Sunderland 10km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.31 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 79 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 82 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 34 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sunderland 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.907801° / W 1.387063°
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Description

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 34 m
  2. 1 : km 0.03 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Saint Mary's Way, A183
  3. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Saint Mary's Way, A183
  4. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Livingstone Road, A183
  5. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Saint Mary's Way, A183
  6. 5 : km 0.37 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto West Wear Street, A1018
  7. 6 : km 0.43 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right onto Bedford Street
  8. 7 : km 0.56 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto John Street
  9. 8 : km 0.68 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto St Thomas Street
  10. 9 : km 0.73 - alt. 32 m - Continue
  11. 10 : km 0.76 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Fawcett Street
  12. 11 : km 0.98 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 1.13 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Borough Road, B1294
  14. 13 : km 1.13 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right onto Frederick Street
  15. 14 : km 1.25 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Athenaeum Street
  16. 15 : km 1.32 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left onto West Sunniside
  17. 16 : km 1.56 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto High Street West
  18. 17 : km 1.59 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Norfolk Street
  19. 18 : km 1.91 - alt. 27 m - Continue onto Tatham Street
  20. 19 : km 1.91 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Borough Road, B1294
  21. 20 : km 2.09 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A1018
  22. 21 : km 2.12 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left onto Sans Street, A1018
  23. 22 : km 2.31 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right onto A1018
  24. 23 : km 2.37 - alt. 20 m - Enter roundabout
  25. 24 : km 2.47 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto West Wear Street, A1018
  26. 25 : km 2.78 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right onto Bedford Street
  27. 26 : km 2.8 - alt. 30 m - Continue onto West Wear Street, A1018
  28. 27 : km 2.85 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A1018
  29. 28 : km 2.92 - alt. 15 m - Continue onto Wearmouth Bridge, A1018
  30. 29 : km 3.27 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right onto Palmer's Hill Road
  31. 30 : km 3.37 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  32. 31 : km 4.56 - alt. 16 m - Continue onto Sand Point Road
  33. 32 : km 4.78 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  34. 33 : km 5.72 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Marine Walk
  35. 34 : km 6.05 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  36. 35 : km 6.58 - alt. 16 m - Head southwest
  37. 36 : km 6.61 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  38. 37 : km 6.64 - alt. 16 m - Head north
  39. 38 : km 6.72 - alt. 16 m - Head north
  40. 39 : km 6.8 - alt. 14 m - Slight left
  41. 40 : km 6.95 - alt. 15 m - Head north
  42. 41 : km 7.24 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Roker Terrace, A183
  43. 42 : km 7.25 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 43 : km 7.38 - alt. 16 m - Continue onto Roker Terrace, A183
  45. 44 : km 7.77 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Harbour View, A183
  46. 45 : km 8.25 - alt. 18 m - Continue onto Dame Dorothy Street, A183
  47. 46 : km 8.66 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Dame Dorothy Street, A183
  48. 47 : km 8.82 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto St Peter's Way
  49. 48 : km 9.19 - alt. 17 m - Continue
  50. 49 : km 9.26 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Dame Dorothy Street, A1018
  51. 50 : km 9.75 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left onto Wearmouth Bridge, A1018
  52. 51 : km 9.97 - alt. 15 m - Continue onto A1018
  53. 52 : km 10.07 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto Saint Mary's Way, A183
  54. 53 : km 10.3 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Livingstone Road, A183
  55. S/E : km 10.31 - alt. 34 m

Useful Information

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