Ullswater Way Long - Pooley Bridge

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 34.07 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 787 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 785 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 473 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 145 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 147 m - Continue onto B5320
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto B5320
  4. 4 : km 0.11 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.12 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.13 - alt. 148 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.44 - alt. 163 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 0.5 - alt. 153 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 0.54 - alt. 154 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 0.77 - alt. 146 m - Turn sharp left onto B5320
  11. 11 : km 0.78 - alt. 146 m - Turn sharp right onto Waterfoot, B5320
  12. 12 : km 0.8 - alt. 146 m - Continue onto A592
  13. 13 : km 0.82 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.21 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.29 - alt. 168 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 1.35 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 2.02 - alt. 232 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 2.89 - alt. 257 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 3.79 - alt. 252 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 4.67 - alt. 281 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 4.79 - alt. 287 m - Turn slight left
  22. 22 : km 4.95 - alt. 290 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 5.21 - alt. 262 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 7.9 - alt. 349 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 8.83 - alt. 473 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 9.78 - alt. 282 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 9.8 - alt. 279 m - Turn slight left
  28. 28 : km 10.49 - alt. 229 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 10.83 - alt. 208 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 10.92 - alt. 191 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 10.93 - alt. 194 m - Turn slight left
  32. 32 : km 11.07 - alt. 195 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 11.34 - alt. 163 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 11.63 - alt. 159 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 11.69 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight left
  36. 36 : km 11.74 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto A592
  37. 37 : km 11.84 - alt. 155 m - Continue onto A592
  38. 38 : km 14.73 - alt. 150 m - Continue onto A592
  39. 39 : km 15.12 - alt. 159 m - Keep left onto A592
  40. 40 : km 16.93 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 17.46 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 17.96 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 18.27 - alt. 175 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 19.85 - alt. 175 m - Turn slight left
  45. 45 : km 22.4 - alt. 196 m - Turn slight left
  46. 46 : km 22.53 - alt. 210 m - Turn sharp left
  47. 47 : km 23.47 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left
  48. 48 : km 25.91 - alt. 159 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 26.03 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 26.27 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 26.37 - alt. 147 m - Turn sharp left
  52. 52 : km 26.4 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 26.61 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 28.59 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 30.1 - alt. 332 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 30.2 - alt. 330 m - Turn slight left
  57. 57 : km 31.19 - alt. 321 m - Turn left onto High Street (Roman Road)
  58. 58 : km 31.69 - alt. 311 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 32.77 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight right
  60. 60 : km 33.81 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto B5320
  61. 61 : km 34.02 - alt. 148 m - Turn left
  62. S/E : km 34.06 - alt. 148 m

Useful Information

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↔6.64 km ↗+353 m ↘-348 m ◔2h 55 ▲Moderate
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Walking Gowbarrow Fell via Aira Force

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↔5.58 km ↗+304 m ↘-305 m ◔2h 30 ▲Moderate
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↔18.15 km ↗+811 m ↘-811 m ◔7h 30 ▲Moderate
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