GNR ALTERNATIVE

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n°54700855
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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.27 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 184 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 322 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 180 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -3 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 180 ft - Start on
  2. 1 : mi 0.08 - alt. 177 ft - Keep right
  3. 2 : mi 0.09 - alt. 177 ft - Keep left
  4. 3 : mi 0.11 - alt. 177 ft - Turn sharp right onto Brandling Park
  5. 4 : mi 0.18 - alt. 177 ft - Keep right onto Great North Road
  6. 5 : mi 0.29 - alt. 174 ft - Turn left
  7. 6 : mi 0.41 - alt. 164 ft - Keep left
  8. 7 : mi 0.43 - alt. 164 ft - Turn left
  9. 8 : mi 0.56 - alt. 164 ft - Keep right
  10. 9 : mi 0.58 - alt. 164 ft - Turn slight right
  11. 10 : mi 0.6 - alt. 154 ft - Turn left onto A1058
  12. 11 : mi 0.93 - alt. 148 ft - Keep left onto Jesmond Road
  13. 12 : mi 0.96 - alt. 144 ft - Turn left
  14. 13 : mi 1.16 - alt. 131 ft - Keep right onto Jesmond Road
  15. 14 : mi 1.17 - alt. 128 ft - Turn left onto Jesmond Road
  16. 15 : mi 1.24 - alt. 131 ft - Keep right
  17. 16 : mi 1.48 - alt. 115 ft - Turn right
  18. 17 : mi 1.73 - alt. 98 ft - Keep left
  19. 18 : mi 1.9 - alt. 105 ft - Turn right
  20. 19 : mi 1.95 - alt. 95 ft - Turn left
  21. 20 : mi 2.08 - alt. 128 ft - Turn slight right
  22. 21 : mi 2.53 - alt. 135 ft - Turn left onto Shields Road
  23. 22 : mi 2.54 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right
  24. 23 : mi 2.57 - alt. 135 ft - Turn left onto Clifford Street
  25. 24 : mi 2.58 - alt. 135 ft - Turn right
  26. 25 : mi 2.64 - alt. 128 ft - Turn slight left onto Byker Link
  27. 26 : mi 2.66 - alt. 125 ft - Turn right onto Byker Link
  28. 27 : mi 2.66 - alt. 125 ft - Keep left onto Byker Link
  29. 28 : mi 4.95 - alt. 85 ft - Keep right
  30. 29 : mi 4.97 - alt. 89 ft - Keep left
  31. 30 : mi 4.98 - alt. 89 ft - Turn slight right onto Church Street
  32. 31 : mi 6.13 - alt. 49 ft - Keep right
  33. 32 : mi 6.15 - alt. 39 ft - Turn right
  34. 33 : mi 7.32 - alt. 72 ft - Turn right onto Hadrian Road
  35. 34 : mi 7.55 - alt. 62 ft - Turn left
  36. 35 : mi 7.56 - alt. 66 ft - Turn right
  37. 36 : mi 7.6 - alt. 49 ft - Keep left
  38. 37 : mi 7.69 - alt. 10 ft - Turn left
  39. 38 : mi 7.76 - alt. 13 ft - Turn slight right onto Western Road
  40. 39 : mi 8.05 - alt. 33 ft - Turn right onto A187
  41. 40 : mi 8.46 - alt. 49 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bewicke Street
  42. 41 : mi 8.64 - alt. 33 ft - Turn right onto Coach Open
  43. 42 : mi 8.69 - alt. 23 ft - Keep left onto Coach Open
  44. 43 : mi 8.72 - alt. 20 ft - Keep right
  45. 44 : mi 8.72 - alt. 20 ft - Keep left
  46. 45 : mi 8.75 - alt. 10 ft - Turn left onto Pedestrian Tunnel
  47. 46 : mi 8.95 - alt. 13 ft - Turn left
  48. 47 : mi 8.98 - alt. 23 ft - Keep left
  49. 48 : mi 8.98 - alt. 23 ft - Turn slight right
  50. 49 : mi 8.99 - alt. 30 ft - Turn left
  51. 50 : mi 9 - alt. 30 ft - Turn slight right
  52. 51 : mi 9.02 - alt. 36 ft - Turn sharp left onto Tyne Street
  53. 52 : mi 9.2 - alt. 46 ft - Turn right onto Curlew Road
  54. 53 : mi 9.43 - alt. 56 ft - Turn left onto High Street
  55. 54 : mi 9.68 - alt. 33 ft - Turn slight right
  56. 55 : mi 9.91 - alt. 16 ft - Keep left
  57. 56 : mi 10.15 - alt. 23 ft - Turn right
  58. 57 : mi 10.15 - alt. 23 ft - Turn left onto Swinburne Street
  59. 58 : mi 10.2 - alt. 23 ft - Keep right onto Jarrow Road
  60. 59 : mi 10.77 - alt. 13 ft - Keep left onto Jarrow Road
  61. 60 : mi 10.79 - alt. 16 ft - Turn slight left onto Western Approach
  62. 61 : mi 11.01 - alt. 13 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Western Approach
  63. 62 : mi 11.11 - alt. 13 ft - Keep left
  64. 63 : mi 11.16 - alt. 10 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Temple Town
  65. 64 : mi 12.39 - alt. 33 ft - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Station Road
  66. 65 : mi 12.45 - alt. 33 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ferry Street
  67. 66 : mi 12.6 - alt. 36 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto River Drive
  68. 67 : mi 12.82 - alt. 75 ft - Turn left
  69. 68 : mi 13.11 - alt. 43 ft - Turn right onto Mile End Road
  70. 69 : mi 13.11 - alt. 46 ft - Turn left onto Green's Place
  71. 70 : mi 13.27 - alt. 46 ft - Turn right onto Baring Street
  72. 71 : mi 13.42 - alt. 75 ft - Turn left onto Fort Street
  73. 72 : mi 13.57 - alt. 85 ft - Turn left onto Lawe Road
  74. 73 : mi 13.68 - alt. 69 ft - Turn right onto Lawe Road
  75. 74 : mi 13.7 - alt. 62 ft - Turn sharp right
  76. 75 : mi 13.71 - alt. 56 ft - Turn left
  77. 76 : mi 13.73 - alt. 36 ft - Turn right onto River Drive
  78. 77 : mi 13.85 - alt. 16 ft - Turn left onto River Drive
  79. 78 : mi 13.86 - alt. 16 ft - Keep left onto River Drive
  80. 79 : mi 13.87 - alt. 16 ft - Turn right
  81. 80 : mi 13.92 - alt. 13 ft - Turn right
  82. 81 : mi 13.95 - alt. 13 ft - Turn left
  83. 82 : mi 13.96 - alt. 13 ft - Turn left onto Littlehaven Promenade
  84. E : mi 14.27 - alt. 13 ft

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↔3.37 mi ↗+49 ft ↘-210 ft ◔1h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
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Walking Baltic to the Angel - Angel's Way

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↔5.05 mi ↗+512 ft ↘-259 ft ◔2h 45 ▲Easy
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↔4.29 mi ↗+203 ft ↘-171 ft ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
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Walking Gosforth to Newcastle (Haymarket) - Angel's Way

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↔3.01 mi ↗+75 ft ↘-36 ft ◔1h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
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Walking Killingworth to Gosforth - Angel's Way

Visorando Member
↔3.33 mi ↗+49 ft ↘-59 ft ◔1h 35 ▲Easy
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Visorando Member
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