Barrow, Canal, Woodthorpe, Quorn
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 7.26 mi
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Average duration: 3h 25
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: No
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Ascent: + 125 ft
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Descent: - 131 ft
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Highest point: 220 ft
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Lowest point: 128 ft
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Country: United Kingdom
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City: Barrow upon Soar
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Start: N 52.750955° / W 1.150386°
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End: N 52.750976° / W 1.153392°
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 161 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.04 - alt. 167 ft - Turn right onto High Street
- 2 : mi 0.05 - alt. 171 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bridge Street
- 3 : mi 0.22 - alt. 131 ft - Turn sharp right
- 4 : mi 1.6 - alt. 128 ft - Turn left onto Woodthorpe Bridge
- 5 : mi 2.43 - alt. 144 ft - Turn slight right onto Lodge End
- 6 : mi 2.44 - alt. 144 ft - Keep left onto Lodge End
- 7 : mi 2.62 - alt. 144 ft - Turn left
- 8 : mi 2.89 - alt. 154 ft - Turn left
- 9 : mi 2.99 - alt. 157 ft - Keep left
- 10 : mi 3.06 - alt. 161 ft - Turn slight right
- 11 : mi 3.06 - alt. 161 ft - Turn left
- 12 : mi 3.14 - alt. 161 ft - Turn sharp left
- 13 : mi 3.28 - alt. 151 ft - Turn right onto Lodge End
- 14 : mi 3.34 - alt. 161 ft - Keep left
- 15 : mi 3.42 - alt. 157 ft - Turn right
- 16 : mi 3.43 - alt. 157 ft - Turn left onto Main Street
- 17 : mi 4.1 - alt. 190 ft - Turn left
- 18 : mi 4.88 - alt. 220 ft - Turn sharp left onto Forest Road
- 19 : mi 5.48 - alt. 171 ft - Turn right onto Chaveney Road
- 20 : mi 5.72 - alt. 161 ft - Turn right
- 21 : mi 5.81 - alt. 157 ft - Turn right onto Cradock Drive
- 22 : mi 5.99 - alt. 144 ft - Turn slight left
- 23 : mi 6.08 - alt. 141 ft - Turn sharp right onto Sanders Road
- 24 : mi 6.1 - alt. 141 ft - Turn right onto Sanders Road
- 25 : mi 6.21 - alt. 148 ft - Turn sharp right onto High Street
- 26 : mi 6.23 - alt. 148 ft - Turn left onto Church Lane
- 27 : mi 6.24 - alt. 148 ft - Turn slight right onto Church Lane
- 28 : mi 6.3 - alt. 148 ft - Turn sharp right
- 29 : mi 6.38 - alt. 141 ft - Turn left onto Nursery Lane
- 30 : mi 6.46 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left
- 31 : mi 6.48 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right onto Disraeli Street
- 32 : mi 6.53 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left onto Station Road
- 33 : mi 6.54 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left onto Station Road
- 34 : mi 6.63 - alt. 135 ft - Turn right
- 35 : mi 6.74 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left onto Revell Close
- 36 : mi 6.75 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right
- 37 : mi 6.78 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left onto Meynell Road
- 38 : mi 6.78 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left
- 39 : mi 6.83 - alt. 138 ft - Turn slight right
- 40 : mi 7.01 - alt. 135 ft - Keep right
- E : mi 7.26 - alt. 131 ft
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