Barkby And Over The Fields To Thurmaston

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 30 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 35 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 74 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 47 m
  • ⚐
    District: Syston 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.7035° / W 1.06849°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 54 m - Start near 1 Parkstone Rd, Syston, Leicester LE7 1LY, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 54 m - Walk south on Parkstone Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 56 m - Turn left to stay on Parkstone Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.2 - alt. 56 m - Turn right to stay on Parkstone Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.29 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Melton Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.33 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Tentercroft Ave
  7. 7 : km 0.74 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto East Ave
  8. 8 : km 1.07 - alt. 57 m - Continue straight onto Oxford St
  9. 9 : km 1.12 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.34 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Barkby Road
  11. 11 : km 1.7 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left onto Barkby Road
  12. 12 : km 1.72 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Barkby Road
  13. 13 : km 1.82 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.09 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 2.9 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Queniborough Road
  16. 16 : km 3.17 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Main Street
  17. 17 : km 3.23 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 3.29 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.43 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 3.87 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Barkby Thorpe Lane
  21. 21 : km 3.88 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 5.15 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 5.2 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Highway Road
  24. 24 : km 5.29 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Red Hill Lane
  25. 25 : km 5.66 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 5.67 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right
  27. 27 : km 5.69 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 5.71 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 5.73 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 5.93 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Red Hill Close
  31. 31 : km 5.95 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left onto Red Hill Close
  32. 32 : km 6.44 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left
  33. 33 : km 6.49 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 34 : km 6.5 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 6.67 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left
  36. 36 : km 6.71 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 8.16 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Wanlip Road
  38. 38 : km 8.18 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 8.81 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left
  40. 40 : km 8.84 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 41 : km 8.85 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp right onto Meadow Lane
  42. 42 : km 9.55 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Meadow Lane
  43. 43 : km 9.85 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Fosse Way
  44. 44 : km 9.86 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 10.41 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Broad Street
  46. 46 : km 10.43 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Brook Side
  47. 47 : km 10.52 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left onto Chapel Street
  48. 48 : km 10.7 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto High Street
  49. 49 : km 10.76 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Upper Church Street
  50. 50 : km 11.08 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right
  51. 51 : km 11.12 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 11.13 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 11.13 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Wyndale Drive
  54. 54 : km 11.2 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Avery Drive
  55. 55 : km 11.27 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Parkstone Road
  56. 56 : km 11.4 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  57. S/E : km 11.45 - alt. 55 m

Useful Information

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