Four Hills New Year Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.36 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 211 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 207 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 163 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 62 m
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Description

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(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/E : km 0 - alt. 67 m - Start on Harcourt Hill
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  3. 3 : km 0.23 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.51 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Yarnells Hill
  5. 5 : km 0.52 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Lime Road
  6. 6 : km 0.68 - alt. 117 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.76 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.02 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 1.79 - alt. 129 m - Turn right [private road]
  11. 11 : km 1.85 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.98 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 13 : km 2.42 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 2.48 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.64 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 2.92 - alt. 128 m - Turn right [private road]
  17. 17 : km 3.61 - alt. 116 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 3.66 - alt. 117 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 4.33 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 5.07 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto The Ridgeway
  21. 21 : km 5.1 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 5.23 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 5.35 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 5.53 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 5.56 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 5.73 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight left [private road]
  27. 27 : km 5.74 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 5.83 - alt. 148 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 5.91 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 5.96 - alt. 148 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 6.22 - alt. 144 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 6.25 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto The Ridgeway
  33. 33 : km 6.88 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Foxcombe Road
  34. 34 : km 7.84 - alt. 121 m - Turn left [private road]
  35. 35 : km 8.89 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 10.22 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left onto Chilswell Path
  37. 37 : km 10.44 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Chilswell Path
  38. 38 : km 10.62 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 10.74 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 10.76 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 41 : km 10.96 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight right
  42. 42 : km 11.34 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp left [private road]
  43. 43 : km 12.19 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 12.21 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 12.63 - alt. 95 m - Keep right onto Vernon Avenue
  46. 46 : km 12.91 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Harcourt Hill
  47. 47 : km 12.99 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 13.02 - alt. 91 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 13.28 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 13.31 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight right
  51. S/E : km 13.36 - alt. 67 m

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