Simonside Hills Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.06 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 568 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 569 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 438 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 76 m
  • ⚐
    District: Rothbury 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.309797° / W 1.909766°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 78 m - Start on Town Foot, B6341
  2. 2 : km 0.2 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right onto Whitton Bank Road
  3. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.39 - alt. 100 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.71 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Silverton Lane
  6. 6 : km 0.77 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.83 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left onto Hillhead Road [private road]
  8. 8 : km 1.4 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 3.46 - alt. 234 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 3.7 - alt. 271 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 8.9 - alt. 264 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 9.51 - alt. 285 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 11.39 - alt. 299 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 11.55 - alt. 300 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 17.66 - alt. 369 m - Turn slight right
  16. 16 : km 17.78 - alt. 368 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 17.96 - alt. 367 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 19.98 - alt. 372 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 20.1 - alt. 350 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 21.82 - alt. 245 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 23.59 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Hillhead Road [private road]
  22. 22 : km 24.16 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 24.22 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Silverton Lane
  24. 24 : km 24.28 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 24.78 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto Whitton Bank Road
  26. 26 : km 24.79 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp left onto Bridge Street, B6342
  27. 27 : km 25.01 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Town Foot, B6341
  28. 28 : km 25.05 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Brewery Lane
  29. S/E : km 25.06 - alt. 78 m

Useful Information

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