Wharncliffe Crags

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.02 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 337 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 337 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 299 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 130 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bradfield 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.436592° / W 1.5294°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 140 m - Start on Platts Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.31 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Mouse Park Gate
  3. 3 : km 0.67 - alt. 181 m - Turn slight right
  4. 4 : km 0.69 - alt. 182 m - Keep left onto Mouse Park Gate
  5. 5 : km 0.74 - alt. 186 m - Keep right onto Mouse Park Gate
  6. 6 : km 1.94 - alt. 241 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 1.95 - alt. 241 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 2.01 - alt. 243 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 2.38 - alt. 266 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 3.57 - alt. 292 m - Keep left onto Lady Wharncliffe's Road
  11. 11 : km 3.99 - alt. 281 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 4.98 - alt. 243 m - Turn slight left
  13. 13 : km 5.57 - alt. 246 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 6.44 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 6.46 - alt. 190 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 6.53 - alt. 194 m - Turn sharp left
  17. 17 : km 6.67 - alt. 181 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 6.77 - alt. 176 m - Turn slight right onto Plank Gate
  19. 19 : km 7.38 - alt. 167 m - Keep left onto Don Valley Trail
  20. 20 : km 7.8 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 21 : km 7.86 - alt. 162 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 7.89 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Finkle Street Lane
  23. 23 : km 8.03 - alt. 161 m - Turn sharp right onto Plank Gate
  24. 24 : km 8.08 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 8.48 - alt. 188 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 8.67 - alt. 196 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 9.52 - alt. 253 m - Turn sharp right onto Chemistry Lane
  28. 28 : km 9.66 - alt. 265 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 10.62 - alt. 280 m - Turn slight left
  30. 30 : km 10.63 - alt. 280 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 10.67 - alt. 279 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 11.13 - alt. 299 m - Turn slight right onto Lodge Lane
  33. 33 : km 11.67 - alt. 291 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 12.58 - alt. 271 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 12.61 - alt. 268 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 12.96 - alt. 244 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 13.01 - alt. 243 m - Turn slight left
  38. 38 : km 13.07 - alt. 241 m - Turn slight left
  39. 39 : km 13.08 - alt. 241 m - Turn slight right onto Mouse Park Gate
  40. 40 : km 14.28 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight left onto Mouse Park Gate
  41. 41 : km 14.34 - alt. 181 m - Keep left onto Mouse Park Gate
  42. 42 : km 14.71 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  43. S/E : km 15.02 - alt. 140 m

Useful Information

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