Lanark 1

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.43 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 190 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 198 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 220 m
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    Lowest point: 88 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 219 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 219 m - Head northeast on Laverockhall toward Linthill
  3. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 215 m - Head west on Laverockhall toward Linthill
  4. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 212 m - Turn right onto Linthill
  5. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 206 m - Head northwest on Linthill toward A706
  6. 5 : km 0.24 - alt. 205 m - Turn left onto A706
  7. 6 : km 0.41 - alt. 206 m - Head west on A706 toward Melvinhall Rd
  8. 7 : km 0.6 - alt. 208 m - Head west on A706 toward Melvinhall Rd
  9. 8 : km 0.77 - alt. 206 m - Head west on A706 toward Melvinhall Rd
  10. 9 : km 0.93 - alt. 209 m - Head southwest on Cleghorn Rd/A706 toward Bellefield Rd
  11. 10 : km 1.08 - alt. 211 m - Head south on Cleghorn Rd/A706 toward Chapland Rd
  12. 11 : km 1.23 - alt. 212 m - Head south on Cleghorn Rd/A706 toward Braedale Rd
  13. 12 : km 1.37 - alt. 208 m - Head southwest on Cleghorn Rd/A706 toward Greenside Ln
  14. 13 : km 1.52 - alt. 204 m - Head south on Hope St/A706 toward N Vennel
  15. 14 : km 1.67 - alt. 196 m - Head south on Hope St/A706 toward Bloomgate/A73
  16. 15 : km 1.67 - alt. 196 m - Turn right onto West Port/A73
  17. 16 : km 1.94 - alt. 189 m - Head northwest on West Port/A73 toward Mousebank Rd
  18. 17 : km 2.17 - alt. 179 m - Head west on Park Pl/A73 toward Lockhart Dr
  19. 18 : km 2.19 - alt. 179 m - Keep left to continue on Kirkfieldbank Brae/A72
  20. 19 : km 2.34 - alt. 167 m - Head west on Kirkfieldbank Brae/A72
  21. 20 : km 2.49 - alt. 152 m - Head northwest on Kirkfieldbank Brae/A72
  22. 21 : km 4.16 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right onto Clyde Walkway (Portions unpaved).
  23. 22 : km 4.79 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed north (See map for details).
  24. 23 : km 5.28 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto Hall Road.
  25. 24 : km 5.61 - alt. 167 m - Hall Road becomes Welldale Lane.
  26. 25 : km 6.56 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Mousemill Road.
  27. 26 : km 6.59 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp left onto Sunnyside Road.
  28. 27 : km 6.81 - alt. 139 m - Sunnyside Road becomes West Nemphlar Road.
  29. 28 : km 6.86 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto A73.
  30. 29 : km 8.68 - alt. 196 m - Turn left onto A706/Hope Street. Continue to follow A706.
  31. 30 : km 10.11 - alt. 205 m - Turn right onto Linthill.
  32. 31 : km 10.13 - alt. 208 m - Turn right onto St Teiling.
  33. 32 : km 10.2 - alt. 208 m - Turn right onto Linthill.
  34. 33 : km 10.26 - alt. 212 m - Turn right onto Laverockhall.
  35. S/E : km 10.43 - alt. 220 m

Useful Information

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