Barrow Mounsorrel

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.91 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 45 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 131 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 135 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 230 ft
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    Lowest point: 128 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 203 ft - Start near 74-78 Cotes Road, Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 8JU, UK
  2. 1 : mi 0 - alt. 203 ft - Head south on Cotes Rd toward Barrowcliffe Cl
  3. 2 : mi 0.11 - alt. 194 ft - Head southeast on Cotes Rd toward The Rookery
  4. 3 : mi 0.27 - alt. 187 ft - Turn right onto High St
  5. 4 : mi 0.29 - alt. 187 ft - Head south on High St toward Long Cl
  6. 5 : mi 0.41 - alt. 171 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bridge St
  7. 6 : mi 0.53 - alt. 135 ft - Continue onto Barrow Rd
  8. 7 : mi 0.59 - alt. 131 ft - Turn left
  9. 8 : mi 0.7 - alt. 131 ft - Head west
  10. 9 : mi 0.85 - alt. 135 ft - Take the pedestrian overpass
  11. 10 : mi 1.03 - alt. 141 ft - Continue onto Huntsman's Cl
  12. 11 : mi 1.07 - alt. 141 ft - Turn left onto Meynell Rd
  13. 12 : mi 1.15 - alt. 131 ft - Head south on Meynell Rd toward Freehold St
  14. 13 : mi 1.22 - alt. 131 ft - Continue onto Soar Rd
  15. 14 : mi 1.36 - alt. 135 ft - Continue onto School Ln
  16. 15 : mi 1.48 - alt. 135 ft - Head southwest on School Ln
  17. 16 : mi 1.56 - alt. 135 ft - Turn left
  18. 17 : mi 1.66 - alt. 141 ft - Head southeast toward The Brinks
  19. 18 : mi 2.02 - alt. 157 ft - Continue onto Leicester Rd
  20. 19 : mi 2.16 - alt. 154 ft - Head east on Leicester Rd
  21. 20 : mi 2.29 - alt. 144 ft - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Loughborough Rd
  22. 21 : mi 2.75 - alt. 148 ft - Head southeast on Loughborough Rd toward Loughborough Rd
  23. 22 : mi 2.94 - alt. 157 ft - Continue onto Market Pl
  24. 23 : mi 3 - alt. 161 ft - Continue onto Leicester Rd
  25. 24 : mi 3.15 - alt. 167 ft - Head south on Leicester Rd
  26. 25 : mi 3.21 - alt. 167 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Castle Hill
  27. 26 : mi 3.24 - alt. 171 ft - Continue onto The Green
  28. 27 : mi 3.29 - alt. 180 ft - Head west on The Green toward The Navins
  29. 28 : mi 3.35 - alt. 194 ft - Turn left onto Rothley Rd
  30. 29 : mi 3.42 - alt. 200 ft - Head south on Rothley Rd toward Church Hill Rd
  31. 30 : mi 3.71 - alt. 230 ft - Head south on Rothley Rd toward Rockhill Dr
  32. 31 : mi 3.79 - alt. 217 ft - Continue onto Mountsorrel Ln
  33. 32 : mi 3.92 - alt. 197 ft - Head north on Mountsorrel Ln toward Whatton Oaks
  34. 33 : mi 4.05 - alt. 217 ft - Turn right onto Linkfield Rd
  35. 34 : mi 4.1 - alt. 210 ft - Head northeast on Linkfield Rd toward Maitland Ave
  36. 35 : mi 4.33 - alt. 187 ft - Turn left onto Leicester Rd
  37. 36 : mi 4.39 - alt. 184 ft - Head northwest on Leicester Rd toward Strachan Cl
  38. 37 : mi 4.65 - alt. 167 ft - Head northwest on Leicester Rd toward The Green
  39. 38 : mi 4.92 - alt. 161 ft - Continue onto Market Pl
  40. 39 : mi 4.98 - alt. 157 ft - Continue onto Loughborough Rd
  41. 40 : mi 5.09 - alt. 148 ft - Head northwest on Loughborough Rd toward Bond Ln
  42. 41 : mi 5.59 - alt. 144 ft - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Leicester Rd
  43. 42 : mi 5.65 - alt. 144 ft - Head northwest on Leicester Rd
  44. 43 : mi 6.18 - alt. 148 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
  45. 44 : mi 6.27 - alt. 141 ft - Head northwest toward School Ln
  46. 45 : mi 6.36 - alt. 135 ft - Turn right onto School Ln
  47. 46 : mi 6.5 - alt. 135 ft - Head north on School Ln toward Stoop Ln
  48. 47 : mi 6.56 - alt. 135 ft - Continue onto Soar Rd
  49. 48 : mi 6.7 - alt. 131 ft - Continue onto Meynell Rd
  50. 49 : mi 6.85 - alt. 141 ft - Turn right onto Huntsman's Cl
  51. 50 : mi 6.89 - alt. 141 ft - Slight left
  52. 51 : mi 6.93 - alt. 138 ft - Take the pedestrian overpass
  53. 52 : mi 7.05 - alt. 135 ft - Head east toward Barrow Rd
  54. 53 : mi 7.33 - alt. 131 ft - Turn right onto Barrow Rd
  55. 54 : mi 7.39 - alt. 135 ft - Continue onto Bridge St
  56. 55 : mi 7.45 - alt. 148 ft - Head east on Bridge St
  57. 56 : mi 7.49 - alt. 167 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto High St
  58. 57 : mi 7.65 - alt. 187 ft - Turn left onto Cotes Rd
  59. S/E : mi 7.91 - alt. 203 ft

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