Wear From Source To Sea

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 104.15 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 31h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 491 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 819 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 335 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Stanhope 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 54.750032° / W 2.222644°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.918157° / W 1.362272°
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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. 335 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.97 - alt. 323 m - Turn sharp left onto Carway Bank
  3. 3 : km 1 - alt. 322 m - Turn sharp right
  4. 4 : km 1.36 - alt. 316 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 1.82 - alt. 312 m - Turn sharp right onto well bank
  6. 6 : km 1.83 - alt. 312 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 2.63 - alt. 302 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 3.14 - alt. 296 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 3.5 - alt. 298 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 3.61 - alt. 292 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 3.73 - alt. 288 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 3.76 - alt. 289 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 4.56 - alt. 284 m - Turn sharp left onto A689
  14. 14 : km 4.59 - alt. 283 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 5.05 - alt. 280 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 5.17 - alt. 277 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 5.46 - alt. 277 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 6.02 - alt. 273 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 6.02 - alt. 271 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 6.09 - alt. 270 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 8.08 - alt. 254 m - Turn slight left
  22. 22 : km 8.15 - alt. 259 m - Turn right onto A689
  23. 23 : km 11.11 - alt. 233 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 11.24 - alt. 227 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 11.44 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 14.43 - alt. 203 m - Turn right onto Stanhope Bridge, B6278
  27. 27 : km 14.46 - alt. 204 m - Turn slight left onto B6278
  28. 28 : km 15.03 - alt. 200 m - Turn slight right onto B6278
  29. 29 : km 15.04 - alt. 200 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 15.39 - alt. 197 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 15.74 - alt. 195 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 16.12 - alt. 209 m - Turn slight left
  33. 33 : km 19.39 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 19.4 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 19.74 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 20.12 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 20.7 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
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  39. 39 : km 20.94 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 22.13 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 22.21 - alt. 157 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 23.02 - alt. 151 m - Turn slight right
  43. 43 : km 24.79 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 25 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Wear Bank
  45. 45 : km 28.37 - alt. 194 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 28.53 - alt. 207 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 28.7 - alt. 209 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 29.18 - alt. 219 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 29.29 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 29.66 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 30.34 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 31.29 - alt. 126 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 31.29 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 31.82 - alt. 161 m - Turn slight left
  55. 55 : km 32.02 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto A689
  56. 56 : km 32.88 - alt. 203 m - Keep right onto A689
  57. 57 : km 32.92 - alt. 203 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A68
  58. 58 : km 33.36 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 33.61 - alt. 181 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 33.79 - alt. 175 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 33.8 - alt. 175 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 34.55 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left
  63. 63 : km 34.8 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 64 : km 35.71 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 35.88 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 37.19 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight left
  67. 67 : km 38.31 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 38.37 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 38.4 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp left
  70. 70 : km 38.42 - alt. 130 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 71 : km 38.72 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 40.94 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Clemmy Bank, unclassified 41.27
  73. 73 : km 41.02 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 41.75 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 42.31 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight right
  76. 76 : km 43.73 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 44.02 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight left onto New Road
  78. 78 : km 44.15 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Low Queen Street
  79. 79 : km 44.33 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Station Court
  80. 80 : km 44.45 - alt. 98 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 45.18 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 45.76 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight right
  83. 83 : km 45.93 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Saxon Green
  84. 84 : km 45.94 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Saxon Green
  85. 85 : km 46.04 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Dunelm Chare
  86. 86 : km 46.16 - alt. 74 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 46.38 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 46.94 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  89. 89 : km 48.59 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Newton Cap Bank
  90. 90 : km 48.81 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 49.26 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight left
  92. 92 : km 49.5 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  93. 93 : km 50.49 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 51.88 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left
  95. 95 : km 52.06 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right
  96. 96 : km 52.31 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 52.34 - alt. 83 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 52.68 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left
  99. 99 : km 52.88 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left
  100. 100 : km 54.56 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right
  101. 101 : km 54.69 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  102. 102 : km 55.01 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right
  103. 103 : km 55.69 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right
  104. 104 : km 56.24 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right
