Allermuir Hill Circuit

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.77 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,250 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,250 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,608 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 525 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 545 ft - Start on
  2. 1 : mi 0.12 - alt. 614 ft - Keep left
  3. 2 : mi 0.12 - alt. 627 ft - Keep right
  4. 3 : mi 0.25 - alt. 784 ft - Turn right
  5. 4 : mi 0.25 - alt. 784 ft - Turn right
  6. 5 : mi 0.31 - alt. 833 ft - Keep left
  7. 6 : mi 0.42 - alt. 978 ft - Turn slight left
  8. 7 : mi 0.43 - alt. 991 ft - Turn right
  9. 8 : mi 0.49 - alt. 1,037 ft - Keep right
  10. 9 : mi 0.54 - alt. 1,066 ft - Keep left
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  13. 12 : mi 1.08 - alt. 1,522 ft - Keep left
  14. 13 : mi 1.09 - alt. 1,542 ft - Turn slight left
  15. 14 : mi 1.18 - alt. 1,552 ft - Keep right
  16. 15 : mi 1.28 - alt. 1,473 ft - Turn sharp left
  17. 16 : mi 1.29 - alt. 1,480 ft - Turn right
  18. 17 : mi 1.4 - alt. 1,450 ft - Keep left
  19. 18 : mi 1.45 - alt. 1,362 ft - Turn slight left
  20. 19 : mi 1.49 - alt. 1,378 ft - Turn slight right
  21. 20 : mi 1.6 - alt. 1,440 ft - Keep left
  22. 21 : mi 1.87 - alt. 1,585 ft - Keep left
  23. 22 : mi 1.91 - alt. 1,509 ft - Turn slight right
  24. 23 : mi 1.96 - alt. 1,463 ft - Turn slight left
  25. 24 : mi 2.01 - alt. 1,440 ft - Turn slight left
  26. 25 : mi 2.26 - alt. 1,214 ft - Turn slight left
  27. 26 : mi 2.29 - alt. 1,204 ft - Keep right
  28. 27 : mi 2.41 - alt. 1,102 ft - Keep left
  29. 28 : mi 2.5 - alt. 968 ft - Turn slight left
  30. 29 : mi 2.71 - alt. 797 ft - Turn slight right
  31. 30 : mi 2.92 - alt. 669 ft - Keep right
  32. 31 : mi 3.04 - alt. 633 ft - Turn sharp right
  33. 32 : mi 3.55 - alt. 525 ft - Turn right
  34. 33 : mi 3.61 - alt. 538 ft - Turn left
  35. 34 : mi 3.61 - alt. 535 ft - Turn right onto Biggar Road, A702
  36. 35 : mi 3.74 - alt. 525 ft - Turn right
  37. 36 : mi 3.77 - alt. 535 ft - Turn left
  38. S/E : mi 3.77 - alt. 535 ft

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