Thornton Upper Calder

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.23 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 338 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 334 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 343 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 156 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bradford 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.768542° / W 1.842742°
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Description

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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. 334 m - Start on Sandbeds, A647
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 335 m - Turn right onto Sandbeds, A647
  3. 3 : km 0.3 - alt. 340 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.56 - alt. 289 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  5. 5 : km 1.29 - alt. 237 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.37 - alt. 231 m - Turn sharp right onto Brow Lane
  7. 7 : km 1.51 - alt. 217 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 2.36 - alt. 255 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 2.61 - alt. 239 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.75 - alt. 234 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 3.24 - alt. 214 m - Turn right onto Town End Road
  12. 12 : km 3.32 - alt. 204 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 4.09 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 4.27 - alt. 173 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 4.36 - alt. 186 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 4.37 - alt. 186 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 4.69 - alt. 196 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 4.7 - alt. 196 m - Turn right onto Old Road
  19. 19 : km 4.84 - alt. 205 m - Keep left onto Old Road
  20. 20 : km 5.19 - alt. 229 m - Turn left onto Brooklands Avenue
  21. 21 : km 5.28 - alt. 224 m - Turn right onto Spring Head Road
  22. 22 : km 6.13 - alt. 244 m - Turn left onto Market Street
  23. 23 : km 6.27 - alt. 244 m - Turn slight left onto Kipping Lane
  24. 24 : km 7.11 - alt. 284 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 7.13 - alt. 284 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 7.36 - alt. 312 m - Turn right onto Hill Top Road
  27. 27 : km 7.36 - alt. 312 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 7.58 - alt. 308 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 7.59 - alt. 308 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 7.85 - alt. 308 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 8.16 - alt. 315 m - Turn right onto Hill Top Road
  32. 32 : km 8.16 - alt. 315 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 8.61 - alt. 251 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 34 : km 8.61 - alt. 251 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 8.65 - alt. 248 m - Turn sharp left onto The Great Northern Railway Trail
  36. 36 : km 9.19 - alt. 242 m - Keep right onto Great Northern Trail
  37. 37 : km 9.77 - alt. 249 m - Turn left onto Headley Lane
  38. 38 : km 9.78 - alt. 248 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 9.79 - alt. 248 m - Turn sharp right onto Headley Lane
  40. 40 : km 9.79 - alt. 249 m - Turn sharp left onto The Great Northern Railway Trail
  41. 41 : km 10.79 - alt. 301 m - Keep left onto Carter Lane
  42. 42 : km 11.45 - alt. 327 m - Turn sharp left onto Bridle Stile Lane
  43. 43 : km 11.55 - alt. 327 m - Turn slight left onto Thornton Road
  44. 44 : km 11.74 - alt. 340 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 11.91 - alt. 342 m - Turn right onto Albert Crescent
  46. 46 : km 12.02 - alt. 342 m - Turn right onto Sharket Head Road
  47. 47 : km 12.05 - alt. 343 m - Turn left onto Albert Road, A644
  48. 48 : km 12.17 - alt. 336 m - Turn left onto Sandbeds, A647
  49. S/E : km 12.23 - alt. 335 m

Useful Information

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