AWT Swanston Morrisons Covenanters Wood Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.17 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 41 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 47 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 169 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 127 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 166 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.11 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.13 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.17 - alt. 165 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 7 : km 0.23 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 0.51 - alt. 168 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 0.63 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.64 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.77 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 0.83 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 1.31 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.5 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 1.51 - alt. 129 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 2.17 - alt. 137 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 2.2 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 2.2 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 19 : km 2.22 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 2.24 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 2.42 - alt. 144 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 2.65 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 2.66 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 2.95 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 3.07 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 3.55 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left
  27. 27 : km 3.61 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.75 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 3.78 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  30. S/E : km 4.16 - alt. 165 m

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