Beacon Hill

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 14.86 km
Calculated time: 5h 10
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 327 m
Vertical drop: - 328 m
Highest point: 242 m
Lowest point: 87 m

District: Woodhouse
Start/End: N 52.727201° / W 1.222998°
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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. 114 m - Start on Beacon Road
2 : km 0.11 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Breakback Road
3 : km 0.45 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
4 : km 0.51 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
5 : km 1.31 - alt. 177 m - Keep left
6 : km 1.91 - alt. 228 m - Turn sharp left
7 : km 1.93 - alt. 228 m - Turn left
8 : km 2.17 - alt. 240 m - Keep left
9 : km 2.34 - alt. 220 m - Turn sharp right
10 : km 2.35 - alt. 220 m - Turn right
11 : km 3.23 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
12 : km 3.38 - alt. 163 m - Keep left
13 : km 3.41 - alt. 163 m - Turn sharp left
14 : km 3.42 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left
15 : km 4.92 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
16 : km 5.29 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
17 : km 5.3 - alt. 149 m - Turn slight left
18 : km 5.63 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
19 : km 6.12 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp right onto Maplewell Road
20 : km 6.57 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp left
21 : km 8.59 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
22 : km 8.82 - alt. 175 m - Turn right onto Sharpley Hill
23 : km 8.86 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp left
24 : km 9 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
25 : km 9.15 - alt. 181 m - Keep right
26 : km 9.17 - alt. 180 m - Keep left
27 : km 9.3 - alt. 186 m - Keep right
28 : km 9.45 - alt. 208 m - Turn right
29 : km 9.54 - alt. 209 m - Turn left
30 : km 9.83 - alt. 165 m - Turn sharp left
31 : km 9.84 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
32 : km 10.1 - alt. 153 m - Keep left
33 : km 10.19 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight left
34 : km 10.75 - alt. 109 m - Keep left
35 : km 11.03 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
36 : km 11.04 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
37 : km 11.17 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
38 : km 11.22 - alt. 106 m - Keep right
39 : km 11.27 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
40 : km 11.4 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp left
41 : km 11.55 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
42 : km 12.08 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
43 : km 12.2 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
44 : km 12.33 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right onto Swithland Road
45 : km 12.47 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left onto Main Street
46 : km 12.71 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Brand Hill
47 : km 13.52 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp left
48 : km 13.93 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Maplewell Road
49 : km 13.93 - alt. 112 m - Keep right onto Mill Road
50 : km 14.25 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
51 : km 14.39 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
52 : km 14.46 - alt. 152 m - Keep left
53 : km 14.51 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
54 : km 14.65 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
S/E : km 14.86 - alt. 112 m

Useful Information

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