Gala To Earlston - River Run (offroad) 14.6miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 23.51 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 218 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 220 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 127 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 77 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 112 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 112 m - Head south toward B6374
  3. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 110 m - Head west on B6374
  4. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 112 m - Head west on B6374
  5. 4 : km 0.21 - alt. 112 m - Head west on Melrose Rd/B6374 toward Eildon Lodge Gardens
  6. 5 : km 0.54 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Winston Rd
  7. 6 : km 0.83 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp left onto The Black Path
  8. 7 : km 1.14 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 8 : km 2.82 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto B6374
  10. 9 : km 2.94 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 4.2 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Bleachfield
  12. 11 : km 4.23 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 4.85 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right onto Chain Bridge Road
  14. 13 : km 4.96 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight left
  15. 14 : km 6.94 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Eddy Road
  16. 15 : km 7.2 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left onto Main Street, B6361
  17. 16 : km 7.5 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Rushbank
  18. 17 : km 7.54 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Main Street
  19. 18 : km 7.64 - alt. 114 m - Continue
  20. 19 : km 8.66 - alt. 77 m - Continue onto Drygrange Bridge
  21. 20 : km 8.74 - alt. 88 m - Continue
  22. 21 : km 8.76 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right onto B6360
  23. 22 : km 8.8 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right
  24. 23 : km 8.96 - alt. 79 m - Continue onto Leader Water Path
  25. 24 : km 12.24 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 12.55 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp right onto Diamond Jubilee Path
  27. 26 : km 15.98 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 16 - alt. 82 m - Continue onto B6961
  29. 28 : km 16.1 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left
  30. 29 : km 16.26 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left onto B6360
  31. 30 : km 16.29 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 16.32 - alt. 88 m - Continue onto Drygrange Bridge
  33. 32 : km 16.39 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 17.43 - alt. 114 m - Continue onto Main Street
  35. 34 : km 17.52 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Rushbank
  36. 35 : km 17.56 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Main Street, B6361
  37. 36 : km 17.86 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right onto Eddy Road
  38. 37 : km 18.12 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 20.1 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right onto Chain Bridge Road
  40. 39 : km 20.21 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight left
  41. 40 : km 20.22 - alt. 82 m - Continue onto Chain Bridge
  42. 41 : km 20.35 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 42 : km 21.46 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto B6360
  44. 43 : km 22.23 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right onto B6374
  45. 44 : km 22.24 - alt. 90 m - Continue onto Melrose Road, B6374
  46. 45 : km 22.98 - alt. 90 m - Continue onto Allan Bridge, B6374
  47. 46 : km 23.02 - alt. 91 m - Continue onto Melrose Road, B6374
  48. S/E : km 23.51 - alt. 110 m

Useful Information

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