Thongsbridge - Cartworth (5.6 Miles - 3:15)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.10 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 238 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 243 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 272 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 129 m
  • ⚐
    District: Holme Valley 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.583718° / W 1.774383°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 144 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Miry Lane
  3. 2 : km 0.18 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left onto Berry Bank Lane
  4. 3 : km 1.17 - alt. 172 m - Turn left onto Town End Road
  5. 4 : km 2.19 - alt. 220 m - Turn slight left onto Cliff Road
  6. 5 : km 2.22 - alt. 220 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 2.37 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp right onto Wooldale Cliff Road
  8. 7 : km 2.98 - alt. 234 m - Continue
  9. 8 : km 3.12 - alt. 229 m - Turn sharp right onto New Laithe Lane
  10. 9 : km 3.13 - alt. 228 m - Turn left onto Pigginger Lane
  11. 10 : km 3.3 - alt. 220 m - Turn left onto Slack Lane
  12. 11 : km 3.3 - alt. 220 m - Turn left onto Slack Lane
  13. 12 : km 3.39 - alt. 224 m - Turn slight right
  14. 13 : km 3.5 - alt. 222 m - Turn left onto Cinder Hills Road
  15. 14 : km 4.88 - alt. 234 m - Turn right onto Lamma Well Road
  16. 15 : km 5.06 - alt. 253 m - Turn sharp left onto Cartworth Bank Road
  17. 16 : km 5.11 - alt. 256 m - Turn right onto Cartworth Lane
  18. 17 : km 5.59 - alt. 256 m - Turn sharp left onto Dunsley Bank Road
  19. 18 : km 5.64 - alt. 253 m - Turn slight left
  20. 19 : km 5.72 - alt. 242 m - Continue onto Ward Place Lane
  21. 20 : km 5.84 - alt. 229 m - Turn right onto Cemetery Road
  22. 21 : km 5.91 - alt. 222 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 6.23 - alt. 153 m - Turn left onto Perseverance Place
  24. 23 : km 6.24 - alt. 153 m - Head northwest on Perseverance Pl toward Woodhead Rd/A6024
  25. 24 : km 6.31 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Woodhead Rd/A6024
  26. 25 : km 7.02 - alt. 147 m - Continue onto Huddersfield Road, A6024
  27. 26 : km 7.15 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 7.5 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Bridge Lane
  29. 28 : km 7.51 - alt. 142 m - Continue
  30. 29 : km 8.51 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto Berry Bank Lane
  31. 30 : km 8.92 - alt. 130 m - Turn sharp left onto Miry Lane
  32. 31 : km 9.1 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Longlands Bank
  33. S/E : km 9.1 - alt. 144 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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