Blue Ball Run
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 4.79 mi -
Average duration: 2h 35 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 446 ft -
Descent: - 456 ft -
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Highest point: 587 ft -
Lowest point: 446 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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Area: Chiltern Hills -
City:
Chartridge -
Start: N 51.733671° / W 0.640336° -
End: N 51.733206° / W 0.643734° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 551 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.02 - alt. 548 ft - Keep left
- 2 : mi 0.14 - alt. 492 ft - Turn right
- 3 : mi 0.25 - alt. 463 ft - Turn sharp right
- 4 : mi 0.32 - alt. 518 ft - Turn slight right onto 48
- 5 : mi 0.39 - alt. 545 ft - Turn right
- 6 : mi 0.47 - alt. 548 ft - Turn sharp right
- 7 : mi 0.59 - alt. 492 ft - Turn left onto 48
- 8 : mi 0.62 - alt. 489 ft - Turn sharp right
- 9 : mi 0.63 - alt. 482 ft - Turn left
- 10 : mi 0.82 - alt. 525 ft - Turn left
- 11 : mi 0.91 - alt. 456 ft - Turn sharp left
- 12 : mi 1 - alt. 463 ft - Turn left
- 13 : mi 1.07 - alt. 518 ft - Turn slight right onto 48
- 14 : mi 1.13 - alt. 545 ft - Turn right
- 15 : mi 1.21 - alt. 548 ft - Turn left
- 16 : mi 1.39 - alt. 558 ft - Turn left
- 17 : mi 1.47 - alt. 558 ft - Turn sharp left onto Braziers End
- 18 : mi 1.56 - alt. 554 ft - Turn right
- 19 : mi 2.26 - alt. 571 ft - Turn right onto Chartridge Lane
- 20 : mi 2.84 - alt. 587 ft - Turn right onto Ashotts Lane
- 21 : mi 3.43 - alt. 574 ft - Turn right
- 22 : mi 3.63 - alt. 581 ft - Turn slight right
- 23 : mi 3.64 - alt. 581 ft - Turn right onto Braziers End
- 24 : mi 3.84 - alt. 558 ft - Turn right onto Bank Green
- 25 : mi 3.94 - alt. 571 ft - Turn right onto 47
- 26 : mi 4.49 - alt. 528 ft - Turn left onto Two Gates Lane
- E : mi 4.79 - alt. 558 ft
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