13 Miles Kepier

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 20.53 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 187 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 187 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 105 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 11 m
  • ⚐
    District: Belmont (25530)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.781905° / W 1.546226°
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Description

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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. 92 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Musgrave Gardens
  3. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp right onto Musgrave Gardens
  4. 3 : km 0.23 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Musgrave Gardens
  5. 4 : km 0.38 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Sunderland Road
  6. 5 : km 1.34 - alt. 68 m - Keep left onto A181
  7. 6 : km 1.38 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A690
  8. 7 : km 1.93 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Leazes Bowl, A690
  9. 8 : km 2.32 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Leazes Road, A690
  10. 9 : km 2.39 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Framwellgate Peth, A691
  11. 10 : km 3.3 - alt. 84 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto B6532
  12. 11 : km 3.9 - alt. 103 m - Keep right onto B6532
  13. 12 : km 3.92 - alt. 102 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Durham Road
  14. 13 : km 4.35 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight right onto Front Street
  15. 14 : km 5.73 - alt. 89 m - Keep right onto Front Street
  16. 15 : km 5.76 - alt. 88 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A167
  17. 16 : km 5.83 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 5.84 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp right onto A167
  19. 18 : km 7.1 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Elm Crescent
  20. 19 : km 7.13 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 7.14 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto A167
  22. 21 : km 7.38 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 7.38 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 8.05 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Wheatleywell Lane
  25. 24 : km 8.06 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Wheatleywell Lane
  26. 25 : km 9.52 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Holmhill Lane
  27. 26 : km 10.65 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Cocken Road
  28. 27 : km 13.05 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Cocken Lane
  29. 28 : km 14.79 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 14.89 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right onto Pithouse Lane
  31. 30 : km 16.03 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Lambton View
  32. 31 : km 16.15 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  33. 32 : km 16.19 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right onto A690
  34. 33 : km 16.25 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Pittington Road
  35. 34 : km 16.27 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto A690
  36. 35 : km 17.97 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  37. 36 : km 18.1 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 18.11 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 18.13 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  40. 39 : km 19.21 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right onto Belmont Road
  41. 40 : km 19.42 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 19.7 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Sunderland Road
  43. 42 : km 20.31 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Kepier Crescent
  44. 43 : km 20.42 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Wilson Crescent
  45. 44 : km 20.49 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Kepier Crescent
  46. S/E : km 20.53 - alt. 92 m

Useful Information

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