Ewood - Straven - Chapelton Airfield 32.5k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 32.53 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 268 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 271 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 278 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 115 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 148 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Carscallan Road
  3. 3 : km 1.99 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Sunnyside Road
  4. 4 : km 2.67 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Sunnyside Road
  5. 5 : km 3.18 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Wee Sunnyside Road
  6. 6 : km 3.61 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Plotcock Bridge
  7. 7 : km 4.97 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Plotcock Road
  8. 8 : km 5.63 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Plotcock Road
  9. 9 : km 6.42 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Millheugh Road
  10. 10 : km 7 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Glassford Road
  11. 11 : km 9.96 - alt. 198 m - Turn slight left onto Hunterlees Road
  12. 12 : km 10.14 - alt. 207 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Alston Street
  13. 13 : km 10.18 - alt. 207 m - Turn right onto Millar Street
  14. 14 : km 12.64 - alt. 212 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 12.67 - alt. 211 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  16. 16 : km 13.8 - alt. 181 m - Turn left onto Glasgow Road, A726
  17. 17 : km 14.05 - alt. 180 m - Turn right onto Lethame Road
  18. 18 : km 15.45 - alt. 225 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 17.21 - alt. 243 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 18.57 - alt. 265 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 18.57 - alt. 265 m - Turn sharp right
  22. 22 : km 19.32 - alt. 272 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 19.46 - alt. 271 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 20.73 - alt. 257 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 22.71 - alt. 221 m - Turn left onto Millwell Road
  26. 26 : km 24.16 - alt. 218 m - Turn right onto Strathaven Road, A726
  27. 27 : km 24.57 - alt. 235 m - Turn left onto Shawton Road
  28. 28 : km 24.83 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 27.06 - alt. 217 m - Turn slight right
  30. 30 : km 30.88 - alt. 163 m - Keep right onto Meikle Earnock Road
  31. 31 : km 30.9 - alt. 162 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Meikle Earnock Road
  32. 32 : km 31.33 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Meikle Earnock Road
  33. 33 : km 31.92 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Strathaven Road, A723
  34. 34 : km 32.45 - alt. 145 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Carscallan Road
  35. S/E : km 32.53 - alt. 148 m

Useful Information

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