Ord Hill

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n°52000627

Creation

30 May 2024

Last update

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 21.06 km
Calculated time: 6h 45
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 247 m
Vertical drop: - 246 m
Highest point: 132 m
Lowest point: 0 m

District: Highland
Start/End: N 57.47698° / W 4.24887°
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Description

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Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 9 m - Start near 55 Hawthorn Dr, Inverness, Highland IV3 5RQ, UK
2 : km 0 - alt. 9 m - Walk north on Hawthorn Dr towards Caledonian Rd
3 : km 0.25 - alt. 10 m - Walk north-east on Hawthorn Dr towards Fairfield Rd
4 : km 0.3 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Fairfield Rd
5 : km 0.4 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Balnacraig Rd
6 : km 0.6 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Balnacraig Ln
7 : km 0.7 - alt. 7 m - Walk north-east on Balnacraig Ln towards Telford St/A862
8 : km 0.71 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Telford St/A862
9 : km 1.08 - alt. 4 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto A82
10 : km 1.57 - alt. 1 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Shore St
11 : km 1.98 - alt. 1 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto 1/Cromwell Rd
12 : km 2.45 - alt. 1 m - Walk north on 1/Longman Dr
13 : km 2.93 - alt. 1 m - Turn right to stay on 1/Longman Dr
14 : km 2.98 - alt. 1 m - Turn left to stay on 1/Longman Dr
15 : km 3.42 - alt. 1 m - Turn right to stay on 1/Longman Dr
16 : km 3.46 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto 1
17 : km 3.71 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto 1/A9
18 : km 4.08 - alt. 0 m - Walk north-west on 1/Kessock Bridge/A9
19 : km 4.64 - alt. 0 m - Walk north-west on 1/Kessock Bridge/A9
20 : km 4.96 - alt. 25 m - Walk east on 1/A9
21 : km 6.64 - alt. 1 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on A9
22 : km 9.09 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right
23 : km 15.43 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left onto A9
24 : km 16 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
25 : km 17.52 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Longman Drive, U4108
26 : km 18.57 - alt. 1 m - Continue onto Cromwell Road, U4619
27 : km 18.93 - alt. 3 m - Continue onto Shore Street, U4618
28 : km 19.36 - alt. 1 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A82
29 : km 19.53 - alt. 1 m - Continue onto Friars Bridge, A82
30 : km 19.69 - alt. 1 m - Continue onto A82
31 : km 19.74 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp right
32 : km 19.8 - alt. 1 m - Turn sharp left onto Abban Street, U3690
33 : km 20.07 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left onto Telford Road, U4622
34 : km 20.23 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
35 : km 20.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Telford Street, A862
36 : km 20.36 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
37 : km 20.55 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Balnacraig Lane, U4425
38 : km 20.56 - alt. 8 m - Continue
39 : km 20.6 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Balnacraig Road, U3796
40 : km 20.76 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Fairfield Road, U3976
41 : km 20.85 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Hawthorn Drive
S/E : km 21.06 - alt. 10 m

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