Quorn Loop, Out And Back To Mounsorrel

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.79 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 31 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 40 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 61 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 39 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 61 m - Start near 142 Cotes Rd, Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough LE12, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 61 m - Head south on Cotes Rd towards Barrowcliffe Cl
  3. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 57 m - Head south-east on Cotes Rd towards The Rookery
  4. 4 : km 0.36 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto High St
  5. 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 55 m - Head south on High St
  6. 6 : km 0.58 - alt. 52 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bridge St
  7. 7 : km 0.81 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Barrow Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.89 - alt. 39 m - Head north-west on Barrow Rd towards Moor St
  9. 9 : km 1.67 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Meynell Road
  10. 10 : km 1.77 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 1.85 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Peter McCaig Way
  12. 12 : km 1.86 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Meynell Road
  13. 13 : km 2.16 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Farley Way
  14. 14 : km 2.31 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Alexander Road
  15. 15 : km 2.51 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 2.71 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right onto Pepper Drive
  17. 17 : km 2.85 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Farley Way
  18. 18 : km 3.23 - alt. 44 m - Continue onto Woodhouse Road
  19. 19 : km 3.94 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Chaveney Road
  20. 20 : km 4.74 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Meeting Street
  21. 21 : km 5.22 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Leicester Road
  22. 22 : km 5.76 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Wood Lane
  23. 23 : km 6.08 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Unitt Road
  24. 24 : km 6.44 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 8.02 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right onto Leicester Road
  26. 26 : km 8.3 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  27. 27 : km 8.63 - alt. 41 m - Continue
  28. 28 : km 8.65 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Soar Road
  29. 29 : km 8.94 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Meynell Road
  30. 30 : km 9.09 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Huntsman's Close
  31. 31 : km 9.12 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Meynell Road
  32. S/E : km 10.79 - alt. 61 m

Useful Information

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