25K - Sunderland-Shields

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 25.50 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 83 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 79 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 47 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sunderland 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.921575° / W 1.365367°
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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. 16 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 17 m - Keep left
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 18 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 16 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.38 - alt. 16 m - Keep left onto Roker Terrace, A183
  6. 6 : km 1.25 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto A183
  7. 7 : km 1.28 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Whitburn Road, A183
  8. 8 : km 1.75 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto A183
  9. 9 : km 1.78 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A183
  10. 10 : km 1.81 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Whitburn Road, A183
  11. 11 : km 6.54 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 6.55 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 6.58 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 9.58 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Sea Road, A183
  15. 15 : km 9.78 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Sea Road, A183
  16. 16 : km 10.56 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right onto Ocean Road
  17. 17 : km 10.57 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Sea Road, B1344
  18. 18 : km 11.83 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Wapping Street
  19. 19 : km 12.81 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto River Drive, B1344
  20. 20 : km 13.04 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  21. 21 : km 13.13 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Station Road, B1303
  22. 22 : km 13.54 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Western Approach, A194
  23. 23 : km 13.8 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A194
  24. 24 : km 14 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto A194
  25. 25 : km 14.32 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A194
  26. 26 : km 14.76 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Western Approach, A194
  27. 27 : km 15.13 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto West Way
  28. 28 : km 15.67 - alt. 15 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Temple Park Road
  29. 29 : km 16.38 - alt. 14 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Temple Park Road
  30. 30 : km 16.98 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 17.05 - alt. 23 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto King George Road, A1018
  32. 32 : km 17.14 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 17.16 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto King George Road, A1018
  34. 34 : km 18.09 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Shields Road, A1018
  35. 35 : km 19.33 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto Shields Road, A1018
  36. 36 : km 21.77 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto A1018
  37. 37 : km 21.82 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A1018
  38. 38 : km 22.55 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto A1018
  39. 39 : km 23.96 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto Newcastle Road, A1018
  40. 40 : km 23.98 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right onto Newcastle Road, A1018
  41. 41 : km 24.08 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto A1018
  42. 42 : km 24.12 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left onto Roker Avenue, A1018
  43. 43 : km 24.4 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 25.09 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto Harbour View, A183
  45. 45 : km 25.44 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pier View
  46. 46 : km 25.45 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  47. S/E : km 25.5 - alt. 17 m

Useful Information

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Walking Historic Buildings of Sunderland's East End

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↔3.91 km ↗+31 m ↘-30 m ◔1h 10 ▲Easy
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