Etwall, Railtrack, Mickleover Meadows

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.48 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 53 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 55 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 106 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 53 m
  • ⚐
    District: Derby 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.904823° / W 1.542946°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 102 m - Start on Uttoxeter Road
  2. 2 : km 0.47 - alt. 100 m - Keep right
  3. 3 : km 0.53 - alt. 100 m - Enter roundabout
  4. 4 : km 0.8 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.8 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.85 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.86 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Etwall Road
  8. 8 : km 0.87 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.07 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 1.21 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.23 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Kensey Road
  12. 12 : km 1.25 - alt. 91 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Etwall Road, A516
  13. 13 : km 1.52 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.52 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.88 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.88 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Etwall Road, A516
  17. 17 : km 3.05 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 3.06 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 3.41 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.42 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto A516
  21. 21 : km 4.17 - alt. 59 m - Keep right onto A516
  22. 22 : km 4.22 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Heage Lane
  23. 23 : km 4.24 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A516
  24. 24 : km 4.32 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 4.43 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 5.51 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 5.81 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Old Station Close
  28. 28 : km 6.13 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Old Station Close
  29. 29 : km 6.15 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 6.28 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Great Northern Greenway
  31. 31 : km 7.23 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto Great Northern Greenway
  32. 32 : km 7.23 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 7.29 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Great Northern Greenway
  34. 34 : km 12.91 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 12.98 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 12.99 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Station Road, B5020
  37. 37 : km 13.4 - alt. 104 m - Keep left onto Station Road, B5020
  38. 38 : km 13.42 - alt. 104 m - Enter roundabout
  39. 39 : km 13.71 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 14.38 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Prince Charles Avenue
  41. 41 : km 14.44 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Merton Drive
  42. 42 : km 14.48 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Richmond Park Road
  43. 43 : km 14.55 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight left onto Richmond Park Road
  44. 44 : km 14.65 - alt. 96 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 14.97 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left
  46. 46 : km 14.99 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 14.99 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 15.3 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 15.56 - alt. 100 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 15.6 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Onslow Road
  51. 51 : km 15.7 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Buxton Drive
  52. 52 : km 16.04 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto East Avenue
  53. 53 : km 16.32 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B5020
  54. 54 : km 17.47 - alt. 103 m - Enter roundabout
  55. S/E : km 17.47 - alt. 103 m

Useful Information

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