WEEKEND RUNAWAYS 7.8 MILE RUN

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.59 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 50 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 74 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 72 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 122 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 60 m
  • ⚐
    District: Newtownabbey 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.74689° / W 5.99942°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 70 m - Start near 11-15 Beechview, Ballyclare, Newtownabbey BT39 9XT, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 70 m - Walk north on Beechview
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 69 m - Turn left to stay on Beechview
  4. 4 : km 0.11 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Mill Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-east on Mill Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.4 - alt. 70 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Ballynure Rd/B94
  7. 7 : km 0.84 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.85 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-west
  9. 9 : km 1.09 - alt. 69 m - Walk south-west
  10. 10 : km 1.11 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.24 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-east towards Ballycorr Rd
  12. 12 : km 1.35 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-west towards Ballycorr Rd
  13. 13 : km 1.56 - alt. 77 m - Walk south-west on Ballycorr Rd towards Meadow Dr
  14. 14 : km 1.89 - alt. 77 m - Walk west on Ballycorr Rd towards Ballyeaston Rd
  15. 15 : km 1.89 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Ballyeaston Rd
  16. 16 : km 2.67 - alt. 114 m - Walk north-east on Ballyeaston Rd towards Craighill Park
  17. 17 : km 3.15 - alt. 111 m - Walk south-west on Victoria Rd towards Victoria Cl
  18. 18 : km 3.95 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Rashee Rd/B94
  19. 19 : km 3.96 - alt. 101 m - Walk south-east on Rashee Rd/B94 towards Victoria Rd
  20. 20 : km 4.94 - alt. 78 m - Walk south-east on N End/B94 towards Rashee Rd/B94
  21. 21 : km 5.06 - alt. 76 m - Continue onto The Square/B95
  22. 22 : km 5.11 - alt. 77 m - Continue onto Doagh Rd
  23. 23 : km 5.44 - alt. 78 m - Walk west on Doagh Rd towards Ollardale Park
  24. 24 : km 6.06 - alt. 83 m - Walk south-west on Doagh Rd towards Highgrove Dr
  25. 25 : km 7.04 - alt. 79 m - Continue onto Ballyclare Rd
  26. 26 : km 8.22 - alt. 62 m - Walk east on Ballyclare Rd towards Anderson Park
  27. 27 : km 10.03 - alt. 83 m - Continue onto Doagh Rd
  28. 28 : km 10.91 - alt. 79 m - Walk south on Ollardale Park towards Hawthorn Way
  29. 29 : km 10.97 - alt. 77 m - Turn right to stay on Ollardale Park
  30. 30 : km 10.97 - alt. 77 m - Walk east on Ollardale Park
  31. 31 : km 10.98 - alt. 77 m - Continue onto Hawthorn Way
  32. 32 : km 11.04 - alt. 74 m - Walk south-east on Hawthorn Way
  33. 33 : km 11.04 - alt. 74 m - Turn right to stay on Hawthorn Way
  34. 34 : km 11.05 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 11.13 - alt. 71 m - Walk south towards Hawthorn Way
  36. 36 : km 11.14 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Hawthorn Way
  37. 37 : km 11.14 - alt. 71 m - Turn left to stay on Hawthorn Way
  38. 38 : km 11.25 - alt. 75 m - Walk south-east on Hawthorn Way towards Heather Park
  39. 39 : km 11.37 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Avondale Dr
  40. 40 : km 11.37 - alt. 70 m - Walk south-west on Avondale Dr towards Grange Valley Dr
  41. 41 : km 11.53 - alt. 68 m - Walk south-west on Avondale Dr
  42. 42 : km 11.54 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 11.62 - alt. 66 m - Walk south-west
  44. 44 : km 11.74 - alt. 66 m - Walk south-east
  45. 45 : km 11.85 - alt. 65 m - Slight left
  46. 46 : km 11.93 - alt. 64 m - Walk north
  47. 47 : km 12.04 - alt. 65 m - Walk east towards Mill Rd
  48. 48 : km 12.14 - alt. 65 m - Walk south-east towards Mill Rd
  49. 49 : km 12.15 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Mill Rd
  50. 50 : km 12.3 - alt. 66 m - Walk north-east on Mill Rd towards Millview Dr
  51. 51 : km 12.51 - alt. 67 m - Walk south-east on Beechview
  52. 52 : km 12.54 - alt. 68 m - Walk south-east on Beechview
  53. 53 : km 12.56 - alt. 69 m - Turn right to stay on Beechview
  54. 54 : km 12.57 - alt. 69 m - Walk south on Beechview
  55. S/E : km 12.59 - alt. 69 m

Useful Information

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