The Angel's Way (Part 3 Bonus)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.47 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 272 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 297 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 127 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 8 m
  • ⚐
    District: Lamesley 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 54.914141° / W 1.58944°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.779472° / W 1.58135°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 87 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.15 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.18 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.49 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.53 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 0.54 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 0.58 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 0.77 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Long Bank
  12. 12 : km 0.85 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.11 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.34 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.36 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Bowes Railway Path
  16. 16 : km 3.07 - alt. 20 m - Keep right onto Pontop & Jarrow Railway
  17. 17 : km 3.75 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Clarty Lane
  18. 18 : km 5.26 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 5.95 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 5.98 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 7.01 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Baytree Terrace
  22. 22 : km 7.08 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 7.95 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 7.96 - alt. 127 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 7.99 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 11.11 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 11.9 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 11.91 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 12.17 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Elmway
  30. 30 : km 12.19 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Maplewood
  31. 31 : km 12.65 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 12.78 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Pelton Fell Road, B6313
  33. 33 : km 12.79 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 13.39 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto North Burns, B6313
  35. 35 : km 13.53 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Front Street
  36. 36 : km 13.55 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Front Street
  37. 37 : km 13.59 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Cone Terrace
  38. 38 : km 13.72 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Church Chare
  39. 39 : km 13.86 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight left onto Low Chare
  40. 40 : km 14.1 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 14.17 - alt. 21 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 14.62 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 14.67 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 14.89 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 14.93 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 14.98 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 15 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 15.05 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 15.31 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Ropery Lane
  50. 50 : km 15.37 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 15.42 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 15.44 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 17.46 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Back Lane
  54. 54 : km 17.54 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Cambridge Drive
  55. 55 : km 18.03 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 18.68 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 19.65 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Cocken Road
  58. 58 : km 19.8 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 19.94 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 19.96 - alt. 21 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 20.03 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 20.05 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 20.46 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  64. 64 : km 21.33 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 21.83 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Finchale Avenue
  66. 66 : km 21.96 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 21.99 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 22.63 - alt. 63 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 22.64 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Frankland Lane
  70. 70 : km 23.89 - alt. 46 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 25.51 - alt. 31 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 25.66 - alt. 30 m - Keep right onto Framwelgate Waterside
  73. 73 : km 26.04 - alt. 34 m - Keep right onto Framwelgate Waterside
  74. 74 : km 26.11 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Milburngate
  75. 75 : km 26.16 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Milburngate
  76. 76 : km 26.18 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 26.25 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 26.26 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Highgate Bridge
  79. 79 : km 26.31 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 26.36 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight right onto Station Approach
  81. 81 : km 26.39 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Station Approach
  82. 82 : km 26.44 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Station Approach
  83. E : km 26.47 - alt. 70 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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↔7.41 km ↗+91 m ↘-90 m ◔2h 25 ▲Easy
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