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Sunderland #2441 Free
This 8.8 mile single-stage route takes 29 minutes and covers Hylton Red House Estate, Hylton Castle Estate, West Boldon and Downhill. Speed limits range from 20 mph to 70 mph. It is the quickest of the four routes from this centre, though it has more left and right turns combined than the longest route here.
Watch Out For
- 8 roundabouts: give way to the right and signal left on exit.
- 12 sets of traffic lights, mixed in with 8 left turns and 7 right turns.
Route Features
- 15 turns in total, an even split between left and right.
- Roads include Ferryboat Lane, the A19, Newcastle Road and Washington Road.
Test Manoeuvres
- Pull up on the left at the kerbside stop point.
Key Tips
- Check the limit often, because it moves between 20 mph, 30 mph, 40 mph, 50 mph and 70 mph.
- Plan your mirror checks early for the right turns.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
| 1 | Drive north on Riverbank Road. | 73 yd | |
| 2 | Turn left onto Washington Road. | 1032 yd | |
| 3 | Turn left onto Craigavon Road. | 118 yd | |
| 4 | Turn right onto Cranleigh Road. | 448 yd | |
| 5 | Turn left onto Cheadle Road. | 688 yd | |
| 6 | Turn left onto Ferryboat Lane. | 558 yd | |
| 7 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ferryboat Lane. | 59 yd | |
| 8 | Exit the roundabout onto Ferryboat Lane. | 483 yd | |
| 9 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A1231/Wessington Way. | 83 yd | |
| 10 | Exit the roundabout onto A1231/Wessington Way. | 428 yd | |
| 11 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A19. | 274 yd | |
| 12 | Exit the roundabout onto A19. | 861 yd | |
| 13 | Take the Testo's Roundabout exit. | 861 yd | |
| 14 | Enter Testo's Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Newcastle Road/A184. | 242 yd | |
| 15 | Exit the roundabout onto Newcastle Road/A184. | 439 yd | |
| 16 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Abingdon Way/B1298. | 7 yd | |
| 17 | Exit the roundabout onto Abingdon Way/B1298. | 535 yd | |
| 18 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Abingdon Way/B1298. | 15 yd | |
| 19 | Exit the roundabout onto Abingdon Way/B1298. | 162 yd | |
| 20 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Henley Way/B1298. | 37 yd | |
| 21 | Exit the roundabout onto Henley Way/B1298. | 352 yd | |
| 22 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit. | 16 yd | |
| 23 | Exit the roundabout onto Hubert Street/B1298. | 77 yd | |
| 24 | Turn right onto North Road. | 855 yd | |
| 25 | Turn right onto Rectory Bank. | 39 yd | |
| 26 | Turn left onto Newcastle Road/A184. | 149 yd | |
| 27 | Turn right onto Dipe Lane. | 119 yd | |
| 28 | Bear right onto Hylton Lane. | 1161 yd | |
| 29 | Turn left onto Kingsway Road. | 1471 yd | |
| 30 | Turn left onto Rotherfield Road. | 346 yd | |
| 31 | Turn right onto Rhodesia Road. | 30 yd | |
| 32 | Bear left onto Redhill Road. | 374 yd | |
| 33 | Turn right onto Radlett Road. | 155 yd |
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