Thors Cave

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 485 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 482 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 364 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 168 m
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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.
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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. 279 m - Start on Top Of Hope
  2. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 277 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.3 - alt. 278 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 4 : km 0.52 - alt. 277 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Street
  5. 5 : km 0.76 - alt. 267 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.47 - alt. 182 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 1.55 - alt. 170 m - Turn sharp right onto Millway Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.58 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.59 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.6 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.74 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.94 - alt. 259 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.96 - alt. 261 m - Turn slight right onto Ilam Moor Lane
  14. 14 : km 3.14 - alt. 267 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 4.12 - alt. 277 m - Turn sharp right onto Wall Ditch
  16. 16 : km 4.12 - alt. 277 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.84 - alt. 281 m - Turn left onto Ashbourne Road
  18. 18 : km 4.9 - alt. 284 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 5.24 - alt. 291 m - Turn slight left onto Buxton Road
  20. 20 : km 5.24 - alt. 291 m - Keep right onto Buxton Road
  21. 21 : km 5.43 - alt. 302 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  22. 22 : km 5.62 - alt. 295 m - Turn slight right onto Leek Road
  23. 23 : km 5.66 - alt. 292 m - Keep left onto Thor's Lane
  24. 24 : km 6.49 - alt. 260 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 6.57 - alt. 253 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 6.81 - alt. 208 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 6.99 - alt. 177 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 7.01 - alt. 178 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 7.74 - alt. 182 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 7.76 - alt. 182 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 7.76 - alt. 182 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 8.25 - alt. 206 m - Turn sharp left
  33. 33 : km 8.45 - alt. 195 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 8.57 - alt. 184 m - Turn right onto Manifold Valley Road
  35. 35 : km 10.77 - alt. 199 m - Turn right onto Ecton Road
  36. 36 : km 11.71 - alt. 206 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 11.85 - alt. 226 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 11.88 - alt. 231 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 12.28 - alt. 298 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 12.54 - alt. 338 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 13.11 - alt. 306 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 13.62 - alt. 274 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 13.64 - alt. 271 m - Turn left onto Back of Ecton
  44. 44 : km 13.66 - alt. 268 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 13.98 - alt. 232 m - Turn slight left onto Back of Ecton
  46. 46 : km 14.12 - alt. 221 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 14.57 - alt. 227 m - Turn right onto Ecton Road
  48. 48 : km 14.7 - alt. 234 m - Keep left onto Ecton Road
  49. 49 : km 14.73 - alt. 235 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 14.94 - alt. 219 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 15.11 - alt. 220 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 15.47 - alt. 232 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 53 : km 15.52 - alt. 237 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 17.22 - alt. 237 m - Turn right onto Beresford Lane
  55. 55 : km 17.55 - alt. 239 m - Turn slight left
  56. 56 : km 18.24 - alt. 233 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 18.37 - alt. 254 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 18.44 - alt. 256 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 19.32 - alt. 314 m - Turn sharp left
  60. 60 : km 19.95 - alt. 314 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 20.08 - alt. 313 m - Turn right onto Gratton Lane
  62. 62 : km 20.93 - alt. 280 m - Turn right onto Lode Lane
  63. 63 : km 21.18 - alt. 276 m - Keep left onto The Green
  64. 64 : km 21.28 - alt. 276 m - Keep left onto The Green
  65. 65 : km 21.33 - alt. 277 m - Turn slight left onto Beresford Lane
  66. 66 : km 21.44 - alt. 279 m - Turn right
  67. S/E : km 21.45 - alt. 279 m

Useful Information

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