Northumberland Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 146.11 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 49h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,791 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,684 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 813 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Newcastle upon Tyne 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 54.967943° / W 1.608361°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.546058° / W 2.28227°
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 2 m - Start on Swing Bridge
  2. 2 : km 0.15 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Close, B1600
  4. 4 : km 0.86 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left onto B1600
  5. 5 : km 1.01 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left onto Railway Street, A695
  6. 6 : km 1.32 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto Plummer Street, A695
  7. 7 : km 1.4 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Scotswood Road, A695
  8. 8 : km 1.79 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.8 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Scotswood Road, A695
  10. 10 : km 3.95 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 3.96 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 5.43 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 5.45 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 5.66 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Fowberry Road
  15. 15 : km 5.71 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Fowberry Road
  16. 16 : km 5.83 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right onto Denton Road, A191
  17. 17 : km 6.16 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 6.23 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 6.39 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 6.52 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 6.78 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 6.79 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 6.8 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 6.89 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 8.38 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 8.41 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 9.75 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 10.03 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 10.16 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 10.3 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 10.6 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 10.61 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 10.63 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 10.73 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 10.77 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 11.55 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 11.62 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 11.64 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 12.64 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 12.81 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 13.51 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 14.35 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 15.55 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left onto Heddon Banks
  44. 44 : km 16.09 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Hexham Road, B6528
  45. 45 : km 16.12 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Military Road, B6318
  46. 46 : km 16.14 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Military Road, B6318
  47. 47 : km 16.92 - alt. 117 m - Turn slight right onto B6318
  48. 48 : km 17.16 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 19.86 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 20.12 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 20.8 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Military Road, B6318
  52. 52 : km 22.71 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 22.71 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 24.08 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto B6309
  55. 55 : km 24.1 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Military Road, B6318
  56. 56 : km 27.3 - alt. 172 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 28.64 - alt. 191 m - Turn left onto Military Road, B6318
  58. 58 : km 29.61 - alt. 207 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 31.96 - alt. 207 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 32.86 - alt. 246 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 34.53 - alt. 251 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 34.55 - alt. 252 m - Turn left onto Military Road, B6318
  63. 63 : km 34.94 - alt. 253 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 38.1 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight right
  65. 65 : km 38.64 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 39.45 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Front Street, A6079
  67. 67 : km 39.5 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 68 : km 39.56 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left onto Front Street, A6079
  69. 69 : km 40.43 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Military Road, B6318
  70. 70 : km 40.93 - alt. 58 m - Enter roundabout
  71. 71 : km 42.6 - alt. 133 m - Turn sharp right
  72. 72 : km 42.97 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 44.26 - alt. 194 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 47.28 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 47.3 - alt. 238 m - Turn sharp right onto Military Road, B6318
  76. 76 : km 54.08 - alt. 223 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 54.57 - alt. 279 m - Turn sharp left
  78. 78 : km 55.46 - alt. 250 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 55.75 - alt. 268 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 56.23 - alt. 288 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 56.59 - alt. 296 m - Turn slight left
  82. 82 : km 56.67 - alt. 296 m - Turn left onto Pennine Way
  83. 83 : km 56.67 - alt. 296 m - Turn sharp left onto Pennine Way
  84. 84 : km 57.17 - alt. 275 m - Keep right onto Pennine Way
  85. 85 : km 59.18 - alt. 240 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 60.42 - alt. 286 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 63.35 - alt. 275 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 63.69 - alt. 271 m - Turn slight right
  89. 89 : km 63.7 - alt. 271 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 64.55 - alt. 229 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 64.87 - alt. 246 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 68.14 - alt. 184 m - Turn slight left
  93. 93 : km 68.19 - alt. 186 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 68.22 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight left
  95. 95 : km 69.2 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 70.15 - alt. 173 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 71.47 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 71.75 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 71.84 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 71.94 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  101. 101 : km 72.76 - alt. 170 m - Turn slight left
  102. 102 : km 73.33 - alt. 228 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 73.92 - alt. 206 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 74.65 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 74.75 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  106. 106 : km 75.21 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto B6320
  107. 107 : km 76.5 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 76.51 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 76.53 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 76.95 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Boat Road
  111. 111 : km 76.96 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Burnside
  112. 112 : km 77.14 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 77.18 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 77.23 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 77.3 - alt. 115 m - Keep left
  116. 116 : km 77.42 - alt. 120 m - Turn slight left
  117. 117 : km 77.52 - alt. 126 m - Keep left
  118. 118 : km 78.06 - alt. 168 m - Keep left
  119. 119 : km 78.79 - alt. 208 m - Turn sharp left
  120. 120 : km 82.06 - alt. 280 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 82.17 - alt. 290 m - Turn sharp left
  122. 122 : km 83.19 - alt. 274 m - Turn slight left
  123. 123 : km 87.86 - alt. 337 m - Turn slight left
  124. 124 : km 93.17 - alt. 343 m - Turn slight right
  125. 125 : km 95.51 - alt. 274 m - Turn slight right
  126. 126 : km 98.26 - alt. 196 m - Turn left
  127. 127 : km 98.68 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 99.67 - alt. 201 m - Turn sharp left
  129. 129 : km 100.68 - alt. 211 m - Keep right
  130. 130 : km 100.74 - alt. 213 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 101.22 - alt. 216 m - Turn slight right
  132. 132 : km 101.25 - alt. 218 m - Turn left onto A68
  133. 133 : km 101.34 - alt. 219 m - Turn right
  134. 134 : km 101.48 - alt. 228 m - Turn left
  135. 135 : km 101.51 - alt. 228 m - Turn right
  136. 136 : km 107.9 - alt. 446 m - Keep right
  137. 137 : km 109.29 - alt. 411 m - Turn left
  138. 138 : km 111.83 - alt. 451 m - Turn sharp right
  139. 139 : km 112.24 - alt. 453 m - Keep right
  140. 140 : km 115.22 - alt. 440 m - Keep left
  141. 141 : km 115.27 - alt. 441 m - Turn slight right
  142. 142 : km 116.98 - alt. 521 m - Turn right
  143. 143 : km 118.82 - alt. 550 m - Turn slight right
  144. 144 : km 120.31 - alt. 511 m - Keep right
  145. 145 : km 122.29 - alt. 585 m - Turn slight left
  146. 146 : km 128.1 - alt. 741 m - Turn sharp left
  147. 147 : km 128.11 - alt. 741 m - Turn left
  148. 148 : km 132.11 - alt. 741 m - Turn right
  149. 149 : km 138.57 - alt. 493 m - Keep right
  150. 150 : km 142.4 - alt. 333 m - Turn slight left
  151. 151 : km 142.85 - alt. 297 m - Turn sharp right onto St. Cuthbert's Way
  152. 152 : km 142.87 - alt. 297 m - Turn right
  153. 153 : km 143.3 - alt. 231 m - Keep right
  154. 154 : km 144.08 - alt. 132 m - Keep right
  155. 155 : km 144.15 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
  156. 156 : km 145.6 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Main Street
  157. 157 : km 145.86 - alt. 111 m - Keep left
  158. E : km 146.11 - alt. 102 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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