Carrick 8 Mile Undulating Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.30 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 95 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 93 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 86 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 11 m
  2. 1 : km 0.29 - alt. 13 m - Walk south on Taylors Ave towards Barn Rd
  3. 2 : km 0.94 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Marine Hwy/A2
  4. 3 : km 1.22 - alt. 4 m - Walk north-east on Green St/A2 towards Victoria Rd
  5. 4 : km 1.74 - alt. 12 m - Walk north-east on Larne Rd/A2 towards Magills Ave
  6. 5 : km 1.93 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Downshire Gardens
  7. 6 : km 1.93 - alt. 11 m - Walk north on Downshire Gardens towards Downshire Dr
  8. 7 : km 2.46 - alt. 24 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Alexander Rd
  9. 8 : km 2.51 - alt. 23 m - Walk south-west on Alexander Rd towards Alexander Park
  10. 9 : km 2.69 - alt. 22 m - Walk south-west on Alexander Rd towards Downshire Rd
  11. 10 : km 2.7 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Downshire Rd
  12. 11 : km 2.86 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Windermere Rd
  13. 12 : km 3.1 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Victoria Rd
  14. 13 : km 3.16 - alt. 26 m - Walk north on Victoria Rd
  15. 14 : km 3.27 - alt. 30 m - Enter the roundabout
  16. 15 : km 3.29 - alt. 31 m - Walk north-west towards Prince Andrew Way
  17. 16 : km 3.33 - alt. 31 m - Exit the roundabout onto Prince Andrew Way
  18. 17 : km 3.77 - alt. 31 m - Walk west on Prince Andrew Way towards Oakfield Dr
  19. 18 : km 4.22 - alt. 33 m - Walk west on Prince Andrew Way towards N Lodge Ct
  20. 19 : km 4.32 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto North Rd
  21. 20 : km 4.33 - alt. 34 m - Walk north on North Rd towards Castlemara Dr
  22. 21 : km 4.71 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Oakfield Dr
  23. 22 : km 4.72 - alt. 57 m - Walk east on Oakfield Dr towards Fulmar Ave
  24. 23 : km 5 - alt. 54 m - Turn left to stay on Oakfield Dr
  25. 24 : km 5.12 - alt. 59 m - Walk north on Oakfield Dr towards Cragfergus Ct
  26. 25 : km 5.44 - alt. 73 m - Walk north on Oakfield Dr towards Rockfergus Ave
  27. 26 : km 5.72 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Donegall Square
  28. 27 : km 5.72 - alt. 80 m - Walk north-west on Donegall Square
  29. 28 : km 5.84 - alt. 83 m - Walk south-west on B90
  30. 29 : km 6.27 - alt. 83 m - Walk west on B90 towards North Rd
  31. 30 : km 6.31 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto North Rd
  32. 31 : km 6.63 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Milebush Park
  33. 32 : km 6.63 - alt. 66 m - Walk west on Milebush Park towards Milebush Cres
  34. 33 : km 6.7 - alt. 65 m - Turn left to stay on Milebush Park
  35. 34 : km 6.87 - alt. 65 m - Walk west on Milebush Park towards Milebush Cres
  36. 35 : km 7.06 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Milebush Cres
  37. 36 : km 7.13 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Milebush Cl
  38. 37 : km 7.25 - alt. 82 m - Turn left to stay on Milebush Cl
  39. 38 : km 7.25 - alt. 82 m - Turn right towards Thorndene Park
  40. 39 : km 7.32 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Thorndene Park
  41. 40 : km 7.37 - alt. 85 m - Walk east on Thorndene Park
  42. 41 : km 7.44 - alt. 84 m - Turn left to stay on Thorndene Park
  43. 42 : km 7.46 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Middle Rd/B90
  44. 43 : km 7.74 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Berkeley Rd
  45. 44 : km 7.75 - alt. 85 m - Walk south on Berkeley Rd towards Hampton Ct
  46. 45 : km 8.07 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Windslow Gardens
  47. 46 : km 8.19 - alt. 70 m - Walk south on Windslow Gardens
  48. 47 : km 8.24 - alt. 67 m - Continue onto Sandringham Ave
  49. 48 : km 8.36 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Windslow Heights
  50. 49 : km 8.47 - alt. 71 m - Walk north-west on Windslow Heights towards Windslow Park
  51. 50 : km 8.86 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Middle Rd/B90
  52. 51 : km 8.87 - alt. 84 m - Walk west on Middle Rd/B90 towards Windslow Heights
  53. 52 : km 9.31 - alt. 76 m - Walk south-west on Middle Rd/B90 towards Hillview Rd
  54. 53 : km 9.61 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Prospect Rd
  55. 54 : km 9.7 - alt. 69 m - Walk south on Prospect Rd towards Hillview Ave
  56. 55 : km 10.26 - alt. 49 m - Walk south on Prospect Rd towards Leicester Park
  57. 56 : km 10.56 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Prospect Downs
  58. 57 : km 10.57 - alt. 36 m - Walk east on Prospect Downs towards Prospect Green
  59. 58 : km 10.82 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Prospect Downs S
  60. 59 : km 11.1 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Prospect Link
  61. 60 : km 11.23 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Oakwood Rd
  62. 61 : km 11.33 - alt. 31 m - Walk north-east on Oakwood Rd towards Pinewood Ave
  63. 62 : km 11.55 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto Northland
  64. 63 : km 11.63 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Sunnylands Ave
  65. 64 : km 12.18 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-east on Sunnylands Ave towards Sunnylands Grove
  66. 65 : km 12.58 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Sunnylands Pass
  67. 66 : km 12.63 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Fergus Ave
  68. 67 : km 12.81 - alt. 11 m - Walk east on Fergus Ave towards Sunnylands Ave
  69. 68 : km 12.91 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Sunnylands Ave
  70. 69 : km 12.94 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto North Rd
  71. 70 : km 13.04 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Prince William Way
  72. 71 : km 13.27 - alt. 12 m - Walk north-east on Prince William Way
  73. S/E : km 13.3 - alt. 11 m

Useful Information

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