7k Ring Round Queensbury

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.98 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 104 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 100 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 231 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 127 m
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Description

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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. 161 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto Beechwood Court
  3. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Beechwood Court
  4. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Drovers Way
  5. 4 : km 0.22 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto West Street, B489
  6. 5 : km 0.25 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto Meadway
  7. 6 : km 0.82 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Canesworde Road
  8. 7 : km 1.06 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Langdale Road
  9. 8 : km 1.85 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Lowther Road
  10. 9 : km 1.91 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto Mardale Avenue
  11. 10 : km 2.12 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto Borrowdale Avenue
  12. 11 : km 2.35 - alt. 170 m - Turn right onto Derwent Drive
  13. 12 : km 2.49 - alt. 186 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 2.59 - alt. 191 m - Turn slight left
  15. 14 : km 2.62 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 3.32 - alt. 221 m - Turn slight right
  17. 16 : km 3.88 - alt. 231 m - Turn sharp right onto Whipsnade Road, B4541
  18. 17 : km 3.91 - alt. 230 m - Make a U-turn onto Whipsnade Road, B4541
  19. 18 : km 3.92 - alt. 230 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 19 : km 3.94 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 3.98 - alt. 228 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 3.99 - alt. 228 m - Turn slight right
  23. 22 : km 4.05 - alt. 224 m - Keep left
  24. 23 : km 4.1 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 4.13 - alt. 218 m - Turn slight right
  26. 25 : km 4.23 - alt. 216 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 4.41 - alt. 212 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 4.58 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 4.58 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  30. 29 : km 5.25 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Tring Road, B489
  31. 30 : km 6.38 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight right onto Tring Road, B489
  32. 31 : km 6.55 - alt. 165 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto West Street, B489
  33. 32 : km 6.73 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto West Street, B489
  34. 33 : km 6.76 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Drovers Way
  35. 34 : km 6.85 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Beechwood Court
  36. 35 : km 6.95 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Beechwood Court
  37. 36 : km 6.97 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Beechwood Court
  38. S/E : km 6.98 - alt. 161 m

Useful Information

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