  105. 105 : km 59.13 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  106. 106 : km 59.44 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
  107. 107 : km 60.23 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 61.15 - alt. 44 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 61.61 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  110. 110 : km 62.33 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto U27.5
  111. 111 : km 62.33 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Croxdale Bridge
  112. 112 : km 62.51 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto U27.5
  113. 113 : km 62.62 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Bridle Road
  114. 114 : km 63.41 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  115. 115 : km 63.51 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 64 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  117. 117 : km 65.6 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  118. 118 : km 65.69 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  119. 119 : km 65.79 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left
  120. 120 : km 66.08 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  121. 121 : km 66.16 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right
  122. 122 : km 66.26 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  123. 123 : km 67.28 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto Hall Lane
  124. 124 : km 67.69 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Low Road
  125. 125 : km 67.99 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto A177
  126. 126 : km 68.06 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 69.46 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  128. 128 : km 69.95 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  129. 129 : km 70.39 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  130. 130 : km 70.71 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  131. 131 : km 70.71 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  132. 132 : km 70.72 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  133. 133 : km 70.76 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  134. 134 : km 71.52 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right
  135. 135 : km 71.93 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  136. 136 : km 72.29 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Framwellgate Bridge
  137. 137 : km 72.35 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  138. 138 : km 72.38 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Lambton Walk
  139. 139 : km 72.82 - alt. 29 m - Keep left
  140. 140 : km 72.88 - alt. 29 m - Keep left
  141. 141 : km 72.89 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right
  142. 142 : km 73.04 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right onto Frankland Lane
  143. 143 : km 73.25 - alt. 30 m - Keep right onto Frankland Lane
  144. 144 : km 73.95 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  145. 145 : km 74.81 - alt. 48 m - Keep right onto Frankland Lane
  146. 146 : km 76.6 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Finchale Avenue
  147. 147 : km 76.73 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  148. 148 : km 77.22 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  149. 149 : km 78.46 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  150. 150 : km 78.53 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  151. 151 : km 78.61 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  152. 152 : km 78.76 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Cocken Road
  153. 153 : km 78.91 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Cocken Lane
  154. 154 : km 79.86 - alt. 69 m - Keep left
  155. 155 : km 80.52 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Cambridge Drive
  156. 156 : km 81.01 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Front Street
  157. 157 : km 81.05 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Front Street
  158. 158 : km 81.06 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Front Street
  159. 159 : km 81.09 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  160. 160 : km 83.61 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  161. 161 : km 83.66 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  162. 162 : km 85.12 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left
  163. 163 : km 85.15 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp left
  164. 164 : km 85.55 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Black Drive
  165. 165 : km 86.18 - alt. 23 m - Keep left onto Black Drive
  166. 166 : km 87.44 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  167. 167 : km 87.59 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  168. 168 : km 87.62 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  169. 169 : km 88.98 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  170. 170 : km 89.38 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  171. 171 : km 89.39 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto East Bridge Street
  172. 172 : km 89.57 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  173. 173 : km 89.95 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left
  174. 174 : km 91.71 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  175. 175 : km 93.31 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  176. 176 : km 95.49 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  177. 177 : km 96.47 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  178. 178 : km 97.73 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  179. 179 : km 97.75 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto B1405
  180. 180 : km 99.19 - alt. 31 m - Keep left onto Pallion New Road, A1231
  181. 181 : km 99.24 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Deptford Terrace
  182. 182 : km 99.31 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left onto Deptford Terrace
  183. 183 : km 100.19 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  184. 184 : km 101.35 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Bridge Crescent
  185. 185 : km 101.45 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  186. 186 : km 101.65 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right
  187. 187 : km 101.66 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  188. 188 : km 101.7 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  189. 189 : km 101.84 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right onto Palmer's Hill Road
  190. 190 : km 101.93 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  191. 191 : km 101.96 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  192. 192 : km 102.73 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  193. 193 : km 103.06 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  194. 194 : km 103.12 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp right
  195. 195 : km 103.2 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  196. 196 : km 103.26 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Beacon Drive
  197. 197 : km 103.42 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Sand Point Road
  198. 198 : km 103.49 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  199. 199 : km 103.75 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  200. 200 : km 103.76 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  201. 201 : km 103.84 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Barbary Drive
  202. 202 : km 103.92 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  203. 203 : km 104.01 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  204. 204 : km 104.1 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  205. E : km 104.15 - alt. 2 m

Useful Information

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