Heights Ultra 27km - The Wessenden

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.79 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 389 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 388 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 455 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 216 m
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Description

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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

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 216 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.15 - alt. 239 m - Turn right onto Heath Road
  3. 3 : km 0.72 - alt. 247 m - Turn sharp left onto Blackmoorfoot Road
  4. 4 : km 0.78 - alt. 250 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 1.56 - alt. 257 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.57 - alt. 256 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 2.01 - alt. 254 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 2.04 - alt. 254 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.26 - alt. 254 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 4.71 - alt. 259 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 4.93 - alt. 258 m - Turn slight right onto Meltham Way
  12. 12 : km 6.23 - alt. 261 m - Turn right onto Bedlam Road
  13. 13 : km 7.81 - alt. 286 m - Turn sharp right onto Magdalen Road
  14. 14 : km 9.31 - alt. 399 m - Turn right onto Greenfield Road
  15. 15 : km 9.38 - alt. 401 m - Turn left onto Springs Road
  16. 16 : km 10.39 - alt. 379 m - Turn slight right
  17. 17 : km 11.44 - alt. 420 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 11.74 - alt. 450 m - Turn right onto Greenfield Road
  19. 19 : km 11.86 - alt. 450 m - Turn left onto Wessenden Head Road
  20. 20 : km 12.2 - alt. 455 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 12.73 - alt. 404 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 12.98 - alt. 387 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 13.45 - alt. 360 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 13.47 - alt. 362 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 13.5 - alt. 364 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 16.45 - alt. 359 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 17.3 - alt. 355 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 18.02 - alt. 354 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 18.63 - alt. 352 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 20 - alt. 349 m - Turn left onto Deer Hill End Road
  31. 31 : km 20.64 - alt. 311 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 20.84 - alt. 295 m - Keep left onto Hassocks Road
  33. 33 : km 21.94 - alt. 237 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 21.98 - alt. 236 m - Turn slight right onto Slaithwaite Road
  35. 35 : km 21.99 - alt. 236 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 22.3 - alt. 233 m - Keep right onto Highfield Lane
  37. 37 : km 22.46 - alt. 234 m - Turn slight right onto Highfield Lane
  38. 38 : km 22.49 - alt. 234 m - Turn slight left
  39. 39 : km 22.52 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 22.77 - alt. 255 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 23.25 - alt. 254 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 23.44 - alt. 254 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 23.47 - alt. 254 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 23.5 - alt. 254 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 23.95 - alt. 257 m - Turn right onto Reservoir Side Road
  46. 46 : km 24.25 - alt. 249 m - Turn right onto Whitehead Lane
  47. 47 : km 25 - alt. 219 m - Turn left onto Turbid Lane
  48. 48 : km 25.48 - alt. 223 m - Turn left onto School Hill
  49. 49 : km 25.5 - alt. 225 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 25.78 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 26.12 - alt. 255 m - Turn sharp left onto Nopper Road
  52. 52 : km 26.14 - alt. 254 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 26.32 - alt. 266 m - Turn left onto Blackmoorfoot Road
  54. 54 : km 26.36 - alt. 266 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 26.56 - alt. 252 m - Turn slight left
  56. 56 : km 26.63 - alt. 240 m - Turn right onto Heath Road
  57. 57 : km 26.65 - alt. 239 m - Turn left
  58. S/E : km 26.79 - alt. 217 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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