BackO'Skiddaw
Details
Creation:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 14.46 mi -
Average duration: 10h 30 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 4,416 ft -
Descent: - 4,413 ft -
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Highest point: 2,326 ft -
Lowest point: 515 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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Area: Lake District -
City:
Bassenthwaite -
Start/End: N 54.687709° / W 3.173001° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 522 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.49 - alt. 630 ft - Keep left
- 2 : mi 0.65 - alt. 679 ft - Turn right
- 3 : mi 0.69 - alt. 686 ft - Keep right
- 4 : mi 0.72 - alt. 689 ft - Turn left onto High Side
- 5 : mi 0.72 - alt. 692 ft - Turn right
- 6 : mi 1.54 - alt. 938 ft - Keep left
- 7 : mi 1.58 - alt. 932 ft - Turn right
- 8 : mi 1.75 - alt. 1,014 ft - Turn right
- 9 : mi 2.26 - alt. 1,759 ft - Turn sharp left
- 10 : mi 2.66 - alt. 2,169 ft - Turn right
- 11 : mi 2.77 - alt. 2,198 ft - Turn right
- 12 : mi 3.33 - alt. 1,329 ft - Turn sharp right
- 13 : mi 3.43 - alt. 1,381 ft - Keep left
- 14 : mi 3.99 - alt. 2,018 ft - Turn left
- 15 : mi 4.23 - alt. 2,100 ft - Keep right
- 16 : mi 4.45 - alt. 2,060 ft - Keep right
- 17 : mi 5 - alt. 2,126 ft - Keep right
- 18 : mi 5.25 - alt. 2,067 ft - Turn right
- 19 : mi 6.53 - alt. 2,326 ft - Turn sharp left
- 20 : mi 6.76 - alt. 2,198 ft - Keep right
- 21 : mi 6.99 - alt. 2,070 ft - Keep left
- 22 : mi 7 - alt. 2,067 ft - Turn slight right
- 23 : mi 7.24 - alt. 2,110 ft - Keep left
- 24 : mi 7.8 - alt. 1,870 ft - Keep right
- 25 : mi 8.04 - alt. 1,909 ft - Turn left
- 26 : mi 8.74 - alt. 1,296 ft - Turn left
- 27 : mi 8.82 - alt. 1,322 ft - Keep right
- 28 : mi 8.96 - alt. 1,457 ft - Turn right
- 29 : mi 9.26 - alt. 1,568 ft - Keep left
- 30 : mi 9.27 - alt. 1,568 ft - Turn slight right
- 31 : mi 9.43 - alt. 1,470 ft - Keep right
- 32 : mi 9.63 - alt. 1,601 ft - Turn slight left
- 33 : mi 10.35 - alt. 1,834 ft - Turn slight right
- 34 : mi 10.51 - alt. 1,965 ft - Turn right
- 35 : mi 10.73 - alt. 2,041 ft - Turn right
- 36 : mi 11.01 - alt. 1,759 ft - Turn slight right
- 37 : mi 11.25 - alt. 1,772 ft - Keep left
- 38 : mi 11.32 - alt. 1,785 ft - Keep left
- 39 : mi 11.38 - alt. 1,759 ft - Turn left
- 40 : mi 11.64 - alt. 1,430 ft - Turn slight right
- 41 : mi 13.34 - alt. 919 ft - Keep left
- 42 : mi 13.43 - alt. 755 ft - Turn right
- 43 : mi 13.47 - alt. 748 ft - Turn sharp left
- 44 : mi 13.98 - alt. 594 ft - Turn right onto Park Wood
- 45 : mi 14.45 - alt. 525 ft - Turn left
- S/E : mi 14.46 - alt. 522 ft
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+814 ft
-801 ft
2h 50
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+571 ft
-571 ft
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+75 ft
-75 ft
0h 55
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+850 ft
-850 ft
2h 40
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+928 ft
-928 ft
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3.76 mi
+620 ft
-627 ft
2h 15
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8.02 mi
+2,110 ft
-2,123 ft
5h 30
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