Spire Amd Alex 10k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.32 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 36 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 35 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 44 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sunderland 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.895226° / W 1.385628°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(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 0.15 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Tunstall Vale
  3. 3 : km 0.33 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Tunstall Road
  4. 4 : km 0.65 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto Tunstall Road
  5. 5 : km 0.67 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Tunstall Road
  6. 6 : km 0.91 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto Derby Street
  7. 7 : km 1.07 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Burn Park Road, A690
  8. 8 : km 1.08 - alt. 37 m - Continue onto Burn Park Road, A690
  9. 9 : km 1.13 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.16 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.27 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.35 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  13. 13 : km 1.41 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Chester Road, A183
  14. 14 : km 1.49 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Wharncliffe Street
  15. 15 : km 1.54 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.55 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Wharncliffe Street
  17. 17 : km 1.72 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 1.75 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left onto Waterworks Road
  19. 19 : km 1.97 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Trimdon Street, A1231
  20. 20 : km 2.01 - alt. 41 m - Keep right onto Trimdon Street, A1231
  21. 21 : km 2.35 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto Trimdon Street, A1231
  22. 22 : km 2.39 - alt. 33 m - Enter roundabout
  23. 23 : km 2.49 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left onto Trimdon Street West, A1231
  24. 24 : km 2.9 - alt. 29 m - Continue onto Pallion New Road, A1231
  25. 25 : km 2.97 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pallion New Road, A1231
  26. 26 : km 3.71 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Woodbine Terrace, A1231
  27. 27 : km 3.92 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Cowies Way, A1231
  28. 28 : km 4.27 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Cowies Way, A1231
  29. 29 : km 4.87 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 4.94 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto A1231
  31. 31 : km 4.95 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Wessington Way, A1290
  32. 32 : km 4.97 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto A1231
  33. 33 : km 5 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 5.11 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 5.2 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Hylton Park Road
  36. 36 : km 5.55 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 6.62 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 6.7 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Camden Street, A1290
  39. 39 : km 6.7 - alt. 23 m - Keep left onto Alexandra Avenue
  40. 40 : km 6.72 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Northern Way, B1539
  41. 41 : km 7.3 - alt. 25 m - Keep left onto Pallion New Road, B1539
  42. 42 : km 7.36 - alt. 28 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Pallion New Road, A1231
  43. 43 : km 7.85 - alt. 30 m - Keep left onto Trimdon Street West, A1231
  44. 44 : km 7.85 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto Trimdon Street West, A1231
  45. 45 : km 7.88 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Deptford Road
  46. 46 : km 8.3 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Hylton Road
  47. 47 : km 8.41 - alt. 41 m - Keep right onto Hylton Road
  48. 48 : km 8.44 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Railway Row
  49. 49 : km 8.66 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right
  50. 50 : km 8.69 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Wharncliffe Street
  51. 51 : km 8.92 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Chester Road, A183
  52. 52 : km 8.99 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 9.06 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 9.17 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right
  55. 55 : km 9.2 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Burn Park Road, A690
  56. 56 : km 9.27 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Derby Street
  57. 57 : km 9.42 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right onto Tunstall Road
  58. 58 : km 9.58 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto Tunstall Road
  59. 59 : km 9.62 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Tunstall Road
  60. 60 : km 9.68 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto Tunstall Road
  61. 61 : km 10 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Tunstall Vale
  62. 62 : km 10.18 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Briery Vale Road
  63. S/E : km 10.32 - alt. 34 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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