Buttermere

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 40.59 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 18h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,565 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,567 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 850 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 98 m
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 150 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp right onto B5289
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.3 - alt. 185 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.36 - alt. 189 m - Turn slight right
  6. 6 : km 0.54 - alt. 242 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 1.02 - alt. 407 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.3 - alt. 472 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 2.28 - alt. 696 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 3.58 - alt. 764 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 4.64 - alt. 604 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 4.74 - alt. 623 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 5.09 - alt. 661 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 6.21 - alt. 835 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 6.3 - alt. 839 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 6.64 - alt. 850 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 7.95 - alt. 727 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 7.96 - alt. 726 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 8.02 - alt. 722 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 8.48 - alt. 770 m - Turn slight left
  21. 21 : km 8.5 - alt. 770 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 8.86 - alt. 732 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 9.09 - alt. 704 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 11.34 - alt. 288 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 11.42 - alt. 273 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 11.44 - alt. 278 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 11.53 - alt. 286 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 12.74 - alt. 329 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 13.12 - alt. 179 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 13.22 - alt. 149 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 13.26 - alt. 137 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 13.48 - alt. 129 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 13.64 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 13.71 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight left onto B5289
  35. 35 : km 13.98 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 14.4 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto B5289
  37. 37 : km 14.84 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 14.93 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right onto B5289
  39. 39 : km 14.98 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 15.29 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 17.2 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 17.87 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 17.94 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight right onto Honister Pass, B5289
  44. 44 : km 18.04 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 18.16 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Honister Pass, B5289
  46. 46 : km 18.36 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 18.37 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 20.02 - alt. 643 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 20.17 - alt. 609 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 21.02 - alt. 495 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 21.04 - alt. 492 m - Turn slight right
  52. 52 : km 21.05 - alt. 489 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 21.15 - alt. 476 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 21.17 - alt. 474 m - Keep left
  55. 55 : km 21.25 - alt. 447 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 21.71 - alt. 490 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 22.67 - alt. 533 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 22.83 - alt. 544 m - Turn slight right
  59. 59 : km 22.99 - alt. 576 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 23.04 - alt. 587 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 23.08 - alt. 592 m - Turn slight left
  62. 62 : km 23.11 - alt. 591 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 23.59 - alt. 453 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 27.54 - alt. 717 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 27.88 - alt. 751 m - Turn sharp left
  66. 66 : km 27.9 - alt. 752 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 28.03 - alt. 717 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 28.26 - alt. 655 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 28.9 - alt. 578 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 29.27 - alt. 566 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 29.93 - alt. 626 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 30.31 - alt. 539 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 31.95 - alt. 607 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 32.03 - alt. 613 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 33.02 - alt. 409 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 33.09 - alt. 413 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 33.4 - alt. 410 m - Keep left
  78. 78 : km 33.46 - alt. 407 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 33.52 - alt. 404 m - Keep left
  80. 80 : km 34.08 - alt. 383 m - Turn slight left
  81. 81 : km 36.06 - alt. 304 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 36.62 - alt. 231 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 36.83 - alt. 183 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 36.98 - alt. 179 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 37.22 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 37.31 - alt. 179 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 38.06 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 38.15 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right
  89. 89 : km 38.16 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 38.8 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 38.81 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left
  92. 92 : km 38.87 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left
  93. 93 : km 39.02 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 39.45 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 39.89 - alt. 104 m - Keep left
  96. 96 : km 40.18 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  97. 97 : km 40.25 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  98. 98 : km 40.26 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  99. S/E : km 40.58 - alt. 150 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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