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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 22.71 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 362 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 364 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 211 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 59 m
  • ⚐
    District: Gateshead 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.943344° / W 1.646352°
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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. 66 m - Start on Mountside Gardens
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Knightside Gardens
  3. 3 : km 0.29 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Whickham Highway
  4. 4 : km 0.36 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.67 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 1.34 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 3.4 - alt. 161 m - Keep right onto Tanfield Railway Path
  8. 8 : km 3.71 - alt. 166 m - Turn left onto Tanfield Railway Path
  9. 9 : km 4.77 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Bowes Railway Path
  10. 10 : km 6.18 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 6.24 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 6.48 - alt. 117 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 13 : km 6.85 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 6.9 - alt. 148 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 6.94 - alt. 150 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 8.16 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  17. 17 : km 8.21 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 8.62 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 9.61 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Beamishburn Road
  20. 20 : km 9.65 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 9.71 - alt. 106 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 10.43 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 10.9 - alt. 142 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 11.65 - alt. 149 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 11.68 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 11.87 - alt. 148 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 11.91 - alt. 146 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 12.07 - alt. 143 m - Turn sharp right onto Station Road
  29. 29 : km 12.12 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Cranberry Bog Road
  30. 30 : km 12.18 - alt. 144 m - Keep left onto Cranberry Bog Road
  31. 31 : km 12.9 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 13.35 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 13.73 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 13.78 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 14.44 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 14.56 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 14.81 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 15.63 - alt. 148 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 15.82 - alt. 154 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 15.84 - alt. 154 m - Turn slight right
  41. 41 : km 16.08 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Hedley Lane
  42. 42 : km 16.13 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 16.58 - alt. 174 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 18.29 - alt. 201 m - Turn sharp left onto Haggs Lane
  45. 45 : km 18.77 - alt. 173 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 46 : km 19.22 - alt. 164 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 20.21 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Lobley Hill Road
  48. 48 : km 20.25 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Tanfield Railway Path
  49. 49 : km 20.26 - alt. 96 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 20.32 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  51. 51 : km 20.51 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 21.15 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 21.28 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 21.73 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 22.37 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Whickham Highway
  56. 56 : km 22.48 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto Deneside
  57. 57 : km 22.56 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Knoll Rise
  58. 58 : km 22.61 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 22.67 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Mountside Gardens
  60. S/E : km 22.71 - alt. 66 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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