Galgate Canal 10 Mile-ish

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.72 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 78 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 72 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 77 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 18 m
  • ⚐
    District: Lancaster 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.04318° / W 2.79225°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 50 m - Start near 4-38 Hope St, Lancaster LA1 3BQ, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 50 m - Walk north on Hope St towards Clarence St
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Clarence St
  4. 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Prospect St
  5. 5 : km 0.16 - alt. 45 m - Walk north on Prospect St towards Primrose St
  6. 6 : km 0.17 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Primrose St
  7. 7 : km 0.23 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Dale St
  8. 8 : km 0.29 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Quarry Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.35 - alt. 30 m - Walk north-west on Quarry Rd towards St Peter's Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.49 - alt. 23 m - Walk west on Quarry Rd
  11. 11 : km 0.49 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 0.63 - alt. 22 m - Walk south-west
  13. 13 : km 0.79 - alt. 23 m - Continue straight
  14. 14 : km 0.89 - alt. 23 m - Walk south-west
  15. 15 : km 1.14 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-west
  16. 16 : km 1.16 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.19 - alt. 21 m - Sharp right
  18. 18 : km 1.2 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 1.28 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-west
  20. 20 : km 1.54 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-west
  21. 21 : km 1.75 - alt. 22 m - Walk south-west
  22. 22 : km 1.9 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-west
  23. 23 : km 2.11 - alt. 22 m - Walk south
  24. 24 : km 2.53 - alt. 21 m - Walk south
  25. 25 : km 3 - alt. 20 m - Slight left
  26. 26 : km 3.26 - alt. 25 m - Walk south-east
  27. 27 : km 3.61 - alt. 24 m - Walk south-west
  28. 28 : km 3.97 - alt. 23 m - Walk south-west
  29. 29 : km 4.33 - alt. 23 m - Walk south
  30. 30 : km 4.68 - alt. 23 m - Walk south
  31. 31 : km 5.26 - alt. 23 m - Walk south
  32. 32 : km 5.33 - alt. 23 m - Slight right
  33. 33 : km 5.74 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-west
  34. 34 : km 6.43 - alt. 23 m - Walk south-east
  35. 35 : km 7.02 - alt. 21 m - Walk south
  36. 36 : km 7.73 - alt. 19 m - Walk south-east
  37. 37 : km 7.86 - alt. 18 m - Walk south-east
  38. 38 : km 8.02 - alt. 20 m - Walk east
  39. 39 : km 8.07 - alt. 20 m - Walk east
  40. 40 : km 8.25 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-east
  41. 41 : km 8.27 - alt. 21 m - Walk east towards Main Rd/A6
  42. 42 : km 8.32 - alt. 22 m - Walk east towards Main Rd/A6
  43. 43 : km 8.34 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Main Rd/A6
  44. 44 : km 8.45 - alt. 23 m - Walk north on Main Rd/A6 towards Skew Bridge Ln
  45. 45 : km 8.59 - alt. 21 m - Walk north on Main Rd/A6 towards Stoney Ln
  46. 46 : km 8.67 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Salford Rd
  47. 47 : km 8.93 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto Highland Brow
  48. 48 : km 9.15 - alt. 23 m - Walk north on Highland Brow towards Meadow Park
  49. 49 : km 9.31 - alt. 29 m - Walk north on Highland Brow towards Leach House Ln
  50. 50 : km 9.45 - alt. 41 m - Walk north on Highland Brow towards Leach House Ln
  51. 51 : km 9.58 - alt. 43 m - Walk north on Highland Brow towards Leach House Ln
  52. 52 : km 10.27 - alt. 41 m - Walk north-west towards Tarnwater Ln
  53. 53 : km 10.76 - alt. 45 m - Walk north towards Five Ashes Ln
  54. 54 : km 11.27 - alt. 42 m - Walk north towards Burrow Bridge/Scotforth Rd/A6
  55. 55 : km 11.74 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Scotforth Rd/A6
  56. 56 : km 11.78 - alt. 38 m - Walk north on Scotforth Rd/A6 towards Bailrigg Ln
  57. 57 : km 12.07 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Collingham Park
  58. 58 : km 12.19 - alt. 37 m - Walk north-east on Collingham Park
  59. 59 : km 12.21 - alt. 37 m - Slight right
  60. 60 : km 12.57 - alt. 39 m - Walk north towards Collingham Park
  61. 61 : km 12.62 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Collingham Park
  62. 62 : km 12.63 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto Bentham Rd
  63. 63 : km 13.14 - alt. 68 m - Walk north on Bentham Rd towards Heversham Cl
  64. 64 : km 13.31 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Hala Hill
  65. 65 : km 13.41 - alt. 75 m - Walk south-east on Hala Hill towards Blea Tarn Rd
  66. 66 : km 13.57 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Bowerham Ln
  67. 67 : km 13.69 - alt. 74 m - Walk north on Bowerham Ln towards Sandown Rd
  68. 68 : km 14.15 - alt. 67 m - Continue onto Bowerham Rd
  69. 69 : km 14.45 - alt. 59 m - Walk north-west on Bowerham Rd towards Cranwell Ave
  70. 70 : km 14.65 - alt. 57 m - Turn right to stay on Bowerham Rd
  71. 71 : km 14.87 - alt. 68 m - Walk north-west on Bowerham Rd towards Wellington Rd
  72. 72 : km 15.22 - alt. 66 m - Walk north on Bowerham Rd towards Malvern Ave
  73. 73 : km 15.51 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-west on Bowerham Rd towards St Oswald St
  74. 74 : km 15.57 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto St Oswald St
  75. 75 : km 15.59 - alt. 52 m - Slight left
  76. 76 : km 15.64 - alt. 51 m - Walk north towards Eastham St
  77. 77 : km 15.67 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Eastham St
  78. 78 : km 15.68 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Hope St
  79. S/E : km 15.72 - alt. 50 m

Useful Information

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