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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 4.18 km
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    Calculated time: 1h 20 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 41 m
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    Vertical drop: - 42 m
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    Highest point: 148 m
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    Lowest point: 96 m
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    District: Barnsley 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.54586° / W 1.48284°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 134 m - Start near 21 Castle Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 1NT, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 134 m - Head south on Castle St toward Wall St
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Park Rd/A6133
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 142 m - Head west on Park Rd/A6133 toward Park Grove
  5. 5 : km 0.82 - alt. 148 m - Head north on Racecommon Rd toward Dyson St
  6. 6 : km 1.12 - alt. 133 m - Head northeast on Racecommon Rd toward Frederick Ave
  7. 7 : km 1.51 - alt. 114 m - Head northeast on Racecommon Rd toward Bradbury St
  8. 8 : km 1.72 - alt. 106 m - Slight right to stay on Racecommon Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.78 - alt. 105 m - At Townend Roundabout, take the 5th exit onto Shambles St
  10. 10 : km 1.93 - alt. 108 m - Head northeast on Shambles St toward Peel Parade
  11. 11 : km 2.16 - alt. 112 m - Slight left onto St Mary's Pl
  12. 12 : km 2.18 - alt. 112 m - Turn left to stay on St Mary's Pl
  13. 13 : km 2.34 - alt. 118 m - Continue onto Church Ln
  14. 14 : km 2.44 - alt. 116 m - Head north on Church Ln
  15. 15 : km 2.45 - alt. 116 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Church St
  16. 16 : km 2.57 - alt. 113 m - Head south on Church St toward St Mary's Gate
  17. 17 : km 2.73 - alt. 109 m - Head south on Church St toward Regent St
  18. 18 : km 2.73 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Regent St
  19. 19 : km 2.97 - alt. 96 m - Head south on Eldon St toward Midland St
  20. 20 : km 3.12 - alt. 98 m - Head northeast on Eldon St toward Kendray St
  21. 21 : km 3.13 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Kendray St
  22. 22 : km 3.15 - alt. 97 m - Turn left to stay on Kendray St
  23. 23 : km 3.16 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 3.27 - alt. 96 m - Head southeast on Cheapside toward Hayes Croft
  25. 25 : km 3.45 - alt. 101 m - Continue onto New St
  26. 26 : km 3.54 - alt. 105 m - Head south on New St toward West Way/A628
  27. 27 : km 3.56 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto West Way/A628
  28. 28 : km 3.58 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Upper New St
  29. 29 : km 3.68 - alt. 112 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto New St
  30. 30 : km 3.83 - alt. 119 m - Continue onto Agnes Rd
  31. 31 : km 3.93 - alt. 122 m - Head southwest on Agnes Rd toward Day St
  32. 32 : km 3.93 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Day St
  33. 33 : km 4.03 - alt. 128 m - Head southwest
  34. 34 : km 4.05 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 4.14 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  36. S/E : km 4.18 - alt. 134 m

Useful Information

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↔11.76 km ↗+167 m ↘-165 m ◔3h 50 ▲Moderate
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⚑Departure from Wortley (South Yorkshire)

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Walking Notton to West Bretton Country Park

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Walking Notton and Newmillerdam Circular

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Notton and Newmillerdam Circular
↔9.40 km ↗+64 m ↘-61 m ◔2h 50 ▲Easy
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Walking Thurgoland Boundary from Oxspring

Walker
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