Derwent Marathon 1.0

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.17 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 269 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 428 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 266 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 28 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edmondbyers 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 54.860141° / W 1.983712°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.805532° / W 1.569848°
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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. 229 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 229 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 230 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 229 m - Turn sharp left
  5. 5 : km 0.25 - alt. 223 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 1.66 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 2.69 - alt. 223 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 2.73 - alt. 224 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 3.41 - alt. 190 m - Turn right onto B6278
  10. 10 : km 4.16 - alt. 197 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 11 : km 5.34 - alt. 249 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 5.71 - alt. 237 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 6.52 - alt. 259 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 8.18 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 8.46 - alt. 157 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 9.65 - alt. 265 m - Turn left onto Healeyfield Lane
  17. 17 : km 10.73 - alt. 261 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 11.81 - alt. 260 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 12.94 - alt. 246 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 13.65 - alt. 240 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 13.84 - alt. 231 m - Turn slight left
  22. 22 : km 13.88 - alt. 233 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 18.55 - alt. 158 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 18.61 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 19.71 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 19.76 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 19.87 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 21.41 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 22.84 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 22.91 - alt. 108 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 26.92 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 26.94 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 26.95 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Railway Street
  34. 34 : km 27.14 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 27.17 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  36. 36 : km 27.36 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 27.39 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 27.66 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 28.76 - alt. 85 m - Keep right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  40. 40 : km 30.25 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  41. 41 : km 31.38 - alt. 92 m - Keep right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  42. 42 : km 31.73 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left
  43. 43 : km 32.68 - alt. 86 m - Keep right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  44. 44 : km 33.32 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 33.46 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 33.62 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 33.63 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Broom Lane, B6302
  48. 48 : km 34 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Neville's Cross Bank, A690
  49. 49 : km 34.08 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Lowes Barn Bank
  50. 50 : km 35.48 - alt. 59 m - Keep right onto Potters Bank
  51. 51 : km 35.5 - alt. 59 m - Enter roundabout
  52. 52 : km 35.64 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  53. 53 : km 35.82 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 35.83 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 36.02 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 36.88 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 36.94 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right
  58. 58 : km 38 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 38.39 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 38.4 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 39.97 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 40.61 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 40.63 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 40.75 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 40.9 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 41.15 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Canterbury Road
  67. 67 : km 42.03 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Finchale Road
  68. 68 : km 42.17 - alt. 78 m - Keep left onto Finchale Road
  69. E : km 42.17 - alt. 78 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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↔6.56 km ↗+104 m ↘-8 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
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