Wear_SE_29km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 29.41 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 290 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 291 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 193 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 33 m
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Whinney Hill
  3. 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Green Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.38 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.42 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.62 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.64 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 0.7 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.73 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 0.93 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 0.97 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right onto Green Lane
  13. 13 : km 0.98 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Elvet
  14. 14 : km 1 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.68 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.83 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 1.85 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto No. 54
  18. 18 : km 1.86 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 2.03 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 2.12 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 2.17 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  22. 22 : km 2.18 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 2.22 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 2.32 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 2.35 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto A177
  26. 26 : km 2.78 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Low Road
  27. 27 : km 2.84 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto Low Road
  28. 28 : km 3.08 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 3.49 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Hall Lane
  30. 30 : km 4.62 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 4.99 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  32. 32 : km 5.08 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 5.17 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 5.81 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 5.82 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right onto (Estimated path)
  36. 36 : km 6.55 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 6.93 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 7.16 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left
  39. 39 : km 7.4 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto Bridle Road
  40. 40 : km 7.4 - alt. 43 m - Keep right onto Bridle Road
  41. 41 : km 8.02 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto U27.5
  42. 42 : km 8.12 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 9.75 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 10.49 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight right onto Scripton Lane
  45. 45 : km 12.44 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Durham Road, A690
  46. 46 : km 12.5 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 12.79 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 12.84 - alt. 120 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 13.75 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 14.84 - alt. 171 m - Turn left onto Pit Lane
  51. 51 : km 16.49 - alt. 147 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 17.26 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 53 : km 18.8 - alt. 193 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 19.85 - alt. 148 m - Turn slight right
  55. 55 : km 20.48 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 20.64 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right onto Flasshall Lane
  57. 57 : km 20.73 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Deerness Valley Railway Path
  58. 58 : km 21.73 - alt. 100 m - Keep right onto Deerness Valley Railway Path
  59. 59 : km 21.84 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right onto Deerness Valley Railway Path
  60. 60 : km 21.86 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight left onto Deerness Valley Railway Path
  61. 61 : km 25.8 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp left onto Deerness Valley Walk
  62. 62 : km 25.88 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 63 : km 26.18 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 26.23 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 26.76 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 26.77 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Broom Lane, B6302
  67. 67 : km 26.78 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Neville's Cross Bank, A690
  68. 68 : km 26.86 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Lowes Barn Bank
  69. 69 : km 27.95 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 28 - alt. 81 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 28.11 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Elvet Hill Road
  72. 72 : km 28.13 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 28.38 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Quarryheads Lane
  74. 74 : km 28.99 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto Stockton Road, A177
  75. 75 : km 29.01 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A177
  76. 76 : km 29.05 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 29.09 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left onto Whinney Hill
  78. 78 : km 29.3 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  79. S/E : km 29.41 - alt. 64 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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