A 14 Miler

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.43 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 150 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 156 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 105 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 15 m
  • ⚐
    District: Pelton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.874465° / W 1.613199°
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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. 88 m - Start on Fairfield
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Fairfield
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Sandyford
  4. 4 : km 0.31 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Front Street
  5. 5 : km 0.49 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right onto Front Street
  6. 6 : km 0.75 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.78 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Pelton Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.77 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 1.8 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Pelton Lane
  10. 10 : km 3.33 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Newcastle Road
  11. 11 : km 3.91 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Newcastle Road
  12. 12 : km 4.1 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Northlands
  13. 13 : km 4.11 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Newcastle Road
  14. 14 : km 4.23 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto North Road, A167
  15. 15 : km 5.34 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 5.51 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Vigo Lane
  17. 17 : km 7.41 - alt. 59 m - Keep right onto Birtley Road
  18. 18 : km 7.47 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Emerson Road
  19. 19 : km 7.93 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right onto Emerson Road
  20. 20 : km 8.45 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 8.74 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Portobello Road
  22. 22 : km 9.54 - alt. 100 m - Keep left onto Portobello Road
  23. 23 : km 9.91 - alt. 100 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Mount Pleasant Road, B1288
  24. 24 : km 10.15 - alt. 88 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Mount Pleasant Road, B1288
  25. 25 : km 10.29 - alt. 81 m - Keep left onto Mount Pleasant Road, B1288
  26. 26 : km 10.32 - alt. 81 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Mount Pleasant Road, B1288
  27. 27 : km 10.9 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Mount Pleasant Road, B1288
  28. 28 : km 11.04 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Durham Road, A167
  29. 29 : km 13.51 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 13.54 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right onto Durham Road, A167
  31. 31 : km 13.55 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 32 : km 13.6 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 16.07 - alt. 59 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 18.5 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 18.61 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left onto Baytree Terrace
  36. 36 : km 19.26 - alt. 80 m - Keep right onto Baytree Terrace
  37. 37 : km 20.46 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 21.7 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Ouston Lane
  39. 39 : km 22.31 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Gairloch Drive
  40. 40 : km 22.32 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 22.37 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 22.38 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right
  43. 43 : km 22.39 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 22.41 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 22.56 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 22.57 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 22.67 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Front Street
  48. 48 : km 22.93 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left onto Front Street
  49. 49 : km 23.11 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Sandyford
  50. 50 : km 23.36 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Fairfield
  51. 51 : km 23.4 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Fairfield
  52. S/E : km 23.42 - alt. 88 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.

Other walks in the area

Walking Great North Forest Vigo to Lumley Castle

Walker
↔7.11 km ↗+60 m ↘-66 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from North Lodge (County Durham)

The path continues along the C2C cycle route then passes through the new village of Rickleton and the old village of Picktree before passing the Lambton estate with its ornate castle then winding its way through the grounds of Lumley Castle on the banks of the Wear.

Walking Great North Forest Beamish to Vigo

Walker
↔6.62 km ↗+1 m ↘-112 m ◔1h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Urpeth (County Durham)

This part of the walk starts at Beamish and follows the C2C cycle route back towards Birtley and Washington through open fields and the outskirts of villages. The walk is downhill for most of the route along hard cycle paths and there is accessible to most.

Walking Beamish to Annfield Plain - Durham Round Trail

Walker
↔7.50 km ↗+103 m ↘-0 m ◔2h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Urpeth (County Durham)

This 4th section of the Durham Round Trail walk continues to follow the C2C cyle route though open countryside and then through towns and villages ending at Annfield Plain. Interestingly, the coop buildings from Annfield Plain were moved to Beamish Museum which is well worth a visit.

Walking Beamish to Chester-Le-Street - Angel's Way

Walker
↔6.89 km ↗+10 m ↘-136 m ◔2h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Urpeth (County Durham)

This final stretch of the walk starts at Beamish and follows cycle paths through countryside and villages into Chester-le-Street town centre alongside Chester Burn, finishing at St Mary and St Cuthbert;s Church one of the many churches on the pilgrim walking route.

Walking Chester-le-Street to Beamish - Durham Round Trail

Walker
↔7.18 km ↗+136 m ↘-1 m ◔2h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from County Durham

This 3rd section of the Durham Round Trail walk, begins with an urban walk through the outskirts of Chester-le-Street before picking up the C2C cycle route making the walking easy going, however the entire route is uphill alll the way from Chester-le-Street to Beamish. Look out for sculptures along the way which relate to the industrial past as well as legend.

Walking Birtley to Gateshead Along the Great North Road

Walker
↔7.83 km ↗+59 m ↘-49 m ◔2h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Gateshead (England)

The 8th section of the Along the Great North Road walk continues through urban landscapes of many different architectural types, traditional Tyneside flats, modern developments, Victorian and interwar semi-detached houses, and many inns, both new and old, giving plenty of evidence of the Great North Roads route. The walk also passes the iconic Angel of the North and the beautiful Victorian Saltwell Park, allow plenty of time for diversions.

Walking Chester-le-Street to Finchale Priory - Way of Learning

Walker
↔6.76 km ↗+61 m ↘-59 m ◔2h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from County Durham

This is the 9th section of the Way of Learning. Beginning in Chester-le-Street, the walk begins in the urban town centre, then retraces the route back to Riverside Park with a walk along the banks of the Wear. Passing by Lumley Castle again, the walk continues on the opposite bank of the river before climbing up through farmland to the village of Great Lumley. Leaving the village the route continues along country lanes before descending through woodland to Finchael Priory.

Walking Great North Forest Birtley to Causey Arch

Walker
↔8.15 km ↗+160 m ↘-85 m ◔2h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Lamesley (England)

This section of the walk follows the old railway route and forms the second part of the Bowes Railway Path, starting at Birtley near the Bowes Incline (named after the system of pulleys used to pull coal trucks uphill) and continuing through open farmland to the Tanfield Railway and Causey Arch, the oldest surviving single span railway bridge. This walk celebrates the history of the Pontop and Jarrow Railway.

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