Helms To Scouts Scar

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.96 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 442 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 443 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 228 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 20 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.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 68 m
  2. 1 : km 0.22 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.29 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.32 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  5. 4 : km 0.43 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Oxenholme Road, B6254
  6. 5 : km 0.76 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp right onto Helm Lane
  7. 6 : km 0.79 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 2.23 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 2.62 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Helm Lane
  10. 9 : km 2.65 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Helm Lane
  11. 10 : km 3.22 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 3.54 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 12 : km 3.56 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 13 : km 3.63 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  15. 14 : km 4.09 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right
  16. 15 : km 4.27 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  17. 16 : km 4.49 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Larkrigg Hall Bridge
  18. 17 : km 4.51 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 5.5 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 5.55 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 5.88 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Nannypie Lane
  22. 21 : km 6.62 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 6.65 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 6.74 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 24 : km 7.06 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 7.62 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  27. 26 : km 7.95 - alt. 92 m - Keep right
  28. 27 : km 8.02 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 8.16 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 8.37 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 8.78 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right
  32. 31 : km 9.23 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 9.24 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  34. 33 : km 10.27 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight left
  35. 34 : km 10.35 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  36. 35 : km 12.81 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 13.09 - alt. 136 m - Turn slight right onto Scout Scar
  38. 37 : km 13.39 - alt. 202 m - Turn slight left onto Scout Scar
  39. 38 : km 14.11 - alt. 222 m - Turn slight left onto Scout Scar
  40. 39 : km 15.14 - alt. 222 m - Turn slight right
  41. 40 : km 15.31 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight right
  42. 41 : km 15.35 - alt. 212 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 15.56 - alt. 208 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 15.76 - alt. 205 m - Turn slight right
  45. 44 : km 15.95 - alt. 195 m - Turn right onto Gamblesmire Lane
  46. 45 : km 16.28 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left onto Underbarrow Road
  47. 46 : km 17.9 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto High Tenterfell
  48. 47 : km 18.1 - alt. 96 m - Keep left onto High Tenterfell
  49. 48 : km 18.15 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight left onto Serpentine Road
  50. 49 : km 18.23 - alt. 95 m - Keep right onto Fell Brow
  51. 50 : km 18.28 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right onto Sepulchre Lane
  52. 51 : km 18.45 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Low Fellside
  53. 52 : km 18.49 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Allhallows Lane
  54. 53 : km 18.78 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Kent View
  55. 54 : km 18.79 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight right onto Kent View
  56. 55 : km 19.12 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left
  57. 56 : km 19.17 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  58. 57 : km 19.19 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Aynam Road, A65
  59. 58 : km 19.66 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 19.67 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 19.8 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 19.81 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 19.82 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 20.06 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right onto Riverside Place
  65. 64 : km 20.07 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right
  66. 65 : km 20.23 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 20.24 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Lound Road, A65
  68. 67 : km 20.27 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Lound Road, A65
  69. 68 : km 20.3 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Burton Road, A65
  70. 69 : km 20.35 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Tudor Gardens
  71. 70 : km 20.37 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp right
  72. 71 : km 20.55 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  73. 72 : km 20.56 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Burton Road, A65
  74. 73 : km 20.78 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Heron Hill
  75. 74 : km 20.8 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Burton Road, A65
  76. 75 : km 20.95 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Oxenholme Road, B6254
  77. 76 : km 21.5 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left
  78. S/E : km 21.96 - alt. 68 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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