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Gateshead #2767 Free
This 9.9-mile route from Gateshead takes about 52 minutes over 2 stages, passing through Dunston, Dunston Hill, Whickham and Blaydon. Limits run from 20 mph up to 50 mph, so expect to adjust speed often.
Watch Out For
- Three roundabouts: give way to the right and signal left on exit.
- 10 traffic lights, plus a give way junction.
- A school zone with a reduced limit and children nearby.
Route Features
The turns lean right: 15 right turns against 10 left. You will meet Lobley Hill Road and Waterside Drive, and 30 signs mark the 50 mph limit.
Test Manoeuvres
Expect to pull up on the left near Queensway North.
Key Tips
- Check the limit sign after every junction, as speeds change between 20, 30 and 50 mph.
- Plan your lane early for the right turns.
Step-by-Step Directions (2 stages)
Stage 1
| 1 | Drive northeast. | 17 yd | |
| 2 | Turn right. | 16 yd | |
| 3 | Turn left onto Waterside Drive. | 32 yd | |
| 4 | Turn right to stay on Waterside Drive. | 84 yd | |
| 5 | Turn left onto Dunston Road. | 961 yd | |
| 6 | Turn right onto Market Lane. | 1.0 mi | |
| 7 | Turn left onto Clavering Road. | 489 yd | |
| 8 | Turn right onto Swalwell Bank/B6317. | 35 yd | |
| 9 | Turn right onto Hexham Road/B6317. | 250 yd | |
| 10 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1. | 17 yd | |
| 11 | Exit the roundabout onto A1/E 15. | 2.5 mi | |
| 12 | Take exit 68 onto A692 toward Consett/Whickham/Team Valley. | 287 yd | |
| 13 | Enter Lobley Hill Interchange and take the 1st exit onto Lobley Hill Road/B1426. | 7 yd | |
| 14 | Exit the roundabout onto Lobley Hill Road/B1426. | 347 yd | |
| 15 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lobley Hill Road/B1426. | 35 yd | |
| 16 | Exit the roundabout onto Lobley Hill Road/B1426. | 355 yd | |
| 17 | Turn right onto Queensway North. | 126 yd | |
| 18 | Turn left onto First Avenue. | 205 yd | |
| 19 | Turn left onto Earlsway. | 385 yd | |
| 20 | Turn right. | 129 yd |
Stage 2
| 1 | Drive south. | 140 yd | |
| 2 | Turn left onto Earlsway. | 385 yd | |
| 3 | Turn right onto First Avenue. | 205 yd | |
| 4 | Turn right onto Queensway North. | 130 yd | |
| 5 | Turn left to stay on Queensway North. | 350 yd | |
| 6 | Turn right onto Lobley Hill Road/B1426. | 295 yd | |
| 7 | Turn right onto Ascot Crescent. | 292 yd | |
| 8 | Turn left onto Armstrong Street. | 106 yd | |
| 9 | Make a sharp right onto Victoria Road. | 659 yd | |
| 10 | Turn left onto Angus Road. | 164 yd | |
| 11 | Bear right onto Bolam Street. | 255 yd | |
| 12 | Turn left onto A184. | 697 yd | |
| 13 | Stay straight to take the ramp. | 55 yd | |
| 14 | Keep right to take A1/E 15. | 898 yd | |
| 15 | Take exit 70 toward Whickham/Dunston. | 394 yd | |
| 16 | Turn right onto Dunston Interchange. | 1112 yd | |
| 17 | Turn right onto Waterside Drive. | 84 yd |
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