(22 Feb 2014, 5:10 pm)andreos1 wrote Having walked it daily for 5 years, I can guarantee it takes longer than 3/4mins up the hill, crossing over the road onto the path etc.
The stop at Penshaw beyond the tunnel Sunderland bound has been moved further along the road than appears on google maps due to house building on the old builders yard/directly behind the old stone shelter too.
Getting off a bus on the stretch between the highway and Fatfield bridge would be a long walk too.
There is the 'new stop' just after the roundabout and the stop at the bridge.
The steep hill through the houses from either stop takes a few mins alone just to clear that.
I took a number of photos in between the two stops last summer - getting off at the stop before the low bridge (Sunderland-bound), and walking to the stop after the bridge... Only took me 3 minutes but I guess I must be one hell of a speedy walker - or you're just slow (even by Google Maps standards!)
How far up has the bus stop moved since I was last there?
You can see the bus stop I am familiar with from last summer in this photograph.