Potter House Lane Trouts Lane

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.40 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 49 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 52 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 128 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 70 m
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 80 m - Start on Canterbury Road
  2. 2 : km 0.86 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.99 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 1 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Finchale Road
  5. 5 : km 1.01 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Finchale Road
  6. 6 : km 1.03 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  7. 7 : km 1.29 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.34 - alt. 75 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rotary Way
  9. 9 : km 1.65 - alt. 88 m - Keep right onto Rotary Way
  10. 10 : km 1.66 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp right onto Rotary Way
  11. 11 : km 1.7 - alt. 90 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Rotary Way
  12. 12 : km 2.42 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 2.48 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 2.49 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 2.52 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.6 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.66 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.73 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Potterhouse Lane
  19. 19 : km 3.95 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto B6532
  20. 20 : km 4.03 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 4.37 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 4.38 - alt. 128 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 4.48 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left onto Trout's Lane
  24. 24 : km 4.61 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 5.97 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 6.28 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 7.88 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Front Street
  28. 28 : km 8.02 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left onto Abbey Road
  29. 29 : km 8.5 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 8.53 - alt. 95 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Abbey Road
  31. 31 : km 8.75 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Abbey Road North
  32. 32 : km 8.78 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 8.81 - alt. 93 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  34. 34 : km 9.17 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 35 : km 9.64 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Richmond Road
  36. 36 : km 9.73 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Richmond Road
  37. 37 : km 9.86 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Lumley Road
  38. 38 : km 9.93 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Carr House Drive
  39. 39 : km 10.15 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp left
  40. 40 : km 10.26 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Richmond Road
  41. 41 : km 10.36 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Richmond Road
  42. 42 : km 10.48 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Lumley Road
  43. 43 : km 10.56 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Carr House Drive
  44. 44 : km 11.16 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Canterbury Road
  45. S/E : km 11.4 - alt. 80 m

Useful Information

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