Five Miles, One Lake, One Swamp

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.20 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 104 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 96 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 130 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 56 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sheffield 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.407846° / W 1.501436°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 67 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 2 : km 0.5 - alt. 62 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bradfield Road
  4. 3 : km 0.68 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto A6101
  5. 4 : km 0.73 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right onto Penistone Road, A61
  6. 5 : km 1.24 - alt. 56 m - Keep right onto Bamforth Street
  7. 6 : km 1.26 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 1.26 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right
  9. 8 : km 1.28 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Bamforth Street
  10. 9 : km 1.29 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 10 : km 1.31 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 1.45 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Cuthbert Bank Road
  13. 12 : km 1.54 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Langsett Road
  14. 13 : km 1.6 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Langsett Road
  15. 14 : km 1.97 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Whitehouse Lane
  16. 15 : km 2.01 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Portland Court
  17. 16 : km 2.16 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 2.16 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 2.26 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 2.47 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Daniel Hill
  21. 20 : km 2.82 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 3.49 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 3.59 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 3.6 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 24 : km 3.64 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Mushroom Lane
  26. 25 : km 3.66 - alt. 122 m - Keep right
  27. 26 : km 3.76 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 27 : km 3.78 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight left
  29. 28 : km 3.79 - alt. 116 m - Keep right
  30. 29 : km 3.92 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 3.98 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 4.01 - alt. 115 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 4.03 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 33 : km 4.1 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 4.22 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 4.24 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 4.25 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 4.27 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 4.31 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 4.33 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight left
  41. 40 : km 4.37 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Harcourt Road
  42. 41 : km 4.38 - alt. 128 m - Turn sharp left onto Crookes Valley Road
  43. 42 : km 4.41 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 4.43 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Oxford Street
  45. 44 : km 4.59 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Tay Street
  46. 45 : km 4.66 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left onto Crookesmoor Road
  47. 46 : km 4.78 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Ashberry Road
  48. 47 : km 5.04 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Upperthorpe
  49. 48 : km 5.31 - alt. 84 m - Keep left onto Brandreth Close
  50. 49 : km 5.37 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 5.41 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Daniel Hill
  52. 51 : km 5.5 - alt. 87 m - Keep right onto Wollen Lane
  53. 52 : km 5.62 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  54. 53 : km 5.65 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 5.67 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left
  56. 55 : km 5.83 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right onto Fox Road
  57. 56 : km 5.87 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left onto Whitehouse Lane
  58. 57 : km 6.04 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Grammar Street
  59. 58 : km 6.15 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left
  60. 59 : km 6.26 - alt. 100 m - Keep right
  61. 60 : km 6.36 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  62. 61 : km 6.49 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  63. 62 : km 6.57 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  64. 63 : km 6.58 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Freedom Court
  65. 64 : km 6.59 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Langsett Crescent
  66. 65 : km 6.63 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  67. 66 : km 6.66 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  68. 67 : km 6.7 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Burnaby Street
  69. 68 : km 6.86 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Langsett Road
  70. 69 : km 6.87 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Capel Street
  71. 70 : km 6.93 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Capel Street
  72. 71 : km 6.97 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Swamp Walk
  73. 72 : km 7.04 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Langsett Road
  74. 73 : km 7.84 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Hawksley Avenue
  75. 74 : km 7.85 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  76. 75 : km 7.89 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  77. 76 : km 7.97 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  78. 77 : km 8.2 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  79. S/E : km 8.2 - alt. 67 m

Useful Information

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