MRC Chatty Run Summer 3 (Rhubarb & Railway)

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 7.29 km
Calculated time: 2h 05
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 13 m
Vertical drop: - 13 m
Highest point: 84 m
Lowest point: 67 m

District: Melton
Start/End: N 52.762163° / W 0.885993°
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S/E : km 0 - alt. 71 m - Start on Mucky Lane
2 : km 0.06 - alt. 71 m - Cross Play Close park towards Waterfield Leisure Centre
3 : km 0.27 - alt. 69 m - Cross the footbridge and turn right alongside the leisure centre
4 : km 0.43 - alt. 71 m - Cross Wilton Road and take the footpath on the left of the Melton Navigation
5 : km 1.02 - alt. 69 m - Follow the River Eye and River Wreake to Rhubarb Island
6 : km 2.23 - alt. 67 m - Cross the river and turn right
7 : km 2.55 - alt. 70 m - Turn left to run between the railway line and the sewage works
8 : km 2.82 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Sysonby Grange Lane
9 : km 3.06 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left onto Sysonby Grange Lane
10 : km 3.23 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto St Leonards Close
11 : km 3.35 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto the footpath
12 : km 3.81 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Holland Road
13 : km 3.94 - alt. 72 m - Turn right up to the railway embankment
14 : km 4.63 - alt. 77 m - Cross Nottingham Road and follow the footpath along the north perimeter of the Cattle Market
15 : km 4.82 - alt. 81 m - Turn right to follow the footpath to Scalford Road
16 : km 4.92 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Scalford Road
17 : km 4.96 - alt. 80 m - Cross Scalford Road and follow the footpath alongside QD to Snow Hill
18 : km 5.36 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Snow Hill
19 : km 5.59 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp left onto Norman Way, A607
20 : km 5.66 - alt. 77 m - Turn left after Halfords onto the Chatterbox Path
21 : km 5.82 - alt. 75 m - Follow Algernon Road
22 : km 6.07 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Stafford Avenue
23 : km 6.14 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Thorpe Road, A607
24 : km 6.41 - alt. 74 m - Cross Norman Way to Thorpe End
25 : km 6.88 - alt. 75 m - Cross the Market Place and Leicester Road
26 : km 6.98 - alt. 74 m - Turn left and follow Burton Street, A606
27 : km 7.23 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Mucky Lane
S/E : km 7.29 - alt. 71 m

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