Cromford Canal Loops

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.04 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 296 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 293 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 217 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 65 m
  • ⚐
    District: Cromford CP 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.100897° / W 1.531198°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 77 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight left
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.67 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.68 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.86 - alt. 83 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 2.94 - alt. 82 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 3.35 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Stone Wood Drive, B5035
  9. 9 : km 3.36 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 4.79 - alt. 82 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 6.43 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 6.44 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Chase Road
  13. 13 : km 6.61 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Matlock Road, A6
  14. 14 : km 7.04 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Holly Lane
  15. 15 : km 7.24 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 7.63 - alt. 89 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 8.23 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 8.4 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 8.48 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 9.24 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 9.25 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 9.44 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 9.51 - alt. 183 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 9.56 - alt. 191 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 9.81 - alt. 202 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 9.88 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 9.92 - alt. 216 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 10.31 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 10.41 - alt. 188 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 10.93 - alt. 163 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 10.94 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left
  32. 32 : km 10.95 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Higg Lane
  33. 33 : km 11.01 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight left onto Higg Lane
  34. 34 : km 11.04 - alt. 162 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 11.07 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 11.14 - alt. 168 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 12 - alt. 197 m - Turn right onto Well Lane
  38. 38 : km 12.02 - alt. 197 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 13.62 - alt. 174 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 13.62 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 15.6 - alt. 188 m - Turn slight left onto Long Way Bank
  42. 42 : km 15.79 - alt. 179 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 15.84 - alt. 188 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 15.88 - alt. 182 m - Turn sharp right onto High Peak Trail
  45. 45 : km 16.84 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 16.85 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right
  47. 47 : km 17.02 - alt. 76 m - Keep right
  48. S/E : km 17.04 - alt. 77 m

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