Coledale Horseshoe

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.16 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,022 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,011 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 835 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 87 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 88 m - Start on B5292
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.09 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Newlands Hause
  4. 4 : km 0.2 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.68 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 2.65 - alt. 386 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 2.68 - alt. 385 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 2.72 - alt. 384 m - Turn slight left
  9. 9 : km 3.23 - alt. 409 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 10 : km 3.4 - alt. 409 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 5.09 - alt. 620 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 6.33 - alt. 798 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 6.51 - alt. 835 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 7.22 - alt. 722 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 8.23 - alt. 623 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 8.33 - alt. 604 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 8.42 - alt. 600 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 9.74 - alt. 711 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 9.86 - alt. 738 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 9.87 - alt. 742 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 10.03 - alt. 778 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 10.14 - alt. 779 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 11.09 - alt. 540 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 12.67 - alt. 350 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 13.08 - alt. 251 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 13.69 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Whinlatter Pass, B5292
  27. 27 : km 13.88 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight left onto Whinlatter Pass, B5292
  28. 28 : km 13.91 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight left onto Whinlatter Pass, B5292
  29. 29 : km 14.13 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto B5292
  30. S/E : km 14.16 - alt. 91 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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