Penshaw To Souter Challenge

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.58 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 78 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 197 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 133 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 133 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight left
  4. 3 : km 0.23 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.39 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp left
  6. 5 : km 0.91 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Coxgreen Road
  7. 6 : km 0.92 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 0.97 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 1.13 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 1.17 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
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  12. 11 : km 1.67 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
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  14. 13 : km 2.12 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
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  18. 17 : km 3.39 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 18 : km 3.41 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
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  21. 20 : km 4.37 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left
  22. 21 : km 4.49 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 4.51 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 6.03 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 24 : km 6.43 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Ferryboat Lane
  26. 25 : km 6.88 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight right
  27. 26 : km 7.03 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
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  31. 30 : km 10.85 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 10.91 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Wayfarer Road
  33. 32 : km 12.35 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
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  37. 36 : km 13.66 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  38. 37 : km 14 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 14.07 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Sand Point Road
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  44. 43 : km 15.07 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 15.31 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  46. 45 : km 15.62 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
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  48. 47 : km 15.74 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 15.75 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 15.98 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 15.98 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Roker Terrace, A183
  52. 51 : km 16.72 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto A183
  53. 52 : km 16.75 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Whitburn Road, A183
  54. 53 : km 17.22 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto A183
  55. 54 : km 17.25 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A183
  56. 55 : km 17.28 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Whitburn Road, A183
  57. 56 : km 18.05 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Sea Lane
  58. 57 : km 18.19 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  59. 58 : km 21.17 - alt. 20 m - Keep right
  60. E : km 21.58 - alt. 18 m

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Lambton Estate
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