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5.5 Mile Walk
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 8.72 km
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Calculated time: 2h 30
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 16 m
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Vertical drop: - 16 m
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Highest point: 94 m
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Lowest point: 69 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Croft
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Start/End: N 52.55373° / W 1.247474°
Description
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 78 m - Start on Sparkenhoe
- 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Sparkenhoe
- 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Sopers Road
- 4 : km 0.21 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Broughton Road
- 5 : km 0.33 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Broughton Road
- 6 : km 0.35 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Brookes Avenue
- 7 : km 0.45 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight left onto Brookes Avenue
- 8 : km 0.67 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left onto Brookes Avenue
- 9 : km 0.91 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight left onto Brookes Avenue
- 10 : km 0.99 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Arbor Road
- 11 : km 1.35 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Coventry Road, B4114
- 12 : km 1.63 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
- 13 : km 3.02 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
- 14 : km 3.69 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
- 15 : km 5.73 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
- 16 : km 6.75 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
- 17 : km 7.41 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Coventry Road, B4114
- 18 : km 7.5 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Coventry Road, B4114
- 19 : km 7.8 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right onto Broughton Road
- 20 : km 8.49 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Sopers Road
- 21 : km 8.58 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Sparkenhoe
- 22 : km 8.7 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Sparkenhoe
- S/E : km 8.72 - alt. 78 m
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