Barrow Loughborough

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.40 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 79 ft
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    Descent: - 79 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 207 ft
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    Lowest point: 128 ft
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  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 207 ft - Start near 74-78 Cotes Road, Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 8JU, UK
  2. 1 : mi 0 - alt. 207 ft - Walk south on Cotes Rd towards Barrowcliffe Cl
  3. 2 : mi 0.29 - alt. 187 ft - Turn right onto High St
  4. 3 : mi 0.35 - alt. 180 ft - Walk south on High St
  5. 4 : mi 0.43 - alt. 171 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bridge St
  6. 5 : mi 0.55 - alt. 135 ft - Continue onto Barrow Rd
  7. 6 : mi 0.61 - alt. 131 ft - Turn left
  8. 7 : mi 0.79 - alt. 131 ft - Walk west
  9. 8 : mi 0.87 - alt. 135 ft - Take the pedestrian overpass
  10. 9 : mi 1.05 - alt. 141 ft - Continue onto Huntsman's Cl
  11. 10 : mi 1.09 - alt. 141 ft - Turn right onto Meynell Rd
  12. 11 : mi 1.29 - alt. 131 ft - Walk west on Meynell Rd
  13. 12 : mi 1.38 - alt. 131 ft - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Farley Way
  14. 13 : mi 1.84 - alt. 135 ft - Walk south-west on Farley Way towards Gamble Way
  15. 14 : mi 1.99 - alt. 144 ft - Turn right onto Loughborough Rd
  16. 15 : mi 2.31 - alt. 151 ft - Walk north on Loughborough Rd
  17. 16 : mi 2.35 - alt. 154 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Terry Yardley Way/A6004
  18. 17 : mi 2.73 - alt. 167 ft - Walk north-west on Terry Yardley Way/A6004 towards Ling Rd/A6004
  19. 18 : mi 3.39 - alt. 154 ft - Turn right
  20. 19 : mi 3.4 - alt. 154 ft - Walk south-west towards Ling Rd/A6004
  21. 20 : mi 3.4 - alt. 154 ft - Turn right onto Ling Rd/A6004
  22. 21 : mi 3.44 - alt. 157 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Park Rd
  23. 22 : mi 3.52 - alt. 151 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Shelthorpe Rd
  24. 23 : mi 3.68 - alt. 148 ft - Walk north-east on Shelthorpe Rd towards Castledine St Ext
  25. 24 : mi 3.92 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right towards Leicester Rd/A6
  26. 25 : mi 3.94 - alt. 135 ft - Turn right onto Leicester Rd/A6
  27. 26 : mi 4.29 - alt. 157 ft - Walk south-east on Leicester Rd/A6
  28. 27 : mi 4.4 - alt. 151 ft - Slight right onto Loughborough Rd/A6
  29. 28 : mi 4.75 - alt. 154 ft - Walk south-east on Loughborough Rd/A6 towards Terry Yardley Way/A6004
  30. 29 : mi 5.17 - alt. 144 ft - Slight left to stay on Loughborough Rd
  31. 30 : mi 5.42 - alt. 144 ft - Walk south-east on Loughborough Rd towards Loughborough Rd
  32. 31 : mi 5.66 - alt. 148 ft - Continue onto High St
  33. 32 : mi 5.8 - alt. 135 ft - Turn left onto Station Rd
  34. 33 : mi 5.85 - alt. 135 ft - Walk north-east on Station Rd towards Dower House Gardens
  35. 34 : mi 6.02 - alt. 138 ft - Slight left to stay on Station Rd
  36. 35 : mi 6.17 - alt. 135 ft - Walk north-east on Victoria St towards Freehold St
  37. S/E : mi 7.4 - alt. 207 ft

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