Penshaw

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 22.94 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 171 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 171 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 111 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 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. 42 m
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Highfield Rise
  3. 2 : km 0.21 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Newcastle Road
  4. 3 : km 0.23 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Newcastle Road
  5. 4 : km 0.55 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto North Road, A167
  6. 5 : km 1.5 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 6 : km 1.55 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 1.63 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 8 : km 2.69 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  10. 9 : km 5.57 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
  11. 10 : km 6.22 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 6.73 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 6.79 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right
  14. 13 : km 7.39 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right
  15. 14 : km 7.53 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 7.58 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left
  17. 16 : km 7.79 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 7.87 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 8.06 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 8.37 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 8.41 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 8.58 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 8.63 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Coxgreen Road
  24. 23 : km 8.64 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 9.25 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 9.43 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 9.57 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 9.73 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp left
  29. 28 : km 9.74 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 9.75 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  31. 30 : km 9.77 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  32. 31 : km 9.78 - alt. 86 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  33. 32 : km 9.85 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right
  34. 33 : km 9.93 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 10.18 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 10.24 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 10.42 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 10.5 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight right
  39. 38 : km 10.78 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  40. 39 : km 10.85 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  41. 40 : km 11 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 11.06 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 11.17 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 11.39 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 11.45 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Langley Street
  46. 45 : km 11.49 - alt. 70 m - Keep left onto Langley Street
  47. 46 : km 11.72 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left
  48. 47 : km 12.49 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 12.54 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 12.71 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Philadelphia Lane, A182
  51. 50 : km 12.74 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left
  52. 51 : km 13.83 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  53. 52 : km 14.11 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  54. 53 : km 14.51 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  55. 54 : km 15.01 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Lambton Lane
  56. 55 : km 15.42 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 15.61 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right
  58. 57 : km 15.69 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  59. 58 : km 15.86 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 16.01 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto A1052
  61. 60 : km 16.04 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 17.42 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Forge Lane
  63. 62 : km 17.78 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  64. 63 : km 17.79 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Lumley New Road, B1284
  65. 64 : km 17.8 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Lumley New Road, B1284
  66. 65 : km 17.83 - alt. 51 m - Enter roundabout
  67. 66 : km 17.93 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left
  68. 67 : km 18.12 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  69. 68 : km 18.4 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  70. 69 : km 19.15 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 19.32 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right
  72. 71 : km 19.7 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Ropery Lane
  73. 72 : km 20.07 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  74. 73 : km 20.1 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  75. 74 : km 20.3 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  76. 75 : km 20.33 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Ropery Lane
  77. 76 : km 20.48 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Lumley New Road, B1284
  78. 77 : km 20.75 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  79. 78 : km 20.85 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  80. 79 : km 20.97 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  81. 80 : km 21.02 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  82. 81 : km 21.03 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  83. 82 : km 21.09 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  84. 83 : km 21.14 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  85. 84 : km 21.24 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  86. 85 : km 21.28 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  87. 86 : km 21.31 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  88. 87 : km 21.56 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  89. 88 : km 21.57 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  90. 89 : km 21.59 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  91. 90 : km 21.91 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Church Chare
  92. 91 : km 22.03 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Picktree Lane, B6313
  93. 92 : km 22.09 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Newcastle Road
  94. 93 : km 22.73 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Highfield Rise
  95. 94 : km 22.84 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Highfield Rise
  96. S/E : km 22.93 - alt. 42 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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