10mile Durham Hills

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.30 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 198 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 185 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 111 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 29 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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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. 66 m
  2. 1 : km 0.39 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 2 : km 0.64 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 0.64 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  5. 4 : km 0.65 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.69 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 0.7 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left
  8. 7 : km 1.25 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 1.26 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 1.61 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 1.62 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 2.28 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp left onto Finchale Avenue
  13. 12 : km 3.34 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Finchale Road
  14. 13 : km 3.35 - alt. 78 m - Enter roundabout
  15. 14 : km 3.64 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  16. 15 : km 3.67 - alt. 75 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rotary Way
  17. 16 : km 3.99 - alt. 88 m - Keep left onto Rotary Way
  18. 17 : km 4.04 - alt. 90 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Rotary Way
  19. 18 : km 4.08 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 19 : km 4.08 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 20 : km 4.12 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left onto Rotary Way
  22. 21 : km 4.8 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  23. 22 : km 4.83 - alt. 88 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A167
  24. 23 : km 4.93 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 4.93 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 6.48 - alt. 111 m - Keep left
  27. 26 : km 6.83 - alt. 109 m - Keep right onto Dryburn Park
  28. 27 : km 6.85 - alt. 109 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Southfield Way
  29. 28 : km 6.88 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  30. 29 : km 7.23 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Whitesmocks
  31. 30 : km 7.48 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Fieldhouse Lane
  32. 31 : km 8.37 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto North Road
  33. 32 : km 8.47 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Sutton Street
  34. 33 : km 8.58 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Flass Street
  35. 34 : km 9.09 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Redhills Lane
  36. 35 : km 9.52 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 9.54 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Redhills Lane
  38. 37 : km 9.56 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Newcastle Road
  39. 38 : km 9.59 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Toll House Road
  40. 39 : km 9.62 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Toll House Road
  41. 40 : km 9.93 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 10.25 - alt. 77 m - Keep right
  43. 42 : km 10.42 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  44. 43 : km 10.59 - alt. 86 m - Keep right onto Lanchester Valley Walk
  45. 44 : km 11.23 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 45 : km 11.37 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 11.88 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  48. 47 : km 11.9 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Broom Lane
  49. 48 : km 11.9 - alt. 63 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Neville's Cross Bank
  50. 49 : km 11.99 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Lowes Barn Bank
  51. 50 : km 12.48 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Elvet Moor
  52. 51 : km 12.5 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  53. 52 : km 12.51 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 12.53 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Potters Bank
  55. 54 : km 13.43 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Potters Bank
  56. 55 : km 13.45 - alt. 58 m - Enter roundabout
  57. 56 : km 13.54 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  58. 57 : km 13.73 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  59. 58 : km 13.73 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  60. 59 : km 13.92 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  61. 60 : km 14.46 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 14.47 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto Framwelgate Waterside
  63. 62 : km 14.97 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  64. 63 : km 15.2 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  65. 64 : km 15.2 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Frankland Lane
  66. 65 : km 15.21 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 15.22 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  68. 67 : km 15.27 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  69. 68 : km 15.3 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  70. 69 : km 15.7 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  71. 70 : km 16.33 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  72. 71 : km 16.34 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  73. 72 : km 16.4 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  74. 73 : km 16.42 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right onto Lindisfarne Road
  75. 74 : km 16.45 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Lindisfarne Road
  76. 75 : km 16.52 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  77. 76 : km 16.59 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  78. 77 : km 16.74 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Featherstone Road
  79. 78 : km 17.1 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Cotherstone Road
  80. 79 : km 17.17 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Canterbury Road
  81. S/E : km 17.3 - alt. 70 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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