36km Shotley Alton Water

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 36.18 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 94 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 88 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 35 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Shotley 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.95562° / E 1.267118°
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Description

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(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. 2 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
  3. 3 : km 0.86 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.87 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 1.17 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 2.28 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 5.58 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 6.18 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 6.2 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 6.87 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 7.18 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 7.96 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Shore Lane
  14. 14 : km 8.12 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 8.18 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 8.62 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 9.14 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 9.16 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 9.28 - alt. 1 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 9.41 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 10.69 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 11.99 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 12.15 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Stutton Close
  24. 24 : km 12.18 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Stutton Close
  25. 25 : km 12.24 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 12.3 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Holbrook Road, B1080
  27. 27 : km 12.53 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right onto Holbrook Road, B1080
  28. 28 : km 12.57 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Alton Hall Lane
  29. 29 : km 13.52 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 13.71 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right
  31. 31 : km 13.77 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 13.84 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 14.08 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 14.13 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 14.96 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 14.99 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 15.81 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 16.83 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 17.31 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right onto Lemons Hill
  40. 40 : km 17.61 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 17.62 - alt. 25 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 17.63 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 18.08 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 18.2 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 18.95 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 19.55 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 20.2 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 20.42 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 21.48 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 21.6 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 22.39 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 22.81 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 53 : km 23.45 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 23.55 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 23.83 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left
  56. 56 : km 23.84 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  57. 57 : km 24.94 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Church Hill, B1080
  58. 58 : km 25.1 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Fishponds Lane
  59. 59 : km 25.85 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto New Lane
  60. 60 : km 26.95 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right onto Brick Kiln Road
  61. 61 : km 28.14 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 28.52 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right onto Rectory Road
  63. 63 : km 29.12 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 29.8 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 29.9 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 32.81 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 33.32 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 33.85 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 35.26 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto B1456
  70. S/E : km 36.18 - alt. 8 m

Useful Information

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↔15.72 km ↗+15 m ↘-33 m ◔4h 30 ▲Moderate
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