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
  • ⚐
    Area: Lake District
  • ⚐
    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.
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(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

Useful Information

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