Battle Of Neville's Cross Tour

A 7-mile walking tour of sites associated with the Battle of Neville's Cross, on the outskirts of Durham UK, when an invading Scottish army was defeated by the English on 17th October 1346.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.73 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 165 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 160 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 105 m
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    Lowest point: 31 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 47 m - Start on Market Place
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 47 m - TR onto Market Place
  3. 3 : km 0.27 - alt. 40 m - TL onto Crossgate
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 59 m - TR
  5. 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto Allergate
  6. 6 : km 0.62 - alt. 59 m - TR onto Atherton Street
  7. 7 : km 0.71 - alt. 51 m - TL
  8. 8 : km 0.73 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 0.74 - alt. 52 m - TL
  10. 10 : km 0.76 - alt. 54 m - TR
  11. 11 : km 0.77 - alt. 53 m - TL onto Sutton Street
  12. 12 : km 0.85 - alt. 51 m - TL onto Waddington Street
  13. 13 : km 1.04 - alt. 55 m - TR onto Flass Vale
  14. 14 : km 1.31 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 1.39 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  16. 16 : km 1.93 - alt. 105 m - TL
  17. 17 : km 2.05 - alt. 104 m - Make a U-turn
  18. 18 : km 2.21 - alt. 105 m - TL
  19. 19 : km 2.22 - alt. 105 m - TR onto A167
  20. 20 : km 2.5 - alt. 93 m - TL onto Club Lane
  21. 21 : km 3.53 - alt. 103 m - TR
  22. 22 : km 4.76 - alt. 74 m - TL
  23. 23 : km 4.97 - alt. 74 m - TL
  24. 24 : km 5.28 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  25. 25 : km 6.41 - alt. 92 m - Keep left onto Auton Stile
  26. 26 : km 7.07 - alt. 88 m - TL
  27. 27 : km 7.18 - alt. 93 m - TL onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  28. 28 : km 7.22 - alt. 92 m - TL
  29. 29 : km 7.34 - alt. 91 m - TL
  30. 30 : km 8.12 - alt. 86 m - TL
  31. 31 : km 8.26 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left
  32. 32 : km 8.46 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp right
  33. 33 : km 8.81 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left
  34. 34 : km 9.24 - alt. 99 m - TL onto Newcastle Road
  35. 35 : km 9.31 - alt. 98 m - TR onto St Bede's Close
  36. 36 : km 9.32 - alt. 98 m - TR
  37. 37 : km 9.33 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 9.33 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 9.36 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight left
  40. 40 : km 9.54 - alt. 101 m - TR onto St Johns Road
  41. 41 : km 10.03 - alt. 90 m - Keep right onto Blind Lane
  42. 42 : km 10.28 - alt. 73 m - TR onto Quarry Heads Lane
  43. 43 : km 10.57 - alt. 66 m - TL
  44. 44 : km 10.61 - alt. 61 m - TR onto Pimlico
  45. 45 : km 10.62 - alt. 61 m - TL
  46. 46 : km 10.69 - alt. 53 m - TL
  47. 47 : km 11.02 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 11.31 - alt. 59 m - TL onto Dun Cow Lane
  49. 49 : km 11.38 - alt. 64 m - TR onto Palace Green
  50. 50 : km 11.47 - alt. 64 m - TR onto Owengate
  51. S/E : km 11.73 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Market Place

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