5km Bala
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 3.43 mi -
Average duration: 1h 50 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 259 ft -
Descent: - 226 ft -
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Highest point: 764 ft -
Lowest point: 531 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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Area: Snowdonia -
City:
Bala -
Start: N 52.911438° / W 3.596334° -
End: N 52.90754° / W 3.55163° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 541 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.02 - alt. 541 ft - Turn right onto Heol y Domen
- 2 : mi 0.14 - alt. 535 ft - Turn left onto Heol Tegid
- 3 : mi 0.61 - alt. 535 ft - Turn right onto B4391
- 4 : mi 0.65 - alt. 535 ft - Turn sharp right
- 5 : mi 0.79 - alt. 535 ft - Turn slight right onto B4391
- 6 : mi 1.2 - alt. 620 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 1.89 - alt. 682 ft - Turn left
- 8 : mi 1.92 - alt. 682 ft - Turn left
- 9 : mi 2.09 - alt. 715 ft - Keep left
- 10 : mi 2.22 - alt. 709 ft - Turn left
- 11 : mi 2.34 - alt. 709 ft - Keep right
- 12 : mi 2.35 - alt. 712 ft - Keep left
- 13 : mi 2.64 - alt. 663 ft - Turn left
- 14 : mi 2.69 - alt. 673 ft - Turn sharp right
- 15 : mi 3.35 - alt. 571 ft - Turn left onto B4391
- 16 : mi 3.41 - alt. 574 ft - Turn left
- 17 : mi 3.42 - alt. 574 ft - Turn left
- E : mi 3.43 - alt. 577 ft
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+2,615 ft
-2,605 ft
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+1,621 ft
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+2,247 ft
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+3,025 ft
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+3,202 ft
-3,120 ft
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+2,123 ft
-2,142 ft
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+1,765 ft
-1,749 ft
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+371 ft
-371 ft
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