Over 17 Mile Cary, North Barrow, Babcary

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 28.31 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 120 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 119 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 95 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 17 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ansford 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.095833° / W 2.516368°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 94 m - Start on Orchard Close
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Hallett Road
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Tuckers Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Mullins Way
  5. 5 : km 0.31 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Churchfields Drive
  6. 6 : km 0.83 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Victoria Park
  7. 7 : km 0.86 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Moore Villas
  8. 8 : km 0.99 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Victoria Park
  9. 9 : km 1 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Station Road, B3152
  10. 10 : km 1.1 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Torbay Road
  11. 11 : km 3.17 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 3.24 - alt. 38 m - Keep left onto Thornymarsh Lane
  13. 13 : km 4.62 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 5.28 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 9.47 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 10.33 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 11.62 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left onto North Street
  18. 18 : km 11.68 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto North Street
  19. 19 : km 14.95 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 15.77 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 16.9 - alt. 20 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 17.62 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 19.15 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Nightingale Lane
  24. 24 : km 19.92 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 20.14 - alt. 46 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 21.98 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 22.33 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 23.2 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 23.85 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto Thornymarsh Lane
  30. 30 : km 25.22 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Thornymarsh Lane
  31. 31 : km 25.24 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right
  32. 32 : km 25.31 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 26.73 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right onto South Cary Lane
  34. 34 : km 26.75 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Torbay Road
  35. 35 : km 27.4 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Station Road, B3152
  36. 36 : km 27.49 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Victoria Park
  37. 37 : km 27.5 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 27.56 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto West Park
  39. 39 : km 27.57 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Victoria Gardens
  40. 40 : km 28.04 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Mullins Way
  41. 41 : km 28.26 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Tuckers Lane
  42. S/E : km 28.31 - alt. 95 m

Useful Information

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