5k Holford Run
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 4.96 km
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Calculated time: 1h 30
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 34 m
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Vertical drop: - 34 m
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Highest point: 124 m
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Lowest point: 86 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Holford
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Start/End: N 51.162488° / W 3.211036°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 120 m - Start on Hodder's Combe Road
- 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Hodder's Combe Road
- 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Hodder's Combe Road
- 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp right onto Combe Lane
- 5 : km 0.25 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Church Road
- 6 : km 0.39 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
- 7 : km 0.43 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
- 8 : km 0.6 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto A39
- 9 : km 0.61 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
- 10 : km 1.35 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left onto Corewell Lane
- 11 : km 1.89 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
- 12 : km 4.04 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Williton Road, A39
- 13 : km 4.12 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Back Lane
- 14 : km 4.42 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
- 15 : km 4.49 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Alfoxton Park Lane
- 16 : km 4.75 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Alfoxton Park Lane
- 17 : km 4.93 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp right onto Hodder's Combe Road
- 18 : km 4.95 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp right
- S/E : km 4.96 - alt. 120 m
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