17 Mile Durham

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.26 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 203 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 207 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 121 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 33 m
  • ⚐
    District: Coxhoe 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.713047° / W 1.507046°
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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.

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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. 105 m - Start on Cornforth Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.24 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Landsdowne Road
  3. 3 : km 0.4 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Landsdowne Road
  4. 4 : km 0.54 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.62 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.92 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 1.04 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto B6291
  8. 8 : km 1.85 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 1.97 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 2.09 - alt. 100 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 2.1 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto B6291
  12. 12 : km 2.21 - alt. 103 m - Keep left onto B6291
  13. 13 : km 2.24 - alt. 103 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A688
  14. 14 : km 2.41 - alt. 96 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A177
  15. 15 : km 5.34 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Avenue Street
  16. 16 : km 5.84 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 6.03 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto A177
  18. 18 : km 6.66 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 6.67 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Willow Tree Avenue, A177
  20. 20 : km 7.2 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 8.32 - alt. 34 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 9.53 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 9.58 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Elvet Waterside
  24. 24 : km 9.63 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Territorial Lane
  25. 25 : km 9.76 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Old Elvet
  26. 26 : km 9.86 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto New Elvet
  27. 27 : km 10.01 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto New Elvet
  28. 28 : km 10.03 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto New Elvet
  29. 29 : km 10.04 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Leazes Bowl, A690
  30. 30 : km 10.4 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Leazes Road, A690
  31. 31 : km 10.47 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Framwellgate Peth, A691
  32. 32 : km 10.52 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 10.52 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 10.71 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 10.75 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 11.01 - alt. 77 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 11.38 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 11.41 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Framwellgate Peth, A691
  39. 39 : km 11.42 - alt. 84 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Southfield Way, A691
  40. 40 : km 11.86 - alt. 102 m - Keep left onto Southfield Way, A691
  41. 41 : km 11.89 - alt. 103 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Southfield Way, A691
  42. 42 : km 12.24 - alt. 110 m - Keep left onto Southfield Way, A691
  43. 43 : km 12.26 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 12.38 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Whitesmocks
  45. 45 : km 12.38 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Whitesmocks, A167
  46. 46 : km 12.57 - alt. 103 m - Keep left onto Whitesmocks
  47. 47 : km 12.6 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 13.39 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 13.89 - alt. 98 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 14.27 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 15.24 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 15.25 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 16.48 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right
  54. 54 : km 18.52 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto A167
  55. 55 : km 18.82 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left
  56. 56 : km 20.91 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 21.25 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Leeman's Lane
  58. 58 : km 22.15 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Hett Mill Lane
  59. 59 : km 23.86 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Thinford Lane, A688
  60. 60 : km 23.98 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp left
  61. 61 : km 25.73 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 25.83 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Thinford Road, A177
  63. 63 : km 26.89 - alt. 97 m - Keep left onto Cornforth Lane, A177
  64. 64 : km 26.92 - alt. 97 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  65. S/E : km 27.26 - alt. 104 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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Walking Kelloe to Sherburn House, Way of Love

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↔8.07 km ↗+55 m ↘-111 m ◔2h 30 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Kelloe (County Durham)

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Walking Croxdale to Durham Along the Great North Road

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↔7.93 km ↗+62 m ↘-134 m ◔2h 25 ▲Easy
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Walking Trimdon Grange to Kelloe - Way of Love

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↔7.08 km ↗+36 m ↘-63 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Trimdon (County Durham)

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Walking Wingate Quarry Loop

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↔7.73 km ↗+44 m ↘-44 m ◔2h 20 ▲Easy
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This walk takes in Wingate Quarry Nature Reserve and Wingate Welfare Park with its football pitch, bowling green, play park and woodland walk. The walk first follows a green lane and passes through the site of Wingate Grange pit, then on the return follows the track of the old Wingate railway line.

Walking Weardale Way - Sunderland Bridge to Durham City Centre

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↔8.61 km ↗+82 m ↘-88 m ◔2h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Brandon and Byshottles (County Durham)

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Walking Sunderland Bridge to Durham Cathedral - The Way of Life

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↔6.70 km ↗+98 m ↘-78 m ◔2h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Brandon and Byshottles (County Durham)

This walk largely follows the River Browney and then the River Wear passing through managed woodland around the outskirts of Durham City before passing the university and St Oswald's Church before rejoining the banks of the River Wear finishing with a walk along the South Bailey to Durham Cathedral.

Walking Sherburn House to Durham City - Way of Love

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↔5.83 km ↗+85 m ↘-85 m ◔1h 55 ▲Easy
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↔6.15 km ↗+62 m ↘-57 m ◔1h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from City of Durham (County Durham)

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