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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 115 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 143 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 114 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -1 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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 114 m - Start on Kells Gardens
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Beaconsfield Crescent
  3. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Beaconsfield Avenue
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left onto Beaconsfield Road
  5. 5 : km 1.04 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Saltwell Road South
  6. 6 : km 1.81 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Saltwell Road South
  7. 7 : km 2.21 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Arkwright Street
  8. 8 : km 2.24 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 2.33 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.42 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.63 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Armstrong Street
  12. 12 : km 2.98 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Ascot Crescent
  13. 13 : km 3.24 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Lobley Hill Road
  14. 14 : km 3.38 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Teams cycleway
  16. 16 : km 3.49 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.65 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 5.08 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 5.15 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 5.17 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 5.2 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  23. 23 : km 5.25 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 5.77 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 5.99 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 6.01 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 6.16 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 6.27 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 6.92 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 7.18 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 7.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Pipewellgate
  32. 32 : km 7.58 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street
  33. 33 : km 7.63 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Hillgate
  34. 34 : km 8.04 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 8.09 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  36. 36 : km 8.15 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 8.15 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 8.31 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp right
  39. 39 : km 8.69 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 8.7 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 8.71 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Quayside
  42. 42 : km 9.07 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Quayside
  43. 43 : km 9.76 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Quayside
  44. 44 : km 9.98 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Glasshouse Street
  45. 45 : km 10.07 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Byker Link
  46. 46 : km 10.58 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 10.6 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 10.63 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 10.67 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Rodney Street
  50. 50 : km 10.7 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto St Lawrence Square
  51. 51 : km 10.77 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 10.79 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Walker Road
  53. 53 : km 11.17 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Horatio Street
  54. 54 : km 11.37 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Quayside
  55. 55 : km 11.45 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 11.47 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Quayside
  57. 57 : km 12.08 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 12.09 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 12.43 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  60. 60 : km 12.45 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Bridge Street
  61. 61 : km 12.81 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Cannon Street
  62. 62 : km 12.89 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Oakwellgate
  63. 63 : km 13.02 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left onto Oakwellgate
  64. 64 : km 13.04 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right
  65. 65 : km 13.04 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto Oakwellgate
  66. 66 : km 13.06 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Quaysgate
  67. 67 : km 13.15 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Gateshead Highway
  68. 68 : km 13.16 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Askew Road
  69. 69 : km 13.29 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 13.3 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto Askew Road
  71. 71 : km 13.47 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 13.49 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Mulgrave Terrace
  73. 73 : km 13.64 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Saint Cuthbert's Road
  74. 74 : km 13.65 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 13.79 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight right
  76. 76 : km 13.84 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 13.87 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  78. 78 : km 13.9 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 14.1 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 14.12 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Village Heights
  81. 81 : km 14.88 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 15.02 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Whitehall Road
  83. 83 : km 15.04 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Alexandra Road
  84. 84 : km 15.39 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Avenue Road
  85. 85 : km 15.58 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Edendale Terrace
  86. 86 : km 15.58 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Avenue Road
  87. 87 : km 15.64 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 15.69 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Silverdale Terrace
  89. 89 : km 15.76 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Enfield Road
  90. 90 : km 15.82 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Durham Road
  91. E : km 16.45 - alt. 86 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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