Luds Church, The Roaches And Three Shires Head

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 21.74 km
Calculated time: 8h 10
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 673 m
Vertical drop: - 668 m
Highest point: 500 m
Lowest point: 255 m

Area: Peak District
District: Staffordshire Moorlands
Start/End: N 53.192847° / W 2.002464°
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Description

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Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 266 m - Start on
2 : km 0.33 - alt. 279 m - Keep left
3 : km 0.73 - alt. 295 m - Keep right
4 : km 0.98 - alt. 274 m - Keep left
5 : km 1.73 - alt. 310 m - Turn sharp left
6 : km 1.95 - alt. 311 m - Turn right
7 : km 2.04 - alt. 333 m - Turn left
8 : km 2.07 - alt. 329 m - Turn right
9 : km 2.12 - alt. 345 m - Turn left
10 : km 2.35 - alt. 335 m - Turn left
11 : km 2.4 - alt. 323 m - Turn slight right
12 : km 3.12 - alt. 327 m - Keep right
13 : km 3.18 - alt. 326 m - Turn slight right
14 : km 3.55 - alt. 391 m - Turn left
15 : km 3.55 - alt. 391 m - Turn right
16 : km 3.65 - alt. 411 m - Turn left onto Hazelwood Road
17 : km 3.65 - alt. 412 m - Turn right
18 : km 6.18 - alt. 431 m - Turn sharp right
19 : km 7.3 - alt. 431 m - Turn sharp left
20 : km 8.52 - alt. 431 m - Turn sharp right
21 : km 9.38 - alt. 398 m - Keep left
22 : km 9.77 - alt. 397 m - Turn right
23 : km 10.15 - alt. 339 m - Turn sharp left
24 : km 10.53 - alt. 339 m - Turn right
25 : km 11.06 - alt. 349 m - Turn right
26 : km 11.11 - alt. 342 m - Turn slight left
27 : km 11.3 - alt. 360 m - Keep left
28 : km 11.55 - alt. 374 m - Turn right
29 : km 11.8 - alt. 392 m - Turn slight left
30 : km 12.05 - alt. 395 m - Turn left
31 : km 12.54 - alt. 389 m - Turn left
32 : km 12.83 - alt. 384 m - Keep right
33 : km 13.41 - alt. 418 m - Turn slight left
34 : km 14.08 - alt. 394 m - Turn left onto Gibbtor Lane
35 : km 14.24 - alt. 403 m - Turn left onto Moss Top Lane
36 : km 14.24 - alt. 403 m - Turn right
37 : km 14.75 - alt. 422 m - Turn left
38 : km 15.44 - alt. 374 m - Turn left
39 : km 15.54 - alt. 376 m - Turn left
40 : km 15.62 - alt. 381 m - Turn slight left onto New Road
41 : km 15.86 - alt. 364 m - Turn right
42 : km 15.87 - alt. 366 m - Keep left
43 : km 16.04 - alt. 371 m - Turn left
44 : km 16.83 - alt. 346 m - Turn left onto Back oth Cross
45 : km 16.84 - alt. 344 m - Turn right
46 : km 17.01 - alt. 311 m - Turn right
47 : km 17.02 - alt. 313 m - Turn slight left
48 : km 17.33 - alt. 348 m - Turn right
49 : km 17.72 - alt. 383 m - Turn left
50 : km 18.1 - alt. 368 m - Keep left
51 : km 18.56 - alt. 351 m - Turn left
52 : km 18.84 - alt. 351 m - Turn sharp right
53 : km 18.9 - alt. 351 m - Turn sharp left
54 : km 19.18 - alt. 351 m - Turn sharp right
55 : km 19.73 - alt. 368 m - Keep left
56 : km 20.02 - alt. 383 m - Turn right
57 : km 21.12 - alt. 308 m - Keep right
58 : km 21.48 - alt. 282 m - Turn slight left [private road]
59 : km 21.51 - alt. 278 m - Turn sharp right onto Love Lane
60 : km 21.59 - alt. 269 m - Turn left
S/E : km 21.74 - alt. 265 m

Useful Information

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