right onto Durham Rd
  33. 32 : km 4.96 - alt. 108 m - Head southwest on Durham Rd
  34. 33 : km 5.16 - alt. 102 m - Head southwest on Durham Rd toward Walkworth Ln
  35. 34 : km 5.38 - alt. 98 m - Head southwest on Durham Rd toward S Terrace
  36. 35 : km 5.6 - alt. 101 m - Head southwest on Durham Rd toward Burn Terrace
  37. 36 : km 5.73 - alt. 104 m - Continue onto King St
  38. 37 : km 5.75 - alt. 105 m - Head south on King St toward Thompson St
  39. 38 : km 5.9 - alt. 106 m - Head south on King St toward Barnfield Rd
  40. 39 : km 5.97 - alt. 106 m - Take the 2nd right onto Bishop's Close
  41. S/E : km 6.02 - alt. 106 m

Useful Information

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