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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.98 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 77 m
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    Vertical drop: - 77 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 79 m
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    Lowest point: 2 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Start near 36 Middle Road, Carrickfergus, Carrickfergus BT38 9DN, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Head east on Middle Rd/B90 toward Meadow Hill
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 79 m - Head west on Middle Rd/B90 toward Hillview Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.49 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Prospect Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.87 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Prospect Heights
  6. 6 : km 1.86 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Oakwood Rd
  7. 7 : km 2.03 - alt. 33 m - Head northeast on Oakwood Rd toward Pinewood Ave
  8. 8 : km 2.17 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto Northland
  9. 9 : km 2.71 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto North Rd
  10. 10 : km 2.8 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Prince Andrew Way
  11. 11 : km 3.04 - alt. 32 m - Head east on Prince Andrew Way toward Oakfield Dr
  12. 12 : km 3.79 - alt. 31 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Victoria Rd
  13. 13 : km 4.62 - alt. 14 m - Head south on Victoria Rd toward Fairview Park
  14. 14 : km 4.82 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Larne Rd/A2
  15. 15 : km 6.3 - alt. 4 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rodgers Quay
  16. 16 : km 6.54 - alt. 3 m - Head west on Rodgers Quay toward Quayside
  17. 17 : km 6.81 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto A2
  18. 18 : km 7.03 - alt. 6 m - Head west on A2 toward Castlerocklands
  19. 19 : km 8.13 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Sloefield Dr
  20. 20 : km 8.73 - alt. 23 m - Turn left to stay on Sloefield Dr
  21. 21 : km 8.85 - alt. 20 m - Head southwest on Sloefield Dr
  22. 22 : km 9.2 - alt. 27 m - Turn left toward Trooperslane Rd
  23. 23 : km 9.46 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Trooperslane Rd
  24. 24 : km 9.64 - alt. 32 m - Continue onto Knockmore Park
  25. 25 : km 9.82 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Upper Rd/B90
  26. 26 : km 10.85 - alt. 43 m - Head north on Upper Rd/B90 toward Woodburn Rd
  27. S/E : km 12.98 - alt. 79 m

Useful Information

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