Barrow Mounsorrel

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.73 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 45 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 41 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 70 m
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    Lowest point: 39 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Start near 74-78 Cotes Road, Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 8JU, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Head south on Cotes Rd toward Barrowcliffe Cl
  3. 3 : km 0.18 - alt. 59 m - Head southeast on Cotes Rd toward The Rookery
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto High St
  5. 5 : km 0.47 - alt. 57 m - Head south on High St toward Long Cl
  6. 6 : km 0.66 - alt. 52 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bridge St
  7. 7 : km 0.86 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Barrow Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.95 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.12 - alt. 40 m - Head west
  10. 10 : km 1.37 - alt. 41 m - Take the pedestrian overpass
  11. 11 : km 1.66 - alt. 43 m - Continue onto Huntsman's Cl
  12. 12 : km 1.72 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Meynell Rd
  13. 13 : km 1.86 - alt. 40 m - Head south on Meynell Rd toward Freehold St
  14. 14 : km 1.97 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto Soar Rd
  15. 15 : km 2.18 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto School Ln
  16. 16 : km 2.39 - alt. 41 m - Head southwest on School Ln
  17. 17 : km 2.51 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.68 - alt. 43 m - Head southeast toward The Brinks
  19. 19 : km 3.25 - alt. 48 m - Continue onto Leicester Rd
  20. 20 : km 3.47 - alt. 47 m - Head east on Leicester Rd
  21. 21 : km 3.69 - alt. 44 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Loughborough Rd
  22. 22 : km 4.42 - alt. 45 m - Head southeast on Loughborough Rd toward Loughborough Rd
  23. 23 : km 4.73 - alt. 48 m - Continue onto Market Pl
  24. 24 : km 4.82 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Leicester Rd
  25. 25 : km 5.08 - alt. 51 m - Head south on Leicester Rd
  26. 26 : km 5.17 - alt. 51 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Castle Hill
  27. 27 : km 5.22 - alt. 52 m - Continue onto The Green
  28. 28 : km 5.29 - alt. 55 m - Head west on The Green toward The Navins
  29. 29 : km 5.39 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Rothley Rd
  30. 30 : km 5.5 - alt. 61 m - Head south on Rothley Rd toward Church Hill Rd
  31. 31 : km 5.96 - alt. 70 m - Head south on Rothley Rd toward Rockhill Dr
  32. 32 : km 6.1 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Mountsorrel Ln
  33. 33 : km 6.31 - alt. 60 m - Head north on Mountsorrel Ln toward Whatton Oaks
  34. 34 : km 6.52 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Linkfield Rd
  35. 35 : km 6.59 - alt. 64 m - Head northeast on Linkfield Rd toward Maitland Ave
  36. 36 : km 6.97 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Leicester Rd
  37. 37 : km 7.06 - alt. 56 m - Head northwest on Leicester Rd toward Strachan Cl
  38. 38 : km 7.48 - alt. 51 m - Head northwest on Leicester Rd toward The Green
  39. 39 : km 7.92 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Market Pl
  40. 40 : km 8.01 - alt. 48 m - Continue onto Loughborough Rd
  41. 41 : km 8.2 - alt. 45 m - Head northwest on Loughborough Rd toward Bond Ln
  42. 42 : km 9 - alt. 44 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Leicester Rd
  43. 43 : km 9.1 - alt. 44 m - Head northwest on Leicester Rd
  44. 44 : km 9.95 - alt. 45 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
  45. 45 : km 10.09 - alt. 43 m - Head northwest toward School Ln
  46. 46 : km 10.24 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto School Ln
  47. 47 : km 10.47 - alt. 41 m - Head north on School Ln toward Stoop Ln
  48. 48 : km 10.56 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Soar Rd
  49. 49 : km 10.78 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto Meynell Rd
  50. 50 : km 11.03 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Huntsman's Cl
  51. 51 : km 11.09 - alt. 43 m - Slight left
  52. 52 : km 11.15 - alt. 42 m - Take the pedestrian overpass
  53. 53 : km 11.35 - alt. 41 m - Head east toward Barrow Rd
  54. 54 : km 11.79 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Barrow Rd
  55. 55 : km 11.89 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Bridge St
  56. 56 : km 11.99 - alt. 45 m - Head east on Bridge St
  57. 57 : km 12.06 - alt. 51 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto High St
  58. 58 : km 12.31 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Cotes Rd
  59. S/E : km 12.73 - alt. 62 m

Useful Information

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