High Shincliffe/Durham Riverside/ City

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.13 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 138 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 142 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 100 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 28 m
  • ⚐
    District: Shincliffe 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.754874° / W 1.542722°
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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. 95 m - Start on High Street
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.19 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto A177
  5. 5 : km 1.47 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 2.59 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 2.67 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 2.75 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Green Lane
  9. 9 : km 2.82 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.83 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.96 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 3.7 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.83 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 3.89 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left onto Leazes Road, A690
  15. 15 : km 3.99 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 4.06 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 4.1 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.1 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 4.21 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 4.22 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 4.23 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 4.26 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 5.02 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 5.25 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 5.29 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 5.32 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 5.44 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 5.44 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 5.63 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 6.49 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 6.5 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Pennyferry Bridge
  32. 32 : km 6.56 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 6.71 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 6.75 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 35 : km 6.78 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 6.81 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Freemans' Place
  37. 37 : km 6.85 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 6.86 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Freemans' Place
  39. 39 : km 6.87 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Freemans' Place
  40. 40 : km 6.88 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Millennium Square
  41. 41 : km 6.89 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 6.9 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 6.97 - alt. 44 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 6.97 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right
  45. 45 : km 6.98 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Claypath
  46. 46 : km 6.98 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto Saddler Street
  47. 47 : km 7.01 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto Saddler Street
  48. 48 : km 7.09 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left onto Saddler Street
  49. 49 : km 7.15 - alt. 48 m - Keep right onto Saddler Street
  50. 50 : km 7.27 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Owengate
  51. 51 : km 7.35 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right onto Palace Green
  52. 52 : km 7.4 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Palace Green
  53. 53 : km 7.46 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight left onto Palace Green
  54. 54 : km 7.51 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Dun Cow Lane
  55. 55 : km 7.58 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto North Bailey
  56. 56 : km 8.2 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 8.26 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Pimlico
  58. 58 : km 8.47 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 8.62 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 8.77 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right onto Priory Orchard
  61. 61 : km 8.78 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Margery Lane, C98a
  62. 62 : km 8.84 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Crossgate
  63. 63 : km 9.18 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Crossgate
  64. 64 : km 9.21 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto North Road
  65. 65 : km 9.22 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left onto North Road
  66. 66 : km 9.23 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 9.27 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 9.4 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 9.4 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 9.49 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 9.51 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 9.52 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto Framwelgate Waterside
  73. 73 : km 9.57 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight left
  74. 74 : km 9.57 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 9.59 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 9.7 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 9.71 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto North Road
  78. 78 : km 9.73 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight right onto North Road
  79. 79 : km 9.73 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Crossgate
  80. 80 : km 9.76 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto South Street
  81. 81 : km 9.77 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto The Maltings
  82. 82 : km 9.8 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right onto South Street
  83. 83 : km 10.19 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Grove Street
  84. 84 : km 10.3 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp left onto Quarry Heads Lane, C98a
  85. 85 : km 10.7 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto C98a
  86. 86 : km 10.73 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Quarry Heads Lane
  87. 87 : km 10.78 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left onto Quarryheads Lane
  88. 88 : km 10.9 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right
  89. 89 : km 10.91 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right onto Quarryheads Lane
  90. 90 : km 11.47 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto Stockton Road, A177
  91. 91 : km 11.49 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A177
  92. 92 : km 11.54 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto A177
  93. 93 : km 11.56 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right onto A177
  94. 94 : km 11.79 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 12.79 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 12.84 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 13.15 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  98. 98 : km 13.18 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight left
  99. 99 : km 13.38 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 13.6 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  101. 101 : km 13.81 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 14.2 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 14.22 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 14.23 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 14.42 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  106. 106 : km 14.53 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  107. 107 : km 14.85 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left
  108. 108 : km 15.02 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 15.05 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight right
  110. 110 : km 15.15 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  111. 111 : km 15.52 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  112. 112 : km 15.61 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight right
  113. 113 : km 15.71 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 16.36 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Strawberry Lane
  115. 115 : km 17.49 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right onto Strawberry Lane
  116. 116 : km 17.89 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto A177
  117. 117 : km 17.94 - alt. 81 m - Turn sharp right
  118. 118 : km 18.07 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  119. 119 : km 18.11 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  120. S/E : km 18.13 - alt. 95 m

Useful Information

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