Witton Circle To Bear Park Wood

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 19.48 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 212 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 196 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 152 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 51 m
  • ⚐
    District: Framwellgate Moor 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 54.805958° / W 1.564457°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.80095° / W 1.563379°
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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. 62 m - Start on Finchale Road
  2. 2 : km 0.21 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Canterbury Road
  3. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.51 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left
  5. 5 : km 0.56 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.57 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.57 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.9 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.92 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Raby Road
  10. 10 : km 0.97 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Raby Road
  11. 11 : km 1.04 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left onto Raby Road
  12. 12 : km 1.11 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left onto Raby Road
  13. 13 : km 1.2 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Raby Road
  14. 14 : km 1.32 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 1.34 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left onto Pit Lane
  16. 16 : km 1.36 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Hutton Way
  17. 17 : km 1.4 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight left onto Hutton Way
  18. 18 : km 1.43 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Hutton Way
  19. 19 : km 1.49 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Hutton Way
  20. 20 : km 1.61 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Harvey Avenue
  21. 21 : km 1.67 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight left
  22. 22 : km 1.71 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight left
  23. 23 : km 2.36 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 2.4 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 2.51 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 2.55 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 2.68 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right
  28. 28 : km 2.83 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 3.19 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto B6532
  30. 30 : km 3.86 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp right onto Potterhouse Lane
  31. 31 : km 3.91 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto B6532
  32. 32 : km 4.57 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 4.97 - alt. 152 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 5.77 - alt. 114 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 6 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Front Street, B6312
  36. 36 : km 6.1 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Coach Lane
  37. 37 : km 6.43 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 6.72 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 7.14 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 7.33 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 7.73 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 8.11 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 8.22 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 8.41 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 9.03 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 9.2 - alt. 109 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 9.49 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 9.52 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 9.64 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 9.94 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 10.08 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 10.1 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 10.18 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 10.6 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 10.83 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  56. 56 : km 11.66 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  57. 57 : km 11.67 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right
  58. 58 : km 11.98 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left
  59. 59 : km 12.06 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right
  60. 60 : km 13.22 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 13.26 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  62. 62 : km 14.24 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto A167
  63. 63 : km 14.41 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 14.64 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Footpath No. 121
  65. 65 : km 14.81 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 14.83 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 14.86 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight right
  68. 68 : km 14.95 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 15.31 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left onto Ainsley Street
  70. 70 : km 15.36 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Waddington Street
  71. 71 : km 15.5 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Sutton Street
  72. 72 : km 15.59 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto North Road
  73. 73 : km 15.74 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 15.76 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 15.76 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 15.8 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 15.89 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left
  78. 78 : km 15.9 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  79. 79 : km 15.94 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 16.05 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Framwellgate Peth, A691
  81. 81 : km 16.07 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 16.12 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 16.14 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left
  84. 84 : km 16.24 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Jubilee Walk
  85. 85 : km 16.36 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 16.45 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 16.45 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 16.47 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right onto Jubilee Walk
  89. 89 : km 16.48 - alt. 74 m - Keep right
  90. 90 : km 16.69 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 17.82 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight right
  92. 92 : km 17.86 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left
  93. 93 : km 17.93 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 17.94 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  95. 95 : km 18 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  96. 96 : km 18.07 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 18.13 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Farnham Road
  98. 98 : km 18.19 - alt. 94 m - Continue onto Farnham Road
  99. 99 : km 18.21 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Bek Road
  100. 100 : km 18.26 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Langley Road
  101. 101 : km 18.59 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Carr House Drive
  102. 102 : km 19.19 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Carr House Drive
  103. 103 : km 19.44 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Canterbury Road
  104. E : km 19.48 - alt. 77 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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