5km Generated Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.03 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 67 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 76 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 105 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 36 m
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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. 89 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Mill Hill Lane, No. 17 Durham City
  4. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left onto Mill Hill Lane
  5. 4 : km 0.26 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 0.36 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  8. 7 : km 0.51 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Potters Bank
  9. 8 : km 0.69 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 0.76 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 0.77 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 0.93 - alt. 98 m - Keep left onto Clay Lane
  13. 12 : km 1.44 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 1.45 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Quarry Heads Lane, C98a
  15. 14 : km 1.69 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 1.74 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Pimlico
  17. 16 : km 1.75 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 1.81 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 1.85 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 1.86 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  21. 20 : km 1.98 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 2.11 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 2.31 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Quarryheads Lane
  24. 23 : km 2.37 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Church Street Head
  25. 24 : km 2.57 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Peartree Cottages
  26. 25 : km 2.59 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Highwood View
  27. 26 : km 2.64 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 2.78 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp right onto School Lane
  29. 28 : km 3.18 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  30. 29 : km 3.42 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 3.53 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 3.67 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 3.68 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 3.93 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 3.96 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 3.97 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 4.05 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 4.08 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Hollingside Lane
  39. 38 : km 4.08 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 4.1 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 4.13 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 4.15 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 4.25 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 4.39 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  45. 44 : km 4.45 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 4.56 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 4.58 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  48. 47 : km 4.61 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 4.65 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  50. 49 : km 4.69 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 4.73 - alt. 79 m - Keep right
  52. 51 : km 4.82 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 4.86 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 4.89 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 4.95 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 4.99 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  57. 56 : km 5.02 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  58. S/E : km 5.03 - alt. 89 m

Useful Information

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