Lanchester Valley Walk Circuit From Maiden Castle

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.40 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 258 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 252 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 215 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
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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. 35 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.42 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.55 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right onto A177
  6. 6 : km 0.61 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.92 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.94 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Stockton Road, A177
  9. 9 : km 1.57 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Quarry Heads Lane
  10. 10 : km 1.59 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Potters Bank
  11. 11 : km 3.02 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto A690
  12. 12 : km 3.09 - alt. 62 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Broom Lane, B6302
  13. 13 : km 3.47 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 3.48 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.67 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 3.74 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  17. 17 : km 3.9 - alt. 87 m - Keep right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  18. 18 : km 6.39 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 6.49 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 6.57 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 6.67 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Deerness Valley Railway Path
  22. 22 : km 7.21 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 7.56 - alt. 96 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 7.62 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Deerness Valley Railway Path
  25. 25 : km 9.44 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 10.04 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight left
  27. 27 : km 10.51 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 11 - alt. 214 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 11.03 - alt. 215 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 11.24 - alt. 210 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 11.28 - alt. 209 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 11.79 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 12.49 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Low Moor Road
  34. 34 : km 13.33 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left onto Front Street
  35. 35 : km 13.42 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right onto Front Street
  36. 36 : km 13.43 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Railway Street
  37. 37 : km 13.49 - alt. 100 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 13.52 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 13.71 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 13.74 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 14.01 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 15.11 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 16.61 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 16.92 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left
  45. 45 : km 18.15 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 18.18 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 19.18 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left onto Whitesmocks, A167
  48. 48 : km 19.52 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Crossgate Moor Gardens
  49. 49 : km 19.52 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Moor Edge
  50. 50 : km 19.84 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 19.92 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 20.27 - alt. 98 m - Keep right
  53. 53 : km 20.66 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 21.28 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Potters Bank
  55. 55 : km 21.99 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Elvet Hill Road
  56. 56 : km 22.48 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto South Road, A177
  57. 57 : km 22.99 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 23.01 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 23.14 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 23.18 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp right onto Stockton Road, A177
  61. 61 : km 23.53 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto Stockton Road, A177
  62. 62 : km 23.55 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A177
  63. 63 : km 23.85 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 64 : km 24.25 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 24.27 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  66. S/E : km 24.4 - alt. 35 m

Useful Information

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