Shincliffe, Sunderland Bridge, Houghall,

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.32 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 127 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 119 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 94 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 33 m
  • ⚐
    District: Shincliffe 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.763372° / W 1.554563°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 34 m - Start on Shincliffe Bridge, A177
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.42 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.44 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight left
  6. 6 : km 0.65 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.86 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.04 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.08 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.46 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.49 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 2.25 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.28 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 2.38 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 2.75 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.94 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 4.55 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 4.93 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 5.04 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 5.14 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left
  21. 21 : km 5.32 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 5.41 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 5.58 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 5.95 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp right onto A167
  25. 25 : km 6 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 6.23 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Croxdale Bridge
  27. 27 : km 6.41 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 6.43 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 6.45 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 6.57 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto A167
  31. 31 : km 6.77 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 7.15 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 7.37 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 7.38 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 7.59 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 8.34 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 8.43 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 8.91 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 8.92 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 9.06 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 9.08 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight left
  42. 42 : km 9.58 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right
  43. 43 : km 9.65 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right
  44. 44 : km 9.75 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Houghall Discovery Trail
  45. 45 : km 10.56 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 10.58 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right onto Houghall Discovery Trail
  47. 47 : km 10.86 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Houghall Lane
  48. 48 : km 11.07 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Houghall Discovery Trail
  49. 49 : km 11.12 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Houghall Discovery Trail
  50. 50 : km 11.19 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Houghall Discovery Trail
  51. 51 : km 11.23 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 11.26 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto A177
  53. S/E : km 11.32 - alt. 33 m

Useful Information

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