5.5 Mile Walk
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 5.42 mi -
Average duration: 2h 30 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 52 ft -
Descent: - 52 ft -
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Highest point: 308 ft -
Lowest point: 226 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Croft -
Start/End: N 52.55373° / W 1.247474° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 256 ft - Start on Sparkenhoe
- 1 : mi 0.01 - alt. 256 ft - Turn left onto Sparkenhoe
- 2 : mi 0.09 - alt. 256 ft - Turn left onto Sopers Road
- 3 : mi 0.13 - alt. 253 ft - Turn left onto Broughton Road
- 4 : mi 0.21 - alt. 259 ft - Turn left onto Broughton Road
- 5 : mi 0.22 - alt. 259 ft - Turn right onto Brookes Avenue
- 6 : mi 0.28 - alt. 249 ft - Turn slight left onto Brookes Avenue
- 7 : mi 0.42 - alt. 236 ft - Turn slight left onto Brookes Avenue
- 8 : mi 0.57 - alt. 226 ft - Turn slight left onto Brookes Avenue
- 9 : mi 0.61 - alt. 226 ft - Turn right onto Arbor Road
- 10 : mi 0.84 - alt. 243 ft - Turn left onto Coventry Road, B4114
- 11 : mi 1.01 - alt. 236 ft - Turn right
- 12 : mi 1.88 - alt. 262 ft - Turn right
- 13 : mi 2.29 - alt. 292 ft - Turn right
- 14 : mi 3.56 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right
- 15 : mi 4.19 - alt. 256 ft - Turn right
- 16 : mi 4.6 - alt. 230 ft - Turn left onto Coventry Road, B4114
- 17 : mi 4.66 - alt. 233 ft - Keep right onto Coventry Road, B4114
- 18 : mi 4.85 - alt. 253 ft - Turn sharp right onto Broughton Road
- 19 : mi 5.28 - alt. 253 ft - Turn left onto Sopers Road
- 20 : mi 5.33 - alt. 256 ft - Turn right onto Sparkenhoe
- 21 : mi 5.41 - alt. 256 ft - Turn right onto Sparkenhoe
- S/E : mi 5.42 - alt. 256 ft
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