Riverside Finchale Circuit

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 22.77 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 159 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 165 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
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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.
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(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. 79 m - Start on Canterbury Road
  2. 2 : km 0.95 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Finchale Road
  3. 3 : km 1.09 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Finchale Road
  4. 4 : km 1.11 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  5. 5 : km 1.37 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 1.41 - alt. 75 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rotary Way
  7. 7 : km 1.73 - alt. 88 m - Keep left onto Rotary Way
  8. 8 : km 1.77 - alt. 90 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Rotary Way
  9. 9 : km 2.53 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 2.54 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 2.57 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.58 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 5.14 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 5.15 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right onto A167
  15. 15 : km 5.81 - alt. 68 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A167
  16. 16 : km 6.03 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 6.17 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 6.17 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 6.71 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Holmhill Lane
  20. 20 : km 6.73 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 8.02 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp right
  22. 22 : km 8.03 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 8.3 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 8.36 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 8.52 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 8.55 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 8.7 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 8.89 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 8.9 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left
  30. 30 : km 9.05 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 9.16 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 32 : km 9.41 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  33. 33 : km 9.5 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 34 : km 10.32 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 10.4 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 10.66 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right onto Ropery Lane
  37. 37 : km 10.74 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 10.84 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 10.84 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 10.86 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Ropery Lane
  41. 41 : km 10.98 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Ropery Lane
  42. 42 : km 11.34 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 11.64 - alt. 30 m - Keep right onto Ropery Lane
  44. 44 : km 12.43 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 12.73 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Back Lane
  46. 46 : km 13.76 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Cambridge Drive
  47. 47 : km 14.24 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 14.9 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight right
  49. 49 : km 15.86 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Cocken Road
  50. 50 : km 16.01 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 16.04 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Cocken Road
  52. 52 : km 16.05 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 16.46 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 16.49 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 16.86 - alt. 21 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 16.93 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 16.94 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 17.36 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 18.23 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 18.73 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Finchale Avenue
  61. 61 : km 19.77 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Canterbury Road
  62. 62 : km 20.42 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Carr House Drive
  63. 63 : km 21.56 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Bek Road
  64. 64 : km 22.56 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 22.57 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Canterbury Road
  66. S/E : km 22.77 - alt. 79 m

Useful Information

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