Warden To Pegsdon Hills Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.08 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 292 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 287 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 192 m
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    Lowest point: 85 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 134 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.28 - alt. 144 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.31 - alt. 146 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 181 m - Turn sharp left
  6. 6 : km 0.54 - alt. 188 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 0.58 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.58 - alt. 190 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 0.66 - alt. 184 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.22 - alt. 170 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 1.64 - alt. 174 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 2.42 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 4.19 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto West Street
  14. 14 : km 4.55 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto The Baulk
  15. 15 : km 5.16 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto The Baulk
  16. 16 : km 6.25 - alt. 168 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 6.64 - alt. 171 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 7.14 - alt. 176 m - Turn slight right onto The Baulk
  19. 19 : km 7.32 - alt. 179 m - Turn right onto Icknield Way
  20. 20 : km 7.38 - alt. 178 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 7.39 - alt. 178 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 7.44 - alt. 172 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 7.6 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 7.62 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 7.97 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 8.37 - alt. 170 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 8.38 - alt. 170 m - Turn slight right
  28. 28 : km 8.7 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 8.7 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 8.71 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 9.01 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 9.25 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 9.46 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 9.8 - alt. 128 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 10.38 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 36 : km 10.77 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Icknield Way
  37. 37 : km 11.7 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  38. 38 : km 12.19 - alt. 148 m - Keep right onto Wardswood Lane
  39. 39 : km 13.19 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 13.21 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 13.54 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 14.2 - alt. 173 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 14.49 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 14.49 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp left
  45. 45 : km 15.11 - alt. 189 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 15.15 - alt. 190 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 15.31 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 15.36 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 15.38 - alt. 184 m - Turn sharp left
  50. 50 : km 15.57 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 15.8 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight left
  52. 52 : km 15.81 - alt. 143 m - Keep right
  53. 53 : km 16.08 - alt. 134 m - Turn sharp left
  54. S/E : km 16.08 - alt. 133 m

Useful Information

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