Loughborough Valley Road Town

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.52 km
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    Calculated time: 3h 05 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 32 m
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    Vertical drop: - 32 m
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    Highest point: 75 m
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    Lowest point: 39 m
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    District: Charnwood 
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    Start/End: N 52.77391° / W 1.22662°
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 43 m - Start near Hospital Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 5JY, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 43 m - Head southwest on Hospital Way toward Epinal Way/A6004
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Epinal Way/A6004
  4. 4 : km 0.16 - alt. 46 m - Head southeast on Epinal Way/A6004 toward Garendon Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.42 - alt. 50 m - At Ashby Rd Roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ashby Rd/A512
  6. 6 : km 0.5 - alt. 51 m - Head east on Ashby Rd/A512 toward Ashby Rd Roundabout
  7. 7 : km 0.53 - alt. 51 m - At Ashby Rd Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Epinal Way/A6004
  8. 8 : km 1.15 - alt. 46 m - Head southeast on Epinal Way/A6004 toward Emanuel Way
  9. 9 : km 1.37 - alt. 47 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Forest Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.5 - alt. 47 m - Head southwest on Forest Rd toward Oaklands Ave
  11. 11 : km 2.47 - alt. 57 m - Head southwest on Forest Rd toward Kirkstone Dr
  12. 12 : km 2.56 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Valley Rd
  13. 13 : km 2.7 - alt. 56 m - Head southeast on Valley Rd toward Linford Rd
  14. 14 : km 3.42 - alt. 62 m - Head southeast on Valley Rd toward Beacon Rd
  15. 15 : km 3.54 - alt. 63 m - Continue onto Belvoir Dr
  16. 16 : km 3.78 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Grasmere Rd
  17. 17 : km 3.91 - alt. 75 m - Head south on Grasmere Rd toward Atherstone Rd
  18. 18 : km 4 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Atherstone Rd
  19. 19 : km 4.07 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Fairmeadows Way
  20. 20 : km 4.31 - alt. 71 m - Head southeast on Fairmeadows Way toward Spindle Rd
  21. 21 : km 4.55 - alt. 73 m - Continue onto Laurel Rd
  22. 22 : km 4.62 - alt. 71 m - Head northeast on Laurel Rd toward Juniper Way
  23. 23 : km 4.85 - alt. 64 m - Head north on Laurel Rd toward The Osiers
  24. 24 : km 4.95 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto The Osiers
  25. 25 : km 5.01 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Hazel Rd
  26. 26 : km 5.33 - alt. 59 m - Head northwest on Hazel Rd toward Park Rd
  27. 27 : km 5.48 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Park Rd
  28. 28 : km 5.7 - alt. 53 m - Head northeast on Park Rd toward Parklands Dr
  29. 29 : km 6.33 - alt. 46 m - Head north on Park Rd toward Herrick Rd
  30. 30 : km 6.94 - alt. 47 m - Head northwest on Park Rd toward Garton Rd
  31. 31 : km 7.07 - alt. 46 m - Slight right onto Royland Rd
  32. 32 : km 7.15 - alt. 46 m - Head northeast on Royland Rd toward Bampton St
  33. 33 : km 7.26 - alt. 45 m - Continue onto Bedford St
  34. 34 : km 7.31 - alt. 44 m - Continue onto Southfield Rd
  35. 35 : km 7.6 - alt. 44 m - Slight right
  36. 36 : km 7.62 - alt. 44 m - Head east toward Leicester Rd/A6
  37. 37 : km 7.63 - alt. 44 m - Sharp left onto Leicester Rd/A6
  38. 38 : km 7.75 - alt. 44 m - Continue onto High St
  39. 39 : km 7.89 - alt. 42 m - Head northwest on High St toward Baxter Gate
  40. 40 : km 7.91 - alt. 42 m - Continue onto Swan St
  41. 41 : km 8.11 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto The Rushes
  42. 42 : km 8.13 - alt. 41 m - Head northwest on The Rushes toward Shakespeare St
  43. 43 : km 8.25 - alt. 40 m - Slight left to stay on The Rushes
  44. 44 : km 8.36 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto Derby Rd/A6
  45. 45 : km 8.89 - alt. 39 m - Head northwest on Derby Rd/A6 toward Alan Moss Rd/A6004
  46. 46 : km 9.17 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Knightthorpe Rd
  47. 47 : km 9.27 - alt. 40 m - Head west on Knightthorpe Rd toward Tyler Ave
  48. 48 : km 9.86 - alt. 44 m - Head southwest on Knightthorpe Rd toward Shelley St
  49. 49 : km 10 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Epinal Way
  50. 50 : km 10.14 - alt. 44 m - Head southeast on Epinal Way toward Alan Moss Rd/A6004
  51. 51 : km 10.34 - alt. 43 m - Head southeast on Epinal Way/A6004 toward Hospital Way
  52. 52 : km 10.38 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Hospital Way
  53. S/E : km 10.52 - alt. 43 m

Useful Information

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