Gypsy Glen (peebles Cardrona)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.68 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 461 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 461 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 534 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 156 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 167 m - Start on Springhill Road
  2. 2 : km 0.43 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Kingsmuir Crescent
  3. 3 : km 0.44 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Glen Road
  4. 4 : km 7.03 - alt. 494 m - Keep left onto Gypsy Glen
  5. 5 : km 7.13 - alt. 498 m - Turn left onto Gypsy Glen
  6. 6 : km 8.84 - alt. 453 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 10.38 - alt. 386 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 12.73 - alt. 292 m - Turn right onto Castleknowe South Road
  9. 9 : km 13.02 - alt. 309 m - Turn right onto Wallace Hill Road
  10. 10 : km 13.11 - alt. 309 m - Turn left onto Castleknowe South Road
  11. 11 : km 13.21 - alt. 306 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 13.69 - alt. 288 m - Turn sharp left onto Castleknowe Road
  13. 13 : km 15.04 - alt. 231 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 15.33 - alt. 231 m - Turn right onto Kirkburn Upper Road
  15. 15 : km 15.81 - alt. 216 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 16.16 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 16.23 - alt. 169 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 16.25 - alt. 169 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 16.28 - alt. 165 m - Turn slight right onto Kirkburn Road
  20. 20 : km 16.46 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp left onto B7062
  21. 21 : km 21.37 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 21.37 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 21.38 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 21.42 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 21.49 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 21.64 - alt. 168 m - Turn right onto Springhill Road
  27. S/E : km 21.68 - alt. 167 m

Useful Information

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