Lea, High Tor, Riber, Dethick

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.09 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 408 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 408 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 276 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 89 m
  • ⚐
    District: Amber Valley 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.114187° / W 1.513934°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 163 m - Start on Lea Main Road
  2. 2 : km 0.25 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Bakers Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.35 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Riber Road
  5. 5 : km 0.36 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.6 - alt. 242 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 2.57 - alt. 242 m - Keep left onto Hearthstone Lane
  8. 8 : km 3.12 - alt. 247 m - Turn left onto Riber Road
  9. 9 : km 3.95 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto High Tor Road
  10. 10 : km 4.01 - alt. 156 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 4.09 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 4.24 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 4.32 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 4.36 - alt. 133 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 4.5 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 4.56 - alt. 180 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.6 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.61 - alt. 191 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 4.72 - alt. 197 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 4.76 - alt. 193 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 4.77 - alt. 191 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 5.11 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 5.54 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 5.64 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 5.82 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 6.11 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight right
  27. 27 : km 6.15 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 6.18 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Stoney Way
  29. 29 : km 6.27 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  30. 30 : km 6.62 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 7.1 - alt. 179 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 7.68 - alt. 242 m - Keep right onto Riber Road
  33. 33 : km 7.71 - alt. 242 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 7.71 - alt. 241 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 7.76 - alt. 239 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 8.07 - alt. 222 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 8.8 - alt. 191 m - Turn left onto Carr Lane
  38. 38 : km 9.05 - alt. 193 m - Turn right onto Cunnery Lane
  39. 39 : km 9.46 - alt. 209 m - Turn right onto Wood Lane
  40. 40 : km 9.55 - alt. 207 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 10.68 - alt. 176 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 10.94 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Lea Main Road
  43. S/E : km 11.09 - alt. 163 m

Useful Information

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