Junction-Braehead-Forth-Carluke-Lanark

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 44.95 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 347 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 348 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 285 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 113 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 210 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 210 m - Head northeast on Woodburn Ct toward Woodlands Ave
  3. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 211 m - Turn right onto Woodlands Ave
  4. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 207 m - Turn left onto The Beeches
  5. 4 : km 0.38 - alt. 207 m - Turn right onto Hyndford Rd/A73
  6. 5 : km 2.5 - alt. 205 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Hyndford Rd/A73
  7. 6 : km 2.71 - alt. 198 m - Turn left onto A70
  8. 7 : km 3.21 - alt. 203 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A70
  9. 8 : km 3.46 - alt. 200 m - Head north on A70 toward Lanark Rd/A743
  10. 9 : km 5.96 - alt. 209 m - Head north on Ayr Rd/A70 toward Lanark Rd/A743
  11. 10 : km 6.13 - alt. 206 m - Turn right onto Lanark Rd/A70
  12. 11 : km 7.75 - alt. 212 m - Head east on Lanark Rd/A70 toward Jubilee Ct
  13. 12 : km 7.87 - alt. 209 m - Turn right onto West View
  14. 13 : km 7.96 - alt. 206 m - Continue onto Carstairs Rd
  15. 14 : km 9.19 - alt. 204 m - Continue onto Station Rd
  16. 15 : km 9.53 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Strawfrank Rd
  17. 16 : km 9.84 - alt. 195 m - Head southeast on Strawfrank Rd toward Coronation St
  18. 17 : km 10.14 - alt. 195 m - Continue straight onto Carnwath Rd
  19. 18 : km 11.29 - alt. 200 m - Continue onto Lampits Rd
  20. 19 : km 12.39 - alt. 214 m - Continue straight onto Main St/A70
  21. 20 : km 12.76 - alt. 218 m - Turn left onto B7016
  22. 21 : km 13.55 - alt. 220 m - Head northeast on B7016
  23. 22 : km 17.19 - alt. 275 m - Head northwest on Carnwath Rd/B7016 toward Main St
  24. 23 : km 21 - alt. 254 m - Head north on B7016 toward Manse Rd
  25. 24 : km 22.04 - alt. 279 m - Turn left onto Main St/A706
  26. 25 : km 22.68 - alt. 283 m - Head southwest on Main St/A706 toward Carmuir
  27. 26 : km 26.19 - alt. 223 m - Head southwest on A706 toward Yieldshields Rd/B7056
  28. 27 : km 26.98 - alt. 231 m - Turn right at the 1st cross street onto Yieldshields Rd/B7056
  29. 28 : km 30.18 - alt. 263 m - Head west on Yieldshields Rd/B7056
  30. 29 : km 33.76 - alt. 230 m - Turn right onto Carnwath Rd/A721
  31. 30 : km 33.83 - alt. 230 m - Turn left onto Boghall Rd/B7056
  32. 31 : km 35.85 - alt. 211 m - Head southwest on Boghall Rd/B7056 toward Lanark Rd/A73
  33. 32 : km 36.1 - alt. 202 m - Turn left onto Lanark Rd/A73
  34. 33 : km 39.87 - alt. 177 m - Head southeast on Lanark Rd/A73 toward Sunnyside Rd
  35. 34 : km 42.26 - alt. 189 m - Head southeast on West Port/A73 toward Friar's Ln/N Vennel
  36. 35 : km 42.56 - alt. 199 m - Continue onto High St/A743
  37. 36 : km 43.17 - alt. 225 m - Turn right onto Kenilworth Rd
  38. 37 : km 43.24 - alt. 223 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Woodstock Rd
  39. 38 : km 43.47 - alt. 216 m - Turn left onto Bannatyne St/B7017
  40. 39 : km 43.8 - alt. 215 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Hyndford Rd/A73
  41. 40 : km 44.56 - alt. 207 m - Turn right onto The Beeches
  42. 41 : km 44.74 - alt. 207 m - Turn right onto Woodlands Ave
  43. 42 : km 44.89 - alt. 211 m - Turn left onto Woodburn Ct
  44. S/E : km 44.95 - alt. 210 m

Useful Information

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