5Bs Beacon 1st

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 31.67 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 523 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 525 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 272 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 63 m
  • ⚐
    District: Charnwood 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.74746° / W 1.21488°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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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. 73 m - Start near 10 Spindle Rd, Loughborough LE11 2DL, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 73 m - Walk north-west on Silverbirch Way towards Spindle Rd
  3. 3 : km 0 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Spindle Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.11 - alt. 74 m - Continue onto Lark Rise
  5. 5 : km 0.16 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 2.68 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Woodhouse Lane
  7. 7 : km 2.75 - alt. 116 m - Continue onto Breakback Road
  8. 8 : km 3.13 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 4.95 - alt. 215 m - Turn sharp right onto Beacon Road
  10. 10 : km 5.73 - alt. 206 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 8.35 - alt. 234 m - Turn right onto Whitcroft's Lane
  12. 12 : km 8.37 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 9.11 - alt. 228 m - Turn left onto Copt Oak Road, B591
  14. 14 : km 9.15 - alt. 228 m - Turn right onto Warren Hills Road
  15. 15 : km 10.37 - alt. 227 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 15.21 - alt. 202 m - Turn left onto Billa Barra Lane
  17. 17 : km 15.28 - alt. 202 m - Turn right onto Stanton Lane
  18. 18 : km 15.28 - alt. 202 m - Walk south on Stanton Ln
  19. 19 : km 15.48 - alt. 203 m - Walk south on Stanton Ln
  20. 20 : km 15.48 - alt. 203 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 16.51 - alt. 200 m - Turn sharp left onto Cliffe Lane
  22. 22 : km 16.78 - alt. 189 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Leicester Road, A50
  23. 23 : km 17.06 - alt. 191 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 17.08 - alt. 190 m - Turn left onto Altar Stones Lane
  25. 25 : km 17.75 - alt. 206 m - Continue onto Ashby Road
  26. 26 : km 18.15 - alt. 190 m - Continue onto Leicester Road
  27. 27 : km 18.21 - alt. 185 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 21.09 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight left onto Markfield Lane
  29. 29 : km 21.17 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Main Street
  30. 30 : km 21.61 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 31 : km 23.66 - alt. 174 m - Turn right onto Sharply Hill
  32. 32 : km 23.67 - alt. 175 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 26 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp right onto Maplewell Road
  34. 34 : km 28.73 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Breakback Road
  35. 35 : km 28.74 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Beacon Road
  36. 36 : km 29.22 - alt. 96 m - Continue onto Forest Road
  37. 37 : km 29.24 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Brook Lane
  38. 38 : km 29.77 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 31.57 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left onto Spindle Road
  40. S/E : km 31.67 - alt. 73 m

Useful Information

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