Elterwater And Cathedral Cave

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.92 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 308 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 308 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 201 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 55 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Mill Row
  3. 3 : km 0.2 - alt. 63 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.33 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.37 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  6. 6 : km 0.43 - alt. 74 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 0.58 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.36 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.37 - alt. 167 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.4 - alt. 167 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 2.08 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 12 : km 2.16 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2.2 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 2.37 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.92 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 2.99 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.06 - alt. 104 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 3.19 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 3.22 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.35 - alt. 144 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 3.46 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 3.53 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.63 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 3.68 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 4.42 - alt. 123 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 4.54 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 5.54 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 5.81 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 5.83 - alt. 149 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 5.94 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 6.18 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 6.32 - alt. 175 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 6.6 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 7.12 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 7.22 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 7.34 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 7.39 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 7.41 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 7.96 - alt. 151 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 8.66 - alt. 132 m - Turn slight right
  41. 41 : km 8.99 - alt. 134 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 9.18 - alt. 130 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 9.65 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left
  44. 44 : km 9.8 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 9.92 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 46 : km 10.4 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 10.52 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 11.01 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 11.07 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp right
  50. 50 : km 11.67 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 13.83 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 13.84 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 13.85 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 13.89 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right onto Mill Row
  55. 55 : km 13.9 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  56. S/E : km 13.92 - alt. 65 m

Useful Information

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