Durham Hills Loop 12mi

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 19.58 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 367 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 364 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 106 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 28 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.
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 Canterbury Road
  2. 2 : km 0.23 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Blanchland Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.32 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.35 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.44 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right
  6. 6 : km 0.81 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Frankland Lane
  7. 7 : km 0.96 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Frankland Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.28 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.53 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 1.72 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 1.91 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 1.97 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 2.16 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 2.73 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.8 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.84 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Frankland Lane
  17. 17 : km 3.07 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Sidegate
  18. 18 : km 3.35 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.37 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.39 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 3.4 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Framwellgate Peth
  22. 22 : km 3.47 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.48 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 3.54 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 3.56 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 3.59 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 3.7 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.78 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 3.9 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 4 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 4.01 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 4.03 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 4.05 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 4.11 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 4.16 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 4.19 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 4.19 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 4.22 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto North Road
  39. 39 : km 4.35 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Sutton Street
  40. 40 : km 4.45 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Flass Street
  41. 41 : km 4.97 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Redhills Lane
  42. 42 : km 5.4 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 5.42 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right
  44. 44 : km 5.44 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Redhills Lane
  45. 45 : km 5.44 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Newcastle Road
  46. 46 : km 5.48 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Toll House Road
  47. 47 : km 5.5 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Toll House Road
  48. 48 : km 5.81 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 6.14 - alt. 77 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 6.28 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 6.46 - alt. 86 m - Keep right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  52. 52 : km 7.1 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 53 : km 7.24 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 7.75 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 7.77 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Broom Lane
  56. 56 : km 7.77 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Neville's Cross Bank
  57. 57 : km 7.86 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Lowes Barn Bank
  58. 58 : km 8.35 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Darlington Road
  59. 59 : km 8.36 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 8.38 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 8.41 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Potters Bank
  62. 62 : km 9.3 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Potters Bank
  63. 63 : km 9.32 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Quarry Heads Lane
  64. 64 : km 9.41 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 9.6 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 9.6 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 9.8 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 10.2 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 10.22 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto North Road
  70. 70 : km 10.26 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto North Road
  71. 71 : km 10.33 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto North Road
  72. 72 : km 10.56 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto North Road
  73. 73 : km 10.58 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto North Road
  74. 74 : km 10.7 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Sutton Street
  75. 75 : km 10.81 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Flass Street
  76. 76 : km 11.33 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Redhills Lane
  77. 77 : km 11.77 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Newcastle Road
  78. 78 : km 11.81 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Toll House Road
  79. 79 : km 11.83 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Toll House Road
  80. 80 : km 12.15 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 12.47 - alt. 77 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 12.61 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  83. 83 : km 12.78 - alt. 86 m - Keep right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  84. 84 : km 13.42 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp right
  85. 85 : km 13.56 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 13.72 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 13.73 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Broom Lane
  88. 88 : km 14.09 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Neville's Cross Bank
  89. 89 : km 14.18 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Lowes Barn Bank
  90. 90 : km 15.58 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Potters Bank
  91. 91 : km 15.6 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Quarry Heads Lane
  92. 92 : km 15.69 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  93. 93 : km 15.88 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 15.9 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 16.09 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  96. 96 : km 16.5 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 16.52 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Framwellgate Bridge
  98. 98 : km 16.54 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 16.56 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Lambton Walk
  100. 100 : km 17.01 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  101. 101 : km 17.07 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right
  102. 102 : km 17.2 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 17.43 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 17.44 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  105. 105 : km 17.5 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  106. 106 : km 17.53 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  107. 107 : km 17.93 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  108. 108 : km 18.31 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp left
  109. 109 : km 18.56 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  110. 110 : km 18.58 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  111. 111 : km 18.63 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  112. 112 : km 18.65 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right onto Lindisfarne Road
  113. 113 : km 18.68 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Lindisfarne Road
  114. 114 : km 18.81 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Cotherstone Road
  115. 115 : km 18.83 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  116. 116 : km 18.87 - alt. 68 m - Keep left
  117. 117 : km 19.07 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  118. 118 : km 19.21 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 19.25 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Featherstone Road
  120. 120 : km 19.37 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Cotherstone Road
  121. 121 : km 19.44 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Canterbury Road
  122. S/E : km 19.58 - alt. 69 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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