14 Miles Branksome, River Tees And Five Arches.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 23.93 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 00 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 54 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 52 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 70 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 34 m
  • ⚐
    District: Whessoe 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 54.553051° / W 1.554008°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.551321° / W 1.552673°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 66 m
  2. 1 : km 0.04 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Newlyn Drive
  3. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.32 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 0.37 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Newlyn Drive
  7. 6 : km 0.49 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 0.96 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Longfield Road
  9. 8 : km 1.69 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Whessoe Road
  10. 9 : km 1.84 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Elmtree Street
  11. 10 : km 2.11 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 11 : km 2.15 - alt. 59 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 2.36 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp left onto L.&N.E.R. Darlington & Tebay Branch
  14. 13 : km 2.58 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 14 : km 2.71 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Faverdale
  16. 15 : km 2.89 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Faverdale North
  17. 16 : km 2.95 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 3 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Faverdale North
  19. 18 : km 3.46 - alt. 68 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  20. 19 : km 3.63 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  21. 20 : km 3.9 - alt. 68 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Faverdale North
  22. 21 : km 4.01 - alt. 70 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rotary Way
  23. 22 : km 4.81 - alt. 63 m - Enter roundabout
  24. 23 : km 5.17 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Rotary Way
  25. 24 : km 5.22 - alt. 62 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Edward Pease Way
  26. 25 : km 5.76 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 5.82 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right
  28. 27 : km 5.84 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Edward Pease Way
  29. 28 : km 6.04 - alt. 62 m - Keep right onto Edward Pease Way
  30. 29 : km 6.07 - alt. 62 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Thomas Sopwith Way
  31. 30 : km 6.34 - alt. 61 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Newton Lane
  32. 31 : km 6.59 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 6.95 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
  34. 33 : km 7.25 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 8.25 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right
  36. 35 : km 8.36 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 36 : km 8.54 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 37 : km 9.57 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 9.59 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 9.92 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 9.93 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 9.95 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 10.05 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto A67
  44. 43 : km 10.76 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  45. 44 : km 10.99 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  46. 45 : km 13.46 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left onto Blackwell
  47. 46 : km 13.71 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Carmel Road South
  48. 47 : km 13.72 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Blackwell Lane
  49. 48 : km 14.67 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Grange Road
  50. 49 : km 14.85 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 14.98 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  52. 51 : km 15.02 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 15.09 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  54. 53 : km 15.15 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 15.17 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 15.38 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 15.41 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Parkside
  58. 57 : km 15.44 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  59. 58 : km 15.47 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 15.8 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right
  61. 60 : km 15.82 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Parkside
  62. 61 : km 16.33 - alt. 42 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Parkside
  63. 62 : km 16.66 - alt. 44 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Geneva Road
  64. 63 : km 16.95 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Fenby Avenue
  65. 64 : km 16.98 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Geneva Road
  66. 65 : km 17.92 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Harris Street
  67. 66 : km 18.6 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Salters Lane
  68. 67 : km 18.72 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Salters Lane
  69. 68 : km 18.76 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto McMullen Road
  70. 69 : km 19.19 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Allington Way
  71. 70 : km 19.21 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  72. 71 : km 19.48 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Lingfield Close
  73. 72 : km 19.49 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto McMullen Road
  74. 73 : km 20.55 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left
  75. 74 : km 20.78 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  76. 75 : km 20.82 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  77. 76 : km 21.89 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  78. 77 : km 22.06 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  79. 78 : km 22.12 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Campion Road
  80. 79 : km 22.32 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Fitzwilliam Drive
  81. 80 : km 22.34 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right
  82. 81 : km 22.81 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Thompson Street East
  83. 82 : km 22.96 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto North Road
  84. 83 : km 23 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Thompson Street West
  85. 84 : km 23.05 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  86. 85 : km 23.08 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Primary Close
  87. 86 : km 23.13 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Bowman Street
  88. 87 : km 23.28 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Garden Place
  89. 88 : km 23.33 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  90. 89 : km 23.36 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left onto Lowson Street
  91. 90 : km 23.42 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Vaughan Street
  92. 91 : km 23.54 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Longfield Road
  93. 92 : km 23.61 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Washbrook Drive
  94. 93 : km 23.93 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Verity Rise
  95. E : km 23.93 - alt. 67 m

Useful Information

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