Two Bridges 7.5

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.54 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 96 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 89 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 80 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sunderland 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.895392° / W 1.385658°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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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 - Continue onto West Lawn
  2. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Tunstall Vale
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Tunstall Road
  4. 4 : km 0.63 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto Tunstall Road
  5. 5 : km 0.66 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Tunstall Road
  6. 6 : km 0.89 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto Derby Street
  7. 7 : km 1.05 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Burn Park Road, A690
  8. 8 : km 1.07 - alt. 37 m - Continue onto Burn Park Road, A690
  9. 9 : km 1.11 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.14 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 1.2 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 1.32 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Chester Road, A183
  13. 13 : km 1.4 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Wharncliffe Street
  14. 14 : km 1.62 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.65 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left onto Waterworks Road
  16. 16 : km 1.87 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Trimdon Street, A1231
  17. 17 : km 1.91 - alt. 41 m - Keep right onto Trimdon Street, A1231
  18. 18 : km 2.25 - alt. 33 m - Keep right onto Trimdon Street, A1231
  19. 19 : km 2.29 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Trimdon Street West, A1231
  20. 20 : km 2.8 - alt. 29 m - Keep right onto Pallion New Road, A1231
  21. 21 : km 2.86 - alt. 28 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Pallion New Road, B1539
  22. 22 : km 2.95 - alt. 25 m - Continue onto Queen Alexandra Bridge, B1539
  23. 23 : km 3.5 - alt. 22 m - Keep left onto Alexander Avenue
  24. 24 : km 3.55 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Alexandra Avenue
  25. 25 : km 4.88 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 4.97 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 5.09 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto A1231
  28. 28 : km 5.12 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Wessington Way, A1290
  29. 29 : km 5.13 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto A1231
  30. 30 : km 5.75 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Paul Watson Way
  31. 31 : km 6.4 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  32. 32 : km 6.54 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 6.56 - alt. 39 m - Enter roundabout
  34. 34 : km 6.59 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto European Way, B1405
  35. 35 : km 6.75 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto B1405
  36. 36 : km 6.77 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto B1405
  37. 37 : km 6.83 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left onto European Way, B1405
  38. 38 : km 6.91 - alt. 53 m - Keep right onto B1405
  39. 39 : km 6.94 - alt. 54 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto B1405
  40. 40 : km 6.98 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Front Road, B1405
  41. 41 : km 7.19 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Forbeck Road
  42. 42 : km 7.19 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Front Road, B1405
  43. 43 : km 7.68 - alt. 71 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Holborn Road, B1405
  44. 44 : km 8.11 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Henley Road
  45. 45 : km 8.12 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Holborn Road, B1405
  46. 46 : km 8.48 - alt. 71 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Springwell Road, B1405
  47. 47 : km 8.68 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Springwell Road, B1405
  48. 48 : km 9.52 - alt. 67 m - Continue onto Springwell Road, B1405
  49. 49 : km 9.92 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Premier Road, B1405
  50. 50 : km 10.65 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Premier Road, B1405
  51. 51 : km 10.69 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 10.7 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Premier Road, B1405
  53. 53 : km 10.73 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Essen Way, B1405
  54. 54 : km 11.35 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Tunstall Road
  55. 55 : km 11.93 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Strawberry Bank
  56. 56 : km 11.96 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queen Alexandra Road
  57. 57 : km 12.1 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Willow Bank Road
  58. 58 : km 12.23 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Ashbrooke Road
  59. 59 : km 12.5 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto West Lawn
  60. S/E : km 12.54 - alt. 36 m

Useful Information

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