Upperthong

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 12.59 km
Calculated time: 4h 45
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 406 m
Vertical drop: - 406 m
Highest point: 376 m
Lowest point: 143 m

District: Holme Valley
Start/End: N 53.558004° / W 1.797148°
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Description

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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

S/E : km 0 - alt. 306 m - Start on Dunsley Bank Road
2 : km 0.06 - alt. 307 m - Turn right onto Gill Lane
3 : km 0.39 - alt. 288 m - Keep left onto White Gate Road
4 : km 2.23 - alt. 376 m - Turn sharp right onto Ramsden Road
5 : km 3.35 - alt. 350 m - Turn sharp right
6 : km 3.59 - alt. 319 m - Turn left
7 : km 3.6 - alt. 317 m - Turn right
8 : km 4.58 - alt. 205 m - Turn left onto Woodhouse Lane
9 : km 4.81 - alt. 190 m - Turn left onto Dobb Top Road
10 : km 5.16 - alt. 191 m - Keep right onto Smithy Lane
11 : km 5.27 - alt. 183 m - Turn right onto Bank Lane
12 : km 5.34 - alt. 181 m - Turn slight right onto Woodhead Road, A6024
13 : km 5.45 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
14 : km 5.63 - alt. 212 m - Turn slight right
15 : km 5.63 - alt. 212 m - Turn left
16 : km 6.19 - alt. 252 m - Turn left onto Cold Well Lane
17 : km 6.33 - alt. 266 m - Turn sharp right onto Carr Lane
18 : km 6.4 - alt. 264 m - Keep left onto Carr Lane
19 : km 6.84 - alt. 270 m - Turn right onto Carr Lane
20 : km 7.02 - alt. 257 m - Turn slight left onto Booth House Lane
21 : km 7.06 - alt. 253 m - Turn left onto Black Sike Lane
22 : km 7.39 - alt. 246 m - Turn sharp left onto Greenfield Road, A635
23 : km 7.61 - alt. 257 m - Keep right
24 : km 7.71 - alt. 272 m - Turn right
25 : km 7.76 - alt. 279 m - Keep left
26 : km 7.92 - alt. 301 m - Turn right
27 : km 8.11 - alt. 312 m - Keep right
28 : km 8.14 - alt. 311 m - Turn slight right onto Dean Road
29 : km 8.78 - alt. 291 m - Turn slight right onto Wickins Lane
30 : km 8.9 - alt. 290 m - Keep left onto Wickins Lane
31 : km 8.94 - alt. 287 m - Keep right onto Wickins Lane
32 : km 8.98 - alt. 286 m - Turn slight right onto Broad Lane
33 : km 8.99 - alt. 286 m - Turn right onto Towngate
34 : km 9.2 - alt. 273 m - Turn right onto Upperthong Lane
35 : km 9.82 - alt. 212 m - Turn left onto Binns Lane
36 : km 10.53 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto Cooper Lane
37 : km 10.56 - alt. 183 m - Keep right
38 : km 10.72 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp left
39 : km 10.72 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
40 : km 10.78 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Huddersfield Road, A635
41 : km 10.8 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Victoria Street, A635
42 : km 10.89 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Victoria Square
43 : km 10.91 - alt. 145 m - Keep left onto Rotcher Road
44 : km 11.1 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Cemetery Road
45 : km 11.75 - alt. 229 m - Turn left onto Ward Place Lane
46 : km 11.91 - alt. 246 m - Turn left
47 : km 11.95 - alt. 253 m - Turn sharp left onto Dunsley Bank Road
S/E : km 12.59 - alt. 306 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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