Alternate Glossop Skyline

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 35.11 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 19h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 3,885 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 3,865 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,067 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 341 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 564 ft - Start on
  2. 1 : mi 0.53 - alt. 600 ft - Keep left
  3. 2 : mi 2.5 - alt. 696 ft - Turn sharp right onto Longdendale Trail
  4. 3 : mi 2.52 - alt. 705 ft - Turn left onto Longdendale Trail
  5. 4 : mi 4.36 - alt. 807 ft - Turn slight left onto Longdendale Trail
  6. 5 : mi 4.37 - alt. 804 ft - Turn right onto Longdendale Trail
  7. 6 : mi 6.45 - alt. 896 ft - Turn right
  8. 7 : mi 6.77 - alt. 955 ft - Turn left
  9. 8 : mi 7.97 - alt. 1,660 ft - Turn left
  10. 9 : mi 9.18 - alt. 2,051 ft - Turn right
  11. 10 : mi 10.32 - alt. 2,001 ft - Turn slight left
  12. 11 : mi 10.67 - alt. 2,064 ft - Keep left
  13. 12 : mi 11.23 - alt. 1,952 ft - Turn slight left
  14. 13 : mi 11.25 - alt. 1,952 ft - Turn slight left
  15. 14 : mi 11.64 - alt. 1,850 ft - Turn right
  16. 15 : mi 15.69 - alt. 1,778 ft - Turn sharp right
  17. 16 : mi 17.57 - alt. 1,083 ft - Turn left onto Glossop Road, A624
  18. 17 : mi 17.58 - alt. 1,083 ft - Turn right onto Monks' Road
  19. 18 : mi 18.31 - alt. 1,050 ft - Turn left
  20. 19 : mi 18.97 - alt. 1,247 ft - Turn right
  21. 20 : mi 19.59 - alt. 1,283 ft - Turn left
  22. 21 : mi 20.18 - alt. 1,194 ft - Turn right
  23. 22 : mi 20.4 - alt. 961 ft - Keep right
  24. 23 : mi 20.5 - alt. 889 ft - Turn right
  25. 24 : mi 21.12 - alt. 653 ft - Turn slight right onto New Mills Road
  26. 25 : mi 21.35 - alt. 528 ft - Turn right onto Marple Road, A626
  27. 26 : mi 21.5 - alt. 591 ft - Turn sharp left onto Woodseats Lane
  28. 27 : mi 21.94 - alt. 554 ft - Turn slight right onto Woodseats Lane
  29. 28 : mi 22.19 - alt. 495 ft - Keep right onto Woodseats Lane
  30. 29 : mi 22.63 - alt. 371 ft - Turn right
  31. 30 : mi 22.65 - alt. 341 ft - Turn slight left
  32. 31 : mi 22.7 - alt. 384 ft - Turn sharp right onto Well Row
  33. 32 : mi 22.81 - alt. 453 ft - Turn right onto Market Street
  34. 33 : mi 22.84 - alt. 446 ft - Turn left onto Gorsey Brow
  35. 34 : mi 24.01 - alt. 696 ft - Turn right onto Market Street, B6174
  36. 35 : mi 24.66 - alt. 755 ft - Turn left onto Rabbit Lane
  37. 36 : mi 24.84 - alt. 823 ft - Turn sharp left onto Dewsnap Lane
  38. 37 : mi 24.85 - alt. 823 ft - Turn right
  39. 38 : mi 25.02 - alt. 925 ft - Turn right onto Hobson Moor Road
  40. 39 : mi 25.08 - alt. 932 ft - Turn left
  41. 40 : mi 25.46 - alt. 1,125 ft - Turn left
  42. 41 : mi 25.8 - alt. 1,201 ft - Turn right
  43. 42 : mi 26.06 - alt. 1,280 ft - Turn right
  44. 43 : mi 27.66 - alt. 1,010 ft - Turn left
  45. 44 : mi 27.79 - alt. 974 ft - Turn sharp right
  46. 45 : mi 28.11 - alt. 1,047 ft - Keep left
  47. 46 : mi 28.49 - alt. 853 ft - Keep right
  48. 47 : mi 28.61 - alt. 755 ft - Turn right
  49. 48 : mi 28.74 - alt. 823 ft - Turn slight left
  50. 49 : mi 29.1 - alt. 837 ft - Keep left
  51. 50 : mi 29.32 - alt. 673 ft - Keep right
  52. 51 : mi 29.38 - alt. 630 ft - Turn left onto Arnfield Lane
  53. 52 : mi 29.5 - alt. 656 ft - Turn sharp left
  54. 53 : mi 30.99 - alt. 1,345 ft - Keep right
  55. 54 : mi 31.57 - alt. 1,394 ft - Turn right
  56. 55 : mi 32.26 - alt. 902 ft - Turn slight right
  57. 56 : mi 32.38 - alt. 840 ft - Keep right
  58. 57 : mi 32.43 - alt. 810 ft - Turn right
  59. 58 : mi 32.51 - alt. 761 ft - Turn sharp left
  60. 59 : mi 32.59 - alt. 735 ft - Turn right
  61. 60 : mi 32.65 - alt. 682 ft - Turn left
  62. 61 : mi 32.7 - alt. 656 ft - Turn left onto Woodhead Road, A628
  63. 62 : mi 32.73 - alt. 656 ft - Keep right
  64. 63 : mi 33.75 - alt. 607 ft - Turn right
  65. 64 : mi 33.83 - alt. 643 ft - Turn left onto Longdendale Trail
  66. 65 : mi 34.56 - alt. 600 ft - Keep right
  67. S/E : mi 35.11 - alt. 577 ft

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