Grasmere Allcock Tarn Rydal Water Loop 12km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.06 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 632 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 632 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 458 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 55 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 68 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Broadgate
  5. 5 : km 0.63 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto A591
  6. 6 : km 0.65 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.81 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 0.86 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.12 - alt. 131 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 1.22 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.47 - alt. 208 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.5 - alt. 217 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.53 - alt. 226 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.58 - alt. 242 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 1.66 - alt. 263 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.2 - alt. 369 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.41 - alt. 365 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 3.2 - alt. 456 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 4.13 - alt. 327 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 5.24 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 5.31 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 5.36 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp left
  23. 23 : km 5.4 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto A591
  24. 24 : km 5.44 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 5.5 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 5.52 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 5.59 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right
  28. 28 : km 5.94 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 5.97 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 6.02 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right
  31. 31 : km 6.39 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 6.42 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 6.54 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight left
  34. 34 : km 6.54 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 6.59 - alt. 126 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 6.7 - alt. 151 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 6.83 - alt. 197 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 6.99 - alt. 232 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 7.05 - alt. 230 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 7.07 - alt. 229 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 7.08 - alt. 229 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 7.6 - alt. 272 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 7.77 - alt. 268 m - Turn slight right
  44. 44 : km 7.8 - alt. 264 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 8.2 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 8.28 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 8.35 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 8.42 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 8.68 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 8.83 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 8.91 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 8.98 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 9.09 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right
  54. 54 : km 9.28 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Red Bank
  55. 55 : km 11.25 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Church Stile
  56. 56 : km 11.32 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp right
  57. S/E : km 12.06 - alt. 67 m

Useful Information

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