5 Reservoirs And West Naab

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 383 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 380 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 490 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 217 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 219 m - Start on New Bridge Road
  2. 2 : km 1.34 - alt. 302 m - Keep right
  3. 3 : km 2.23 - alt. 376 m - Turn left onto Wessenden Head Road
  4. 4 : km 2.55 - alt. 406 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 3.18 - alt. 490 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 3.52 - alt. 455 m - Turn right onto Wessenden Head Road
  7. 7 : km 4.59 - alt. 455 m - Turn sharp right
  8. 8 : km 5.12 - alt. 404 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 5.36 - alt. 388 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 5.89 - alt. 365 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 7.27 - alt. 307 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 7.3 - alt. 298 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 8.52 - alt. 265 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 8.54 - alt. 264 m - Turn slight left onto Wessenden Road
  15. 15 : km 9.84 - alt. 236 m - Turn sharp right onto Binn Lane
  16. 16 : km 9.96 - alt. 250 m - Turn sharp left onto Colne Valley Circular
  17. 17 : km 10.18 - alt. 277 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 10.19 - alt. 277 m - Turn sharp left onto Colne Valley Circular
  19. 19 : km 10.37 - alt. 312 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 13.41 - alt. 350 m - Turn left onto Deer Hill End Road
  21. 21 : km 14.05 - alt. 311 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 14.25 - alt. 295 m - Keep left onto Hassocks Road (Track)
  23. 23 : km 14.27 - alt. 295 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 14.71 - alt. 268 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 14.83 - alt. 257 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 15.2 - alt. 258 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 15.41 - alt. 258 m - Keep left onto Brow Grains Road
  28. 28 : km 15.95 - alt. 222 m - Turn sharp left onto New Bridge Road
  29. S/E : km 16 - alt. 217 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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