John Walker 5k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.02 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 17 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 17 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 73 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 51 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 68 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.19 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto John Walker Drive
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Dalwhinnie Crescent
  5. 5 : km 0.47 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Finlaggan Road
  6. 6 : km 0.52 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right onto Old Parr Wynd
  7. 7 : km 0.8 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Edradour Place
  8. 8 : km 1.1 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Edradour Place
  9. 9 : km 1.16 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Edradour Road
  10. 10 : km 1.33 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Finlaggan Place
  11. 11 : km 1.48 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Grouse Road
  12. 12 : km 1.51 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Cutty Sark Road
  13. 13 : km 1.7 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Bowmore Road
  14. 14 : km 1.78 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Edradour Road
  15. 15 : km 2.17 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Bowmore Road
  16. 16 : km 2.25 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto John Walker Drive
  17. 17 : km 2.44 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Brora Road
  18. 18 : km 2.68 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Brora Crescent
  19. 19 : km 2.86 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 2.93 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Brora Road
  21. 21 : km 2.98 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto John Walker Drive
  22. 22 : km 3.37 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Glenkinchie Road
  23. 23 : km 3.47 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Dalmore Road
  24. 24 : km 3.5 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right onto Glen Ord Crescent
  25. 25 : km 3.79 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Dalmore Road
  26. 26 : km 3.98 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp right onto Tobermory Drive
  27. 27 : km 4.06 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto John Walker Drive
  28. 28 : km 4.27 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Talisker Avenue
  29. 29 : km 4.31 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Talisker Avenue
  30. 30 : km 4.63 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Talisker Gardens
  31. 31 : km 4.64 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Talisker Gardens
  32. 32 : km 4.72 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Cardhu Gardens
  33. 33 : km 4.72 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Cardhu Crescent
  34. 34 : km 4.87 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto John Walker Drive
  35. 35 : km 4.95 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 4.97 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  37. S/E : km 5.02 - alt. 68 m

Useful Information

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