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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.67 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 116 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 113 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 105 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 27 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. 36 m - Start on Houghall Lane
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Houghall Discovery Trail
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Houghall Discovery Trail
  4. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right
  5. 5 : km 0.86 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 6 : km 0.93 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.24 - alt. 34 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.5 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 9 : km 1.53 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 10 : km 1.6 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 1.94 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.95 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 13 : km 1.99 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.17 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto St Giles Close
  15. 15 : km 2.2 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.21 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto St Giles Close
  17. 17 : km 2.28 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Gilesgate, A181
  18. 18 : km 2.39 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Sunderland Road
  19. 19 : km 2.53 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Churchill Avenue
  20. 20 : km 2.75 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Roosevelt Road
  21. 21 : km 3.04 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Bradford Crescent
  22. 22 : km 3.29 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.32 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 3.36 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 3.42 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 3.51 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight right
  27. 27 : km 3.52 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left onto Willowtree Avenue
  28. 28 : km 3.84 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 3.96 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Belmont Link Road
  30. 30 : km 4.07 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 4.1 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 32 : km 4.2 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 4.21 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 4.23 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 4.92 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 5.5 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 5.61 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 6.23 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 6.76 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 7.26 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right
  41. 41 : km 7.43 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 8.11 - alt. 30 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 8.12 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 8.18 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right
  45. 45 : km 8.41 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right onto The Sands
  46. 46 : km 8.45 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Ferens Park
  47. 47 : km 8.46 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto The Sands
  48. 48 : km 8.91 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 9.26 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 9.27 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 9.31 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 9.42 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 9.77 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp left
  54. 54 : km 9.78 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 9.79 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Framwelgate Waterside
  56. 56 : km 9.86 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Milburngate
  57. 57 : km 9.91 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Milburngate
  58. 58 : km 9.95 - alt. 42 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto St Godric's Road, A690
  59. 59 : km 10.11 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Tenter Terrace
  60. 60 : km 10.11 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 10.15 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 62 : km 10.16 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto St Godric's Road, A690
  63. 63 : km 10.18 - alt. 51 m - Enter roundabout
  64. 64 : km 10.28 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Sutton Street
  65. 65 : km 10.37 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Waddington Street
  66. 66 : km 10.5 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 10.51 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right
  68. 68 : km 10.56 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left
  69. 69 : km 10.91 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 10.97 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 71 : km 10.99 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 11 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 11.39 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 11.58 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 11.98 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto St Monica Grove
  76. 76 : km 11.99 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 12.09 - alt. 98 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 12.47 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 12.49 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto A690
  80. 80 : km 12.5 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Darlington Road, A167
  81. 81 : km 13.11 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 13.13 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 13.37 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Dickens Wynd
  84. 84 : km 13.37 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Douglas Gardens, A167
  85. 85 : km 13.48 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 13.49 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 13.51 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Mill Hill Lane
  88. 88 : km 14.11 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 14.16 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  90. 90 : km 14.29 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 14.3 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Mill Hill Lane
  92. 92 : km 14.33 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp left
  93. 93 : km 14.34 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight left onto Mill Hill Lane
  94. 94 : km 14.35 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Elvet Hill Road
  95. 95 : km 14.48 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto South Road, A177
  96. 96 : km 15.15 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Stockton Road, A177
  97. 97 : km 15.44 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 15.45 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 15.76 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right onto A177
  100. 100 : km 16.52 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left onto Houghall Lane
  101. S/E : km 16.66 - alt. 36 m

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