Half X2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.97 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 157 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 159 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 107 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 32 m
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 58 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto John Street
  3. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Sutton Street, A690
  4. 3 : km 0.25 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto A690
  5. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto St Godric's Road, A690
  6. 5 : km 0.52 - alt. 43 m - Enter roundabout
  7. 6 : km 0.55 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Leazes Road, A690
  8. 7 : km 0.98 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Leazes Road, A690
  9. 8 : km 1.22 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  10. 9 : km 1.28 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Pelaw Leazes Lane
  11. 10 : km 1.36 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 2.29 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  13. 12 : km 2.31 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  14. 13 : km 3.62 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  15. 14 : km 3.69 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp right onto A177
  16. 15 : km 3.81 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 4.53 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 4.54 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  19. 18 : km 4.55 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 4.56 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 4.93 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 5 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 5.09 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Green Lane
  24. 23 : km 5.16 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 5.17 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 6.2 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  27. 26 : km 6.28 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto New Elvet
  28. 27 : km 6.58 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Church Street
  29. 28 : km 7.11 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Quarryheads Lane
  30. 29 : km 7.45 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Quarry Heads Lane
  31. 30 : km 7.47 - alt. 59 m - Enter roundabout
  32. 31 : km 7.49 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Potters Bank
  33. 32 : km 8.4 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 8.87 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 8.88 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Darlington Road, A167
  36. 35 : km 8.97 - alt. 96 m - Keep left
  37. 36 : km 9.01 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Neville's Cross Bank, A690
  38. 37 : km 9.61 - alt. 62 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Broom Lane, B6302
  39. 38 : km 11.29 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 11.6 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Deerness Valley Railway Path
  41. 40 : km 12.87 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  42. 41 : km 14.6 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  43. 42 : km 14.96 - alt. 92 m - Keep right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  44. 43 : km 16.08 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 44 : km 16.39 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  46. 45 : km 17.62 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 17.65 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  48. 47 : km 18.65 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Newcastle Road, A167
  49. 48 : km 18.93 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 18.94 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 19.65 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto St Bede's Close
  52. 51 : km 19.66 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto A167
  53. 52 : km 20.01 - alt. 99 m - Keep left onto Newcastle Road
  54. 53 : km 20.06 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto A690
  55. 54 : km 20.21 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Percy Terrace
  56. 55 : km 20.22 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto The Avenue
  57. 56 : km 20.45 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 57 : km 20.5 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto May Street
  59. 58 : km 20.61 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto May Street
  60. 59 : km 20.62 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Hawthorn Terrace
  61. 60 : km 20.84 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 20.88 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto John Street
  63. 62 : km 20.97 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Sutton Street, A690
  64. S/E : km 20.97 - alt. 56 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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