Mixed 7.5km - Canal, Charnwood Water, Town

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.55 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 7 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 7 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 45 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 38 m
  • ⚐
    District: Charnwood 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.771562° / W 1.213204°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 45 m - Start on Granville Street
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left onto Ashby Road, A512
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Broad Street
  4. 4 : km 0.42 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto The Rushes, A6
  5. 5 : km 0.5 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Canal Bank
  6. 6 : km 0.82 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Schwäbisch Hall Way
  7. 7 : km 1.19 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Schwäbisch Hall Way
  8. 8 : km 1.58 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Schwäbisch Hall Way
  9. 9 : km 1.96 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 2.6 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 2.95 - alt. 39 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 2.96 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Moor Lane
  13. 13 : km 3.03 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Great Central Road
  14. 14 : km 3.12 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Windmill Road
  15. 15 : km 3.35 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right onto Beeches Road
  16. 16 : km 3.39 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto King George Avenue
  17. 17 : km 3.59 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto King George Road
  18. 18 : km 3.65 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Tuckers Road
  19. 19 : km 4.31 - alt. 44 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 5.16 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 5.26 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Tuckers Road
  22. 22 : km 5.68 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Beeches Road
  23. 23 : km 5.85 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Albert Promenade
  24. 24 : km 6.25 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Great Central Road
  25. 25 : km 6.26 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 6.3 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto New King Street, A60
  27. 27 : km 6.31 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Moira Street
  28. 28 : km 6.59 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Moira Street
  29. 29 : km 6.61 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Barrow Street, A6
  30. 30 : km 6.63 - alt. 44 m - Keep right onto Barrow Street, A6
  31. 31 : km 6.65 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Leicester Road, B5350
  32. 32 : km 6.74 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left onto Woodgate, B5350
  33. 33 : km 6.84 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp right onto Town Hall Passage
  34. 34 : km 6.98 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Cattlemarket
  35. 35 : km 7.26 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Ashby Square, A512
  36. 36 : km 7.44 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Granville Street
  37. S/E : km 7.55 - alt. 45 m

Useful Information

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