24k - River Don / Five Weir

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.89 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 29 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 29 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 54 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 23 m
  • ⚐
    District: Rotherham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.435827° / W 1.358059°
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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. 25 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Greasbrough Road
  3. 2 : km 0.71 - alt. 25 m - Keep left
  4. 3 : km 1.68 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 1.79 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 5 : km 2.69 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 2.73 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 5.17 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  9. 8 : km 6.1 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  10. 9 : km 6.76 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 6.98 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 7.01 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right
  13. 12 : km 7.12 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 7.18 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Tinsley Park Road
  15. 14 : km 7.19 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 7.21 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 7.69 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  18. 17 : km 8.21 - alt. 51 m - Keep right
  19. 18 : km 8.5 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 9.21 - alt. 51 m - Keep right
  21. 20 : km 10.21 - alt. 51 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 10.61 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Towpath
  23. 22 : km 10.65 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left onto Victoria Quays (North Quay)
  24. 23 : km 10.82 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 10.88 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 10.9 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 10.91 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 10.96 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 10.96 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Blonk Street
  30. 29 : km 10.98 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 30 : km 10.99 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 11.01 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  33. 32 : km 11.15 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right onto Lady's Bridge
  34. 33 : km 11.19 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Five Weirs Walk
  35. 34 : km 11.58 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Cobweb Bridge
  36. 35 : km 11.77 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Furnival Road, B6073
  37. 36 : km 12.09 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 12.49 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Five Weirs Walk
  39. 38 : km 12.56 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right onto Warren Street
  40. 39 : km 12.63 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Five Weirs Walk
  41. 40 : km 12.69 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Five Weirs Walk
  42. 41 : km 13.92 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto East Coast Road
  43. 42 : km 13.98 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Five Weirs Walk
  44. 43 : km 14.42 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Stevenson Road
  45. 44 : km 14.43 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Five Weirs Walk
  46. 45 : km 14.85 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Newhall Road, B6083
  47. 46 : km 14.9 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Five Weirs Walk
  48. 47 : km 15.83 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Bold Street
  49. 48 : km 15.84 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Janson Street, A6102
  50. 49 : km 15.98 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 16.01 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Janson Street, A6102
  52. 51 : km 16.03 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Attercliffe Common, A6178
  53. 52 : km 16.17 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto Broughton Lane Roundabout, A6178
  54. 53 : km 16.21 - alt. 42 m - Keep left onto Attercliffe Common, A6178
  55. 54 : km 16.34 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Carbrook Street
  56. 55 : km 16.6 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Carbrook Street
  57. 56 : km 16.64 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Five Weirs Walk
  58. 57 : km 17.34 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Five Weirs Walk
  59. 58 : km 17.91 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 17.93 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 18.11 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  62. 61 : km 18.15 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto Meadowhall Way
  63. 62 : km 18.17 - alt. 34 m - Keep right onto Meadowhall Way
  64. 63 : km 18.49 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  65. 64 : km 18.51 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto Meadowhall Way
  66. 65 : km 18.6 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 18.65 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  68. 67 : km 18.78 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  69. 68 : km 21.17 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  70. 69 : km 21.21 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 22.11 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp left
  72. 71 : km 22.22 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 22.45 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  74. 73 : km 23.23 - alt. 25 m - Keep left
  75. 74 : km 23.87 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Greasbrough Road
  76. 75 : km 23.88 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Northfield Road
  77. S/E : km 23.89 - alt. 25 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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