Matlock

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.70 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 355 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 360 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 258 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 89 m
  • ⚐
    District: Matlock Town 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.138234° / W 1.557956°
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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.

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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. 96 m
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Matlock Bridge
  3. 2 : km 0.2 - alt. 91 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Causeway Lane, A615
  4. 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Steep Turnpike
  5. 4 : km 0.67 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 0.89 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight right onto Henry Avenue
  7. 6 : km 0.97 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Smedley Street East
  8. 7 : km 0.97 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 1.25 - alt. 190 m - Turn right onto Wellington Street
  10. 9 : km 1.26 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 1.29 - alt. 181 m - Turn left onto Wellfield
  12. 11 : km 1.57 - alt. 182 m - Turn right onto Chesterfield Road, A632
  13. 12 : km 1.57 - alt. 182 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 1.64 - alt. 179 m - Turn right onto Portway Drive
  15. 14 : km 1.64 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 1.98 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto Bull Lane
  17. 16 : km 2.01 - alt. 185 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 2.16 - alt. 188 m - Turn slight left
  19. 18 : km 2.17 - alt. 188 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 2.34 - alt. 141 m - Keep left
  21. 20 : km 2.36 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left onto Lumsdale
  22. 21 : km 2.44 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 2.5 - alt. 153 m - Keep left
  24. 23 : km 2.52 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 24 : km 2.58 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 2.59 - alt. 173 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 2.83 - alt. 189 m - Keep left
  28. 27 : km 3.16 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 3.46 - alt. 207 m - Turn left
  30. 29 : km 3.51 - alt. 213 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 3.79 - alt. 224 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 4.02 - alt. 206 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 4.97 - alt. 173 m - Turn slight right onto Gold Hill
  34. 33 : km 5.02 - alt. 173 m - Turn slight left
  35. 34 : km 5.26 - alt. 182 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 5.72 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto Matlock Road, A615
  37. 36 : km 5.88 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 5.99 - alt. 175 m - Turn sharp right
  39. 38 : km 6.1 - alt. 171 m - Turn left onto Starth Lane
  40. 39 : km 6.12 - alt. 175 m - Turn right onto Starth Lane
  41. 40 : km 6.6 - alt. 205 m - Turn sharp right onto Cunnery Lane
  42. 41 : km 6.92 - alt. 193 m - Turn left onto Carr Lane
  43. 42 : km 7.17 - alt. 191 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 7.89 - alt. 222 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 8.21 - alt. 239 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 8.26 - alt. 242 m - Turn right onto Riber Road
  47. 46 : km 8.9 - alt. 179 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 47 : km 9.2 - alt. 183 m - Turn right onto Riber Road
  49. 48 : km 9.53 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto High Tor Road
  50. 49 : km 9.59 - alt. 156 m - Keep right onto High Tor Road
  51. 50 : km 9.68 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  52. 51 : km 9.73 - alt. 161 m - Keep right
  53. 52 : km 9.87 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 9.88 - alt. 191 m - Keep right
  55. 54 : km 9.99 - alt. 197 m - Turn right
  56. 55 : km 10.03 - alt. 193 m - Turn left
  57. 56 : km 10.06 - alt. 193 m - Keep right onto Giddy Edge
  58. 57 : km 10.2 - alt. 191 m - Turn slight right
  59. 58 : km 10.2 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  60. 59 : km 10.24 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 10.32 - alt. 189 m - Keep left
  62. 61 : km 10.32 - alt. 189 m - Turn sharp left
  63. 62 : km 10.4 - alt. 190 m - Keep right
  64. 63 : km 10.77 - alt. 153 m - Turn slight right
  65. 64 : km 11.19 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left
  66. 65 : km 11.29 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 11.33 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right
  68. 67 : km 11.48 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  69. 68 : km 11.53 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  70. 69 : km 11.64 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 11.83 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left
  72. 71 : km 11.9 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  73. 72 : km 11.9 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  74. 73 : km 12.01 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Knowleston Place
  75. 74 : km 12.09 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Knowleston Place
  76. 75 : km 12.51 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Matlock Bridge
  77. 76 : km 12.56 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  78. 77 : km 12.64 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  79. 78 : km 12.68 - alt. 96 m - Keep left
  80. S/E : km 12.7 - alt. 96 m

Useful Information

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