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Barrow Quorn Circular
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 13.33 km
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Calculated time: 3h 55
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 51 m
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Vertical drop: - 60 m
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Highest point: 86 m
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Lowest point: 40 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Barrow upon Soar
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Start: N 52.7522° / W 1.14952°
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End: N 52.750724° / W 1.14986°
Description
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 57 m - Start near 2 Long Close, Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12, UK
- 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto High Street.
- 3 : km 0.23 - alt. 52 m - Enter next roundabout and take the 1st exit onto South Street.
- 4 : km 0.39 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Mill Lane.
- 5 : km 0.83 - alt. 43 m - Turn left.
- 6 : km 3.48 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Mountsorrel turnover Bridge 26.
- 7 : km 3.5 - alt. 42 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed east (See map for details).
- 8 : km 4.2 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Market Place.
- 9 : km 4.29 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Watling Street.
- 10 : km 4.31 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed southeast (See map for details).
- 11 : km 5.49 - alt. 79 m - Cufflins Pit Lane becomes Bond Lane.
- 12 : km 6.04 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Kinchley Lane.
- 13 : km 8.52 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed north (See map for details).
- 14 : km 10.45 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left.
- 15 : km 10.59 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Chaveney Road.
- 16 : km 10.7 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Elms Drive.
- 17 : km 10.86 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Cradock Drive.
- 18 : km 11.01 - alt. 43 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
- 19 : km 11.15 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Sanders Road.
- 20 : km 11.18 - alt. 43 m - Turn right to stay on Sanders Road.
- 21 : km 11.22 - alt. 44 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
- 22 : km 11.36 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto High Street.
- 23 : km 11.4 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Church Lane.
- 24 : km 11.5 - alt. 45 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed east (See map for details).
- 25 : km 11.64 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Station Road.
- 26 : km 12.02 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
- 27 : km 12.1 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Victoria Street.
- 28 : km 12.19 - alt. 42 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
- 29 : km 12.25 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Meynell Road.
- 30 : km 12.25 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Huntsman's Close.
- 31 : km 12.29 - alt. 43 m - Go straight.
- 32 : km 12.34 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
- 33 : km 13.02 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street.
- 34 : km 13.28 - alt. 51 m - Enter next roundabout and take the 1st exit onto High Street.
- E : km 13.33 - alt. 50 m
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