Sunderland 13m

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.42 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 30 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 122 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 129 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 85 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sunderland 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.90282° / W 1.38961°
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 38 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 38 m - Walk north-east towards St Michaels Way/A1231
  3. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 36 m - Continue onto St Michaels Way/A1231
  4. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Chester Rd/Green Terrace/A183
  5. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto St Michaels Way/A1231/A183
  6. 5 : km 0.47 - alt. 34 m - Enter the roundabout
  7. 6 : km 0.48 - alt. 35 m - Walk north-east on Livingstone Rd/A183
  8. 7 : km 1.01 - alt. 33 m - Turn left towards St Mary's Way/A183
  9. 8 : km 1.03 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto St Mary's Way/A183
  10. 9 : km 1.05 - alt. 32 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A1018
  11. 10 : km 1.09 - alt. 29 m - Walk north on A1018 towards Wearmouth Bridge
  12. 11 : km 1.35 - alt. 26 m - Slight right onto Dame Dorothy St/A1018
  13. 12 : km 1.39 - alt. 25 m - Turn left to stay on Dame Dorothy St/A1018
  14. 13 : km 1.4 - alt. 25 m - Walk east on Dame Dorothy St/A1018
  15. 14 : km 1.87 - alt. 19 m - Slight right onto Dame Dorothy St/A183
  16. 15 : km 3.04 - alt. 18 m - Enter the roundabout
  17. 16 : km 3.06 - alt. 18 m - Walk north towards Roker Terrace/A183
  18. 17 : km 3.08 - alt. 18 m - Exit the roundabout onto Roker Terrace/A183
  19. 18 : km 4.6 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Dykelands Rd/B1291
  20. 19 : km 4.61 - alt. 5 m - Walk east on Dykelands Rd/B1291 towards Whitburn Rd/A183
  21. 20 : km 4.64 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 5.1 - alt. 5 m - Slight left towards Whitburn Rd/A183
  23. 22 : km 5.15 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Whitburn Rd/A183
  24. 23 : km 6.34 - alt. 22 m - Walk north on East St/A183 towards Front St/B1299
  25. 24 : km 6.35 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Front St/B1299
  26. 25 : km 8.32 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Sunderland Rd/A1018
  27. 26 : km 8.32 - alt. 21 m - Walk south on Sunderland Rd/A1018
  28. 27 : km 9.62 - alt. 34 m - Slight left onto Shields Rd/A1018
  29. 28 : km 10.34 - alt. 44 m - Slight right onto Newcastle Rd/A1018
  30. 29 : km 10.51 - alt. 40 m - Walk south-west on Thompson Rd/B1291 towards E Grange
  31. 30 : km 11.61 - alt. 39 m - Walk south-west towards Southwick Rd
  32. 31 : km 11.62 - alt. 39 m - Exit the roundabout onto Southwick Rd
  33. 32 : km 11.68 - alt. 39 m - Continue onto Sunderland Rd
  34. 33 : km 11.94 - alt. 41 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Church Bank
  35. 34 : km 12.07 - alt. 33 m - Enter the roundabout
  36. 35 : km 12.08 - alt. 34 m - Walk south towards Church Bank
  37. 36 : km 12.1 - alt. 32 m - Exit the roundabout onto Northern Way
  38. 37 : km 12.35 - alt. 23 m - Continue onto A1231
  39. 38 : km 13 - alt. 28 m - Enter the roundabout
  40. 39 : km 13.03 - alt. 29 m - Walk west on Pallion New Rd/B1405 towards Lisburn Terrace
  41. 40 : km 14.53 - alt. 39 m - Walk south-west on European Way/B1405 towards European Way/B1405
  42. 41 : km 16.47 - alt. 71 m - Enter the roundabout
  43. 42 : km 16.5 - alt. 70 m - Walk south on Springwell Rd/B1405 towards Broadstairs Ct
  44. 43 : km 17.55 - alt. 67 m - Walk south-east on Premier Rd/B1405 towards Durham Rd/A690
  45. 44 : km 17.9 - alt. 63 m - Slight left towards Premier Rd/B1405
  46. 45 : km 17.93 - alt. 64 m - Turn right at Plains Rd
  47. 46 : km 17.98 - alt. 63 m - Continue onto Premier Rd/B1405
  48. 47 : km 18.68 - alt. 50 m - Turn right towards Silksworth Ln
  49. 48 : km 18.7 - alt. 51 m - Turn left towards Silksworth Ln
  50. 49 : km 18.74 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Silksworth Ln
  51. 50 : km 18.83 - alt. 48 m - Turn left towards Barras Dr
  52. 51 : km 18.96 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Barras Dr
  53. 52 : km 19.03 - alt. 53 m - Turn left to stay on Barras Dr
  54. 53 : km 19.29 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Langley Rd
  55. 54 : km 19.31 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Essen Way/B1405
  56. 55 : km 19.52 - alt. 62 m - Enter the roundabout
  57. 56 : km 19.54 - alt. 61 m - Walk east towards Tunstall Rd
  58. 57 : km 19.55 - alt. 61 m - Exit the roundabout onto Tunstall Rd
  59. 58 : km 21.21 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Thornhill Cres
  60. 59 : km 21.39 - alt. 36 m - Enter the roundabout
  61. S/E : km 21.42 - alt. 37 m

Useful Information

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