Cockerton - Old Railway Line - Town Centre.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.08 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 18 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 19 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 64 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 36 m
  • ⚐
    District: Darlington 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.525067° / W 1.568813°
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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. 55 m
  2. 1 : km 1.12 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Nunnery Lane
  3. 2 : km 1.43 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Swaledale Avenue
  4. 3 : km 1.96 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp right onto Staindrop Road, B6279
  5. 4 : km 1.99 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 2.16 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Cockerton Green
  7. 6 : km 2.17 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 2.23 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Cockerton Green
  9. 8 : km 2.23 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Cockerton Green
  10. 9 : km 2.3 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Cockerton Green
  11. 10 : km 2.36 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left onto Newton Lane
  12. 11 : km 3.52 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right onto L.&N.E.R. Darlington & Tebay Branch
  13. 12 : km 4.64 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 4.65 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto West Auckland Road, A68
  15. 14 : km 4.8 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Faverdale Black Path
  16. 15 : km 4.98 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto L.&N.E.R. Darlington & Tebay Branch
  17. 16 : km 5.48 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto L.&N.E.R. Darlington & Tebay Branch
  18. 17 : km 5.69 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Honeypot Lane
  19. 18 : km 5.88 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto Honeypot Lane
  20. 19 : km 5.92 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Hartington Way
  21. 20 : km 5.95 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Mannerton Grove
  22. 21 : km 5.98 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Hartington Way
  23. 22 : km 6.05 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 6.32 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Brinkburn Road
  25. 24 : km 6.41 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 6.43 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Brinkburn Road
  27. 26 : km 6.64 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Darrowby Drive
  28. 27 : km 6.7 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Barlby Drive
  29. 28 : km 6.8 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  30. 29 : km 6.89 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Alliance Street
  31. 30 : km 6.95 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Whessoe Road
  32. 31 : km 6.98 - alt. 53 m - Keep left onto Whessoe Road
  33. 32 : km 7 - alt. 53 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Meynell Road
  34. 33 : km 7.03 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto Meynell Road
  35. 34 : km 7.1 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 7.12 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 7.15 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left
  38. 37 : km 7.29 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right
  39. 38 : km 7.32 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 7.34 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Meynell Road
  41. 40 : km 7.42 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Meynell Road
  42. 41 : km 7.43 - alt. 53 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Whessoe Road
  43. 42 : km 7.47 - alt. 53 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  44. 43 : km 7.7 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto North Road, A167
  45. 44 : km 7.77 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp right onto Katherine Street
  46. 45 : km 7.81 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left
  47. 46 : km 7.83 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 47 : km 7.91 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 7.93 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Aldam Street
  50. 49 : km 7.98 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 8 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Stephen Court
  52. 51 : km 8.13 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  53. 52 : km 8.57 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  54. 53 : km 8.76 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto John Street
  55. 54 : km 8.88 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Valley Street North
  56. 55 : km 9.43 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Russell Street
  57. 56 : km 9.48 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 9.51 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left
  59. 58 : km 10.13 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 10.17 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right
  61. 60 : km 10.29 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp left onto Feethams
  62. 61 : km 10.3 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right onto Beaumont Street
  63. 62 : km 10.45 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Beaumont Street West
  64. 63 : km 10.46 - alt. 42 m - Keep right onto Beaumont Street West
  65. 64 : km 10.56 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Beaumont Street West
  66. 65 : km 10.58 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 10.62 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight left onto Northumberland Street
  68. 67 : km 10.75 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto West Street
  69. 68 : km 10.77 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  70. 69 : km 10.82 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right onto Grange Road, B6280
  71. 70 : km 10.91 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Grange Road, B6280
  72. 71 : km 10.93 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Coniscliffe Road, B6280
  73. 72 : km 10.99 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Westcliffe Court
  74. 73 : km 11.01 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Westcliffe Court
  75. 74 : km 11.09 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Westcliffe Court
  76. 75 : km 11.11 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Coniscliffe Road, B6280
  77. 76 : km 11.48 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Cleveland Avenue
  78. 77 : km 11.68 - alt. 53 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cleveland Avenue
  79. S/E : km 12.07 - alt. 54 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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