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Wallsend #207 Pro
A single-stage route from Wallsend Service Centre covering 11.5 km in about 24 minutes through Wallsend, Jesmond, Birmingham Gardens and Shortland. Speeds range from 40 to 60 km/h. This is the simplest of the three Wallsend routes, with only 4 roundabouts and 8 traffic signals. It has 16 left and 14 right turns.
Watch Out For
- Bike lane on Blue Gum Road. Watch for cyclists and do not drive in the bike lane. Check mirrors before turning left across it.
- Speed change to 60 km/h on Newcastle Road. Speed increases from 50 to 60 km/h. Watch for the speed sign and accelerate promptly.
- Roundabout near Newcastle Road. One of 4 roundabouts. Give way to the right.
- Give way intersection. Give way to traffic on the continuing road.
Route Features
- 16 left turns, 14 right turns, 4 roundabouts, 8 sets of traffic lights.
- 4 roundabouts and 8 traffic signals.
- Speed range 40-60 km/h. No highway-speed sections unlike Routes #208 and #209.
- 1 bike lane on Blue Gum Road.
Test Manoeuvres
- Kerbside stop near Kokera Street.
Key Tips
- With 30 turns total (16L/14R), this route has the most turns of any Wallsend route. Stay alert for frequent direction changes.
- No high-speed sections makes this the most straightforward Wallsend route. Good for initial practice.
- The Sandgate Road/Shortland area has residential streets with parked cars on both sides. Slow down and position carefully.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
| 1 | Drive northwest. | 13 m | |
| 2 | Turn left. | 19 m | |
| 3 | Turn left onto Kokera Street. | 107 m | |
| 4 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cowper Street. | 49 m | |
| 5 | Turn right onto Murnin Street. | 124 m | |
| 6 | Turn left onto A15/Thomas Street. | 458 m | |
| 7 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit toward Newcastle. | 627 m | |
| 8 | Turn left onto Blue Gum Road. | 883 m | |
| 9 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Blue Gum Road. | 88 m | |
| 10 | Turn left onto Wilkinson Avenue. | 214 m | |
| 11 | Turn right onto Atkinson Street. | 232 m | |
| 12 | Turn right onto Fussell Street. | 284 m | |
| 13 | Turn left onto Naughton Avenue. | 87 m | |
| 14 | Turn right onto McKay Street. | 93 m | |
| 15 | Turn left onto Rae Street. | 108 m | |
| 16 | Turn right onto Martin Street. | 73 m | |
| 17 | Turn right onto Sandgate Road. | 41 m | |
| 18 | Turn left onto Cobby Street. | 314 m | |
| 19 | Turn right onto Derna Road. | 197 m | |
| 20 | Turn right onto Bardia Road. | 273 m | |
| 21 | Turn right onto Sandgate Road. | 153 m | |
| 22 | Turn left onto Tillie Street. | 125 m | |
| 23 | Turn right onto Cameron Street. | 517 m | |
| 24 | Turn right onto Minmi Road. | 244 m | |
| 25 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Minmi Road. | 861 m | |
| 26 | Turn left onto Macquarie Street. | 33 m | |
| 27 | Turn right onto Abel Street. | 219 m | |
| 28 | Turn left onto Fletcher Street. | 425 m | |
| 29 | Turn left onto Hannah Street. | 26 m | |
| 30 | Turn right onto Macquarie Street. | 233 m | |
| 31 | Turn left onto Nelson Street. | 239 m | |
| 32 | Turn right onto Bunn Street. | 209 m | |
| 33 | Turn left onto Kokera Street. | 143 m | |
| 34 | Turn left. | 20 m | |
| 35 | Turn left. | 58 m |
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