Belper To Wirksworth

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.66 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 470 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 390 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 259 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 61 m
  • ⚐
    District: Belper CP 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.023715° / W 1.482296°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.081917° / W 1.573448°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 70 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.29 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Field Lane
  5. 4 : km 0.36 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street, A6
  6. 5 : km 0.62 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto The Triangle
  7. 6 : km 0.68 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight left onto Bridge Foot, A517
  8. 7 : km 0.9 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 0.91 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 0.99 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp right onto Bridge Hill, A517
  11. 10 : km 1.38 - alt. 97 m - Keep right onto Shireoaks
  12. 11 : km 1.79 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 2.56 - alt. 130 m - Keep right
  14. 13 : km 3 - alt. 193 m - Turn slight right onto Longwalls Lane
  15. 14 : km 3.23 - alt. 205 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 3.34 - alt. 208 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 3.47 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 3.49 - alt. 182 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 4.39 - alt. 199 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 4.4 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 5.08 - alt. 192 m - Turn right onto Lambhouse Lane
  22. 21 : km 5.11 - alt. 194 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 5.37 - alt. 193 m - Keep right
  24. 23 : km 5.54 - alt. 188 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 5.71 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 6.08 - alt. 196 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 6.42 - alt. 205 m - Turn sharp right onto Top Lane
  28. 27 : km 6.48 - alt. 205 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 7.03 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight right
  30. 29 : km 7.31 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight right
  31. 30 : km 7.88 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 7.91 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 8.02 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 8.24 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left onto Barnsley Lane
  35. 34 : km 8.73 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto B5023
  36. 35 : km 8.73 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 9.42 - alt. 168 m - Turn right onto Tinkerley Lane
  38. 37 : km 9.47 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 10.41 - alt. 197 m - Turn left onto Wirksworth Road
  40. 39 : km 10.72 - alt. 214 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 10.78 - alt. 215 m - Keep right onto Blackwall Lane
  42. 41 : km 10.79 - alt. 214 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 11.79 - alt. 255 m - Turn sharp right onto Broom Lane
  44. 43 : km 11.79 - alt. 255 m - Turn left onto Hays Lane
  45. 44 : km 12.39 - alt. 208 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 12.69 - alt. 202 m - Keep left
  47. 46 : km 12.97 - alt. 204 m - Keep left
  48. 47 : km 13.01 - alt. 207 m - Keep right
  49. 48 : km 13.11 - alt. 217 m - Turn slight left
  50. 49 : km 13.31 - alt. 223 m - Keep left
  51. 50 : km 13.45 - alt. 211 m - Turn left onto Oldfield Lane
  52. 51 : km 13.57 - alt. 203 m - Keep right
  53. 52 : km 15.84 - alt. 216 m - Keep left
  54. 53 : km 17.28 - alt. 202 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 17.89 - alt. 257 m - Turn left onto Stainsbro Lane
  56. 55 : km 18.4 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 20.09 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Yokecliffe Avenue
  58. 57 : km 20.12 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto Yokecliffe Drive
  59. 58 : km 20.18 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Yokecliffe Crescent
  60. 59 : km 20.3 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 20.47 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 20.54 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight left
  63. 62 : km 20.57 - alt. 149 m - Turn slight right onto The Causeway
  64. 63 : km 20.64 - alt. 151 m - Turn left onto St. Johns Street, B5023
  65. E : km 20.66 - alt. 152 m

Useful Information

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