Racecourse 8 Miler

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.81 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 72 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 75 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 129 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 66 m
  • ⚐
    District: Northampton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.2473° / W 0.88239°
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Description

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 92 m - Start near Harborn House, 11 E Park Parade, Northampton NN1 4LE, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 92 m - Head north
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 92 m - Turn right toward E Park Parade/A5123
  4. 4 : km 0.05 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto E Park Parade/A5123
  5. 5 : km 0.33 - alt. 94 m - Head north on E Park Parade/A5123 toward Abington Grove/A5095
  6. 6 : km 0.6 - alt. 94 m - Head northeast on Kingsley Park Terrace/St Matthews Parade/A5123 toward Milton St
  7. 7 : km 1.01 - alt. 85 m - Head northeast on Kettering Rd/A5123 toward Raeburn Rd
  8. 8 : km 1.29 - alt. 91 m - Head northeast on Kettering Rd/A5123 toward Kenmuir Ave
  9. 9 : km 1.64 - alt. 97 m - Head northeast on Kettering Rd/A5123 toward Beech Ave
  10. 10 : km 1.99 - alt. 112 m - Head northeast on Kettering Rd/A5123 toward Hillcrest Ave
  11. 11 : km 2.39 - alt. 117 m - Head northeast on Kettering Rd/A5123 toward Stanton Ave
  12. 12 : km 2.86 - alt. 120 m - Head northeast on Kettering Rd/A5123 toward Churchill Ave
  13. 13 : km 3.34 - alt. 110 m - Head northeast on Kettering Rd N/A5123 toward Booth Ln N
  14. 14 : km 3.52 - alt. 104 m - Head north on Kettering Rd N/A5123 toward Lumbertubs Ln
  15. 15 : km 3.66 - alt. 105 m - Head northeast on Booth Rise/A5123
  16. 16 : km 3.86 - alt. 102 m - Head northeast on Booth Rise/A5123
  17. 17 : km 3.99 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 3.99 - alt. 105 m - Head southeast toward Booth Rise/A5123
  19. 19 : km 4 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Booth Rise/A5123
  20. 20 : km 4.21 - alt. 101 m - Slight left to stay on Booth Rise/A5123
  21. 21 : km 4.24 - alt. 100 m - Head northeast on Booth Rise/A5123
  22. 22 : km 4.25 - alt. 100 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Talavera Way/A5076
  23. 23 : km 4.35 - alt. 101 m - Head west on Talavera Way/A5076
  24. 24 : km 4.54 - alt. 104 m - Head west on Talavera Way/A5076
  25. 25 : km 4.74 - alt. 109 m - Head southwest on Talavera Way/A5076
  26. 26 : km 4.87 - alt. 109 m - Head southwest on Talavera Way/A5076
  27. 27 : km 5.06 - alt. 109 m - Head southwest on Talavera Way/A5076
  28. 28 : km 5.29 - alt. 112 m - Head west on Talavera Way/A5076
  29. 29 : km 5.48 - alt. 122 m - Slight right to stay on Talavera Way/A5076
  30. 30 : km 5.52 - alt. 123 m - Head west on Talavera Way/A5076 toward Red House Rd/A5076
  31. 31 : km 5.75 - alt. 125 m - Head north on Red House Rd/A5076 toward Brickyard Spinney Rd
  32. 32 : km 5.9 - alt. 123 m - Head north on Red House Rd/A5076 toward Deer Park Rd
  33. 33 : km 6.2 - alt. 120 m - Head northwest on Red House Rd/A5076 toward Lower Farm Rd
  34. 34 : km 6.55 - alt. 115 m - Head west on Red House Rd/A5076 toward Summerhouse Rd
  35. 35 : km 7 - alt. 117 m - Enter the roundabout
  36. 36 : km 7.05 - alt. 119 m - Head southwest toward Kings Park Rd
  37. 37 : km 7.12 - alt. 115 m - Exit the roundabout onto Red House Rd/A5076
  38. 38 : km 7.23 - alt. 111 m - Slight left to stay on Red House Rd/A5076
  39. 39 : km 7.34 - alt. 110 m - Slight left to stay on Red House Rd/A5076
  40. 40 : km 7.35 - alt. 110 m - Head southwest on Red House Rd/A5076
  41. 41 : km 7.39 - alt. 110 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Boughton Green Rd
  42. 42 : km 7.51 - alt. 117 m - Head southwest on Boughton Green Rd toward Rowley Way
  43. 43 : km 7.77 - alt. 127 m - Head southwest on Boughton Green Rd toward University Close
  44. 44 : km 8.16 - alt. 125 m - Head southwest on Boughton Green Rd toward Isham Cl
  45. 45 : km 8.6 - alt. 119 m - Head southwest on Boughton Green Rd toward Chalcombe Ave
  46. 46 : km 8.99 - alt. 100 m - Head southwest on Boughton Green Rd toward Lockwood Cl
  47. 47 : km 9.32 - alt. 92 m - Head west on Boughton Green Rd toward Harborough Rd/A508
  48. 48 : km 9.32 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Harborough Rd/A508
  49. 49 : km 9.52 - alt. 92 m - Slight right to stay on Harborough Rd/A508
  50. 50 : km 9.54 - alt. 92 m - Head north on Harborough Rd/A508
  51. 51 : km 9.56 - alt. 92 m - Make a U-turn
  52. 52 : km 9.73 - alt. 89 m - Head south on Harborough Rd/A508
  53. 53 : km 9.99 - alt. 86 m - Head south on Harborough Rd/A508 toward Kingsthorpe Grove/A5095
  54. 54 : km 10.27 - alt. 86 m - Head south on Kingsthorpe Rd/A508
  55. 55 : km 10.53 - alt. 79 m - Turn left to stay on Kingsthorpe Rd/A508
  56. 56 : km 10.54 - alt. 78 m - Head south on Kingsthorpe Rd/A508 toward Thornton Rd
  57. 57 : km 10.78 - alt. 67 m - Head southeast on Kingsthorpe Rd/A508
  58. 58 : km 10.79 - alt. 66 m - Slight left to stay on Kingsthorpe Rd/A508
  59. 59 : km 10.98 - alt. 69 m - Head south on Kingsthorpe Rd/A508 toward Arnold Rd
  60. 60 : km 11.03 - alt. 71 m - Slight left to stay on Kingsthorpe Rd/A508
  61. 61 : km 11.28 - alt. 80 m - Head south on Kingsthorpe Rd/A508 toward St. Georges Ave
  62. 62 : km 11.3 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto St. Georges Ave
  63. 63 : km 11.38 - alt. 83 m - Head southeast
  64. 64 : km 11.69 - alt. 83 m - Head south
  65. 65 : km 11.7 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 12.07 - alt. 89 m - Head east
  67. 67 : km 12.28 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 12.29 - alt. 91 m - Slight right
  69. 69 : km 12.49 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 12.71 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  71. S/E : km 12.81 - alt. 92 m

Useful Information

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