Barrow Loop
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 6.17 km -
Average duration: 1h 50 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Return to departure point: Yes -
Vertical gain: + 36 m -
Vertical drop: - 29 m -
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Highest point: 74 m -
Lowest point: 43 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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District:
Barrow upon Soar -
Start/End: N 52.757584° / W 1.142553° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 58 m - Start on Nottingham Road
- 2 : km 1.8 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Loughborough Road
- 3 : km 1.91 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Nottingham Road
- 4 : km 1.95 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Walton Lane
- 5 : km 3.58 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Cotes Road
- 6 : km 4.81 - alt. 59 m - Enter roundabout
- 7 : km 5.57 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
- 8 : km 5.8 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Willow Road
- 9 : km 6.05 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Willow Road
- S/E : km 6.17 - alt. 58 m
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