Barrow Mounsorrel
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 12.73 km
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Average duration: 3h 45
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 40 m
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Vertical drop: - 41 m
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Highest point: 70 m
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Lowest point: 39 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Barrow upon Soar
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Start/End: N 52.7549° / W 1.15275°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Start near 74-78 Cotes Road, Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 8JU, UK
- 2 : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Head south on Cotes Rd toward Barrowcliffe Cl
- 3 : km 0.18 - alt. 59 m - Head southeast on Cotes Rd toward The Rookery
- 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto High St
- 5 : km 0.47 - alt. 57 m - Head south on High St toward Long Cl
- 6 : km 0.66 - alt. 52 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bridge St
- 7 : km 0.86 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Barrow Rd
- 8 : km 0.95 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
- 9 : km 1.12 - alt. 40 m - Head west
- 10 : km 1.37 - alt. 41 m - Take the pedestrian overpass
- 11 : km 1.66 - alt. 43 m - Continue onto Huntsman's Cl
- 12 : km 1.72 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Meynell Rd
- 13 : km 1.86 - alt. 40 m - Head south on Meynell Rd toward Freehold St
- 14 : km 1.97 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto Soar Rd
- 15 : km 2.18 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto School Ln
- 16 : km 2.39 - alt. 41 m - Head southwest on School Ln
- 17 : km 2.51 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
- 18 : km 2.68 - alt. 43 m - Head southeast toward The Brinks
- 19 : km 3.25 - alt. 48 m - Continue onto Leicester Rd
- 20 : km 3.47 - alt. 47 m - Head east on Leicester Rd
- 21 : km 3.69 - alt. 44 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Loughborough Rd
- 22 : km 4.42 - alt. 45 m - Head southeast on Loughborough Rd toward Loughborough Rd
- 23 : km 4.73 - alt. 48 m - Continue onto Market Pl
- 24 : km 4.82 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Leicester Rd
- 25 : km 5.08 - alt. 51 m - Head south on Leicester Rd
- 26 : km 5.17 - alt. 51 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Castle Hill
- 27 : km 5.22 - alt. 52 m - Continue onto The Green
- 28 : km 5.29 - alt. 55 m - Head west on The Green toward The Navins
- 29 : km 5.39 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Rothley Rd
- 30 : km 5.5 - alt. 61 m - Head south on Rothley Rd toward Church Hill Rd
- 31 : km 5.96 - alt. 70 m - Head south on Rothley Rd toward Rockhill Dr
- 32 : km 6.1 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto Mountsorrel Ln
- 33 : km 6.31 - alt. 60 m - Head north on Mountsorrel Ln toward Whatton Oaks
- 34 : km 6.52 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Linkfield Rd
- 35 : km 6.59 - alt. 64 m - Head northeast on Linkfield Rd toward Maitland Ave
- 36 : km 6.97 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Leicester Rd
- 37 : km 7.06 - alt. 56 m - Head northwest on Leicester Rd toward Strachan Cl
- 38 : km 7.48 - alt. 51 m - Head northwest on Leicester Rd toward The Green
- 39 : km 7.92 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Market Pl
- 40 : km 8.01 - alt. 48 m - Continue onto Loughborough Rd
- 41 : km 8.2 - alt. 45 m - Head northwest on Loughborough Rd toward Bond Ln
- 42 : km 9 - alt. 44 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Leicester Rd
- 43 : km 9.1 - alt. 44 m - Head northwest on Leicester Rd
- 44 : km 9.95 - alt. 45 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
- 45 : km 10.09 - alt. 43 m - Head northwest toward School Ln
- 46 : km 10.24 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto School Ln
- 47 : km 10.47 - alt. 41 m - Head north on School Ln toward Stoop Ln
- 48 : km 10.56 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Soar Rd
- 49 : km 10.78 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto Meynell Rd
- 50 : km 11.03 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Huntsman's Cl
- 51 : km 11.09 - alt. 43 m - Slight left
- 52 : km 11.15 - alt. 42 m - Take the pedestrian overpass
- 53 : km 11.35 - alt. 41 m - Head east toward Barrow Rd
- 54 : km 11.79 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Barrow Rd
- 55 : km 11.89 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Bridge St
- 56 : km 11.99 - alt. 45 m - Head east on Bridge St
- 57 : km 12.06 - alt. 51 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto High St
- 58 : km 12.31 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Cotes Rd
- S/E : km 12.73 - alt. 62 m
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