Gibraltar Rocks Adventure

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.24 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 483 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 486 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 383 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 71 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. 109 m - Start on Fern Road
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp left onto Walkley Bank Road
  3. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp right
  4. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 104 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Rivelin Valley Road, A6101
  6. 6 : km 0.29 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.38 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.7 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Hollins Lane
  9. 9 : km 0.73 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.95 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 0.96 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.06 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 1.08 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 1.1 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.27 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 1.87 - alt. 100 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 2.05 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.12 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Rivelin Valley Road, A6101
  19. 19 : km 2.18 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 2.53 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 2.54 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 2.56 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 2.62 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 2.65 - alt. 117 m - Turn slight right
  25. 25 : km 3.26 - alt. 126 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 3.26 - alt. 127 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 3.55 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 4.03 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 4.17 - alt. 173 m - Turn right onto Manchester Road, A57
  30. 30 : km 4.19 - alt. 172 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 4.41 - alt. 194 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 4.45 - alt. 199 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 4.67 - alt. 211 m - Turn left onto Lodge Lane
  34. 34 : km 5.04 - alt. 258 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 5.05 - alt. 259 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 5.07 - alt. 253 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 5.43 - alt. 245 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 5.72 - alt. 252 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 5.74 - alt. 254 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 5.86 - alt. 247 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 5.86 - alt. 247 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 6.5 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 6.67 - alt. 206 m - Turn slight left
  44. 44 : km 6.71 - alt. 207 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 6.72 - alt. 206 m - Turn sharp left
  46. 46 : km 7.02 - alt. 209 m - Keep right onto Wyming Brook Drive
  47. 47 : km 7.6 - alt. 250 m - Turn slight right onto Wyming Brook Drive
  48. 48 : km 8.95 - alt. 253 m - Turn slight right onto Wyming Brook Drive
  49. 49 : km 9.09 - alt. 259 m - Turn left onto Manchester Road, A57
  50. 50 : km 9.2 - alt. 263 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 9.84 - alt. 318 m - Turn slight left
  52. 52 : km 9.88 - alt. 319 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 10.1 - alt. 359 m - Turn right onto Rod Side
  54. 54 : km 10.26 - alt. 360 m - Turn sharp left onto Platts Lane
  55. 55 : km 11.27 - alt. 347 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 11.78 - alt. 309 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 12.18 - alt. 309 m - Turn sharp right onto Platts Lane
  58. 58 : km 13.16 - alt. 270 m - Turn sharp left onto Wet Shaw Lane
  59. 59 : km 14.2 - alt. 312 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 14.52 - alt. 316 m - Turn right onto Hoar Stones Road
  61. 61 : km 14.53 - alt. 316 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 14.86 - alt. 283 m - Turn right onto Blindside Lane
  63. 63 : km 16.53 - alt. 174 m - Turn slight left onto Blindside Lane
  64. 64 : km 16.55 - alt. 172 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 17.38 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Mill Lee Road
  66. 66 : km 17.41 - alt. 167 m - Turn sharp right onto New Road
  67. 67 : km 17.55 - alt. 171 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 68 : km 17.71 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 18.83 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 19.13 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 19.14 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto New Road
  72. 72 : km 19.42 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 19.43 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 20.1 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight left onto New Road, B6076
  75. 75 : km 21.01 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp right onto Stacey Lane
  76. 76 : km 21.5 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 21.59 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 21.61 - alt. 126 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 21.71 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 21.75 - alt. 136 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 22.14 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 22.34 - alt. 167 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 22.51 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 23.16 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Rowel Lane
  85. 85 : km 23.19 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 23.27 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 23.52 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left
  88. 88 : km 23.9 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 23.92 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 24.54 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  91. 91 : km 24.59 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 24.72 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right onto Low Matlock Lane
  93. 93 : km 25.34 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 25.58 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 25.85 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 26.41 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Loxley Road, B6077
  97. 97 : km 26.5 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Loxley Road, B6077
  98. 98 : km 26.53 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Loxley Road
  99. 99 : km 26.56 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Stannington Road, B6076
  100. 100 : km 26.59 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Stannington Road, B6076
  101. 101 : km 26.67 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 26.96 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 27 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  104. 104 : km 27.12 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp left onto Walkley Bank Road
  105. 105 : km 27.23 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right onto Fern Road
  106. S/E : km 27.24 - alt. 108 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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