Sunderland Bridge

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.15 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 189 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 185 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 109 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 41 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. 100 m - Start on Finchale Road
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Ashleigh Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.03 - alt. 100 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.33 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.33 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Finchale Road
  8. 8 : km 0.53 - alt. 91 m - Keep right onto Carr House Drive
  9. 9 : km 0.6 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Carr House Drive
  10. 10 : km 0.65 - alt. 91 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 1 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 1.16 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.19 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 1.21 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.36 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left
  16. 16 : km 1.61 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.62 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 1.85 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 1.92 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 1.96 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 2.05 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 2.13 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 2.26 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 2.26 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 25 : km 2.35 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 2.46 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 2.48 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 2.51 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 2.67 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 2.68 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 2.71 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 2.73 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 2.76 - alt. 77 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 2.95 - alt. 63 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 3.04 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Sidegate
  36. 36 : km 3.05 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight left onto Framwellgate Peth, A691
  37. 37 : km 3.13 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Highgate
  38. 38 : km 3.14 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Framwellgate Peth, A691
  39. 39 : km 3.19 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 3.2 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 3.22 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 3.26 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 3.35 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp left onto Station Approach
  44. 44 : km 3.44 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 3.47 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto St Godric's Road, A690
  46. 46 : km 3.48 - alt. 51 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A690
  47. 47 : km 3.94 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right onto Margery Lane
  48. 48 : km 3.96 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 3.97 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Palatine View
  50. 50 : km 3.98 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Nevilledale Terrace
  51. 51 : km 4 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Margery Lane
  52. 52 : km 4.04 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Priory Orchard
  53. 53 : km 4.06 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 4.21 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 4.35 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto South Street
  56. 56 : km 4.56 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 4.62 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 4.77 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left onto Quarry Heads Lane
  59. 59 : km 4.82 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto Quarry Heads Lane
  60. 60 : km 4.84 - alt. 58 m - Enter roundabout
  61. 61 : km 5.79 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 7.36 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right
  63. 63 : km 7.37 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto South Road, A177
  64. 64 : km 7.39 - alt. 93 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A167
  65. 65 : km 9.21 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 9.38 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right onto Browney Lane, B6300
  67. 67 : km 12.3 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right onto A690
  68. 68 : km 14.84 - alt. 64 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Neville's Cross Bank, A690
  69. 69 : km 15.51 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right onto Newcastle Road, A167
  70. 70 : km 17.01 - alt. 92 m - Keep right onto Whitesmocks, A167
  71. 71 : km 17.5 - alt. 109 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Dryburn Park
  72. 72 : km 17.58 - alt. 109 m - Keep left
  73. 73 : km 17.63 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Dryburn Park
  74. 74 : km 17.89 - alt. 103 m - Keep left onto Dryburn Park
  75. 75 : km 17.91 - alt. 103 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Front Street
  76. 76 : km 18.01 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right
  77. 77 : km 18.74 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right
  78. 78 : km 18.76 - alt. 100 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 18.89 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 19.19 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Front Street
  81. 81 : km 19.91 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 20.03 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Newton Drive
  83. S/E : km 20.15 - alt. 100 m

Useful Information

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