Joss Naylor Challenge

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 64.50 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 31h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 4,658 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 4,725 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 904 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 78 m
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    District: Barton 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 54.612053° / W 2.82224°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.438485° / W 3.322584°

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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 : km 0 - alt. 145 m
  2. 1 : km 6.24 - alt. 565 m - Water here
  3. 2 : km 12.19 - alt. 784 m - Go Left to summit here
  4. 3 : km 13.77 - alt. 789 m - Summit further left than it looks
  5. 4 : km 21.46 - alt. 581 m - This short cut is well worth while
  6. 5 : km 22.37 - alt. 530 m - Ignore this zig zag, our mistake
  7. 6 : km 24.94 - alt. 591 m - Water at next beck crossing
  8. 7 : km 26.26 - alt. 766 m - Useful little trod off to left, contours round
  9. 8 : km 30.66 - alt. 705 m - Heading for N shoulder of Steel Fell
  10. 9 : km 31.01 - alt. 621 m - Stick with faint path down here
  11. 10 : km 31.51 - alt. 460 m - Look out for prominent rock here
  12. 11 : km 33.78 - alt. 498 m - Avoid a few rises along here, needs recce
  13. 12 : km 35.53 - alt. 514 m - By pass Calf Crag
  14. 13 : km 36.12 - alt. 488 m - Head up stream, no path. Get water.
  15. 14 : km 37.25 - alt. 716 m - Direct up contours here is too far left
  16. 15 : km 38.09 - alt. 704 m - Good track down here
  17. 16 : km 39 - alt. 509 m - Stay with track
  18. 17 : km 39.2 - alt. 462 m - Water coming up
  19. 18 : km 41.67 - alt. 603 m - Boulders here as you head up
  20. 19 : km 41.8 - alt. 628 m - Stay below little craggy end of top
  21. 20 : km 42.36 - alt. 637 m - Follow a track round here into a hollow w/ stream
  22. 21 : km 42.45 - alt. 668 m - Cross water and look for ramp feature running up L
  23. 22 : km 42.95 - alt. 849 m - At top, slight R up hollow then L to top
  24. 23 : km 43.39 - alt. 885 m - Follow tourist path back off top to where flattens
  25. 24 : km 43.46 - alt. 867 m - You have to exit the scree/path before its end
  26. 25 : km 44.05 - alt. 780 m - Cross boulders here, otherwise a fast descent
  27. 26 : km 45.9 - alt. 830 m - Head up, it's slow, path not important
  28. 27 : km 46.35 - alt. 904 m - Head close to cliff edge
  29. 28 : km 46.89 - alt. 697 m - After this flat bit, keep on R side of The Band
  30. 29 : km 48.06 - alt. 507 m - Water here though not shown on map.
  31. 30 : km 49.45 - alt. 802 m - Seems best just to stay on path, resist beeline
  32. 31 : km 50.15 - alt. 677 m - Important to cut left up a ramp feature
  33. 32 : km 50.77 - alt. 749 m - Water here but a bit sluggish
  34. 33 : km 51.22 - alt. 784 m - Keep R of fence, good on grass
  35. 34 : km 51.36 - alt. 764 m - Diverge from fence/path towards a hollow
  36. 35 : km 51.72 - alt. 699 m - Joss's Gully. Keep R out of gully bed
  37. 36 : km 53 - alt. 650 m - Traverse then climb up once or twice here
  38. 37 : km 54.65 - alt. 847 m - Faster on grass to L of path initially
  39. 38 : km 55.14 - alt. 776 m - Essential traverse here saves time
  40. 39 : km 58.32 - alt. 756 m - Old style scree run starts here, seems fastest
  41. 40 : km 63.78 - alt. 223 m - Take fork R, path closer to stream
  42. 41 : km 64.38 - alt. 78 m - Don't forget Joss says route ends on bridge!
  43. E : km 64.5 - alt. 79 m

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