Hill Trail Extravaganza - Via Whittonstall

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 22.29 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 453 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 453 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 249 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 13 m
  • ⚐
    District: Prudhoe 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.955066° / W 1.884378°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 77 m - Start on Station Bank
  2. 2 : km 0.62 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Cuddy's Well Lane
  3. 3 : km 1.16 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight right
  4. 4 : km 1.17 - alt. 187 m - Turn sharp left onto Bowler's Hill
  5. 5 : km 1.39 - alt. 201 m - Turn left onto Bowler's Hill
  6. 6 : km 1.57 - alt. 206 m - Turn right onto Pit Road
  7. 7 : km 3.78 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp left
  8. 8 : km 4.2 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Lumley's Lane
  9. 9 : km 4.92 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Moor Road
  10. 10 : km 6.89 - alt. 247 m - Turn right onto Lead Road
  11. 11 : km 6.91 - alt. 248 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 7.1 - alt. 245 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 8.69 - alt. 189 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 9.02 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 10.03 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 10.59 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 11.47 - alt. 218 m - Turn right onto Dere Street
  18. 18 : km 11.48 - alt. 218 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 11.5 - alt. 218 m - Turn sharp left onto Dere Street
  20. 20 : km 11.78 - alt. 211 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 12.08 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 12.74 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp left
  23. 23 : km 13.79 - alt. 203 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 13.99 - alt. 187 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 14.63 - alt. 190 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 15.86 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp left onto New Ridley Road
  27. 27 : km 16.14 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 16.93 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left onto Batt House Road
  29. 29 : km 17.05 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Ridley Mill Road
  30. 30 : km 17.53 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 17.89 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Guessburn South Parade
  32. 32 : km 17.98 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 18.35 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right onto A695
  34. 34 : km 18.92 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 19.03 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left
  36. 36 : km 19.2 - alt. 25 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 19.28 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 19.49 - alt. 20 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 19.55 - alt. 19 m - Keep left
  40. S/E : km 22.29 - alt. 77 m

Useful Information

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