Broughton 8 Miler

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.21 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 62 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 62 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 318 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 226 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 256 ft - Start on Sparkenhoe
  2. 1 : mi 0.01 - alt. 256 ft - Turn left onto Sparkenhoe
  3. 2 : mi 0.09 - alt. 256 ft - Turn left onto Sopers Road
  4. 3 : mi 0.14 - alt. 253 ft - Turn right onto Broughton Road
  5. 4 : mi 0.58 - alt. 253 ft - Turn right onto Coventry Road, B4114
  6. 5 : mi 0.64 - alt. 262 ft - Turn left
  7. 6 : mi 0.73 - alt. 272 ft - Turn slight left
  8. 7 : mi 0.85 - alt. 269 ft - Continue onto Sutton Lane
  9. 8 : mi 1.36 - alt. 282 ft - Turn right onto Broughton Way, B581
  10. 9 : mi 1.4 - alt. 276 ft - Turn right onto Warwick Road
  11. 10 : mi 1.41 - alt. 276 ft - Turn left
  12. 11 : mi 1.5 - alt. 272 ft - Turn slight right onto Leicester Road
  13. 12 : mi 1.64 - alt. 272 ft - Continue onto Leicester Road
  14. 13 : mi 2.42 - alt. 282 ft - Turn right onto Broughton Way, B581
  15. 14 : mi 2.52 - alt. 285 ft - Turn right onto Swannington Road
  16. 15 : mi 2.58 - alt. 285 ft - Turn right onto Croft Way
  17. 16 : mi 3.08 - alt. 302 ft - Turn right onto Station Road, B581
  18. 17 : mi 3.27 - alt. 289 ft - Turn left onto Byre Crescent
  19. 18 : mi 3.41 - alt. 289 ft - Turn left onto Devitt Way
  20. 19 : mi 3.47 - alt. 295 ft - Continue onto Devitt Way
  21. 20 : mi 3.7 - alt. 295 ft - Turn slight left onto Pickering Road
  22. 21 : mi 3.78 - alt. 285 ft - Turn right
  23. 22 : mi 3.78 - alt. 285 ft - Turn right onto Pickering Road
  24. 23 : mi 4.02 - alt. 289 ft - Turn left onto Devitt Way
  25. 24 : mi 4.07 - alt. 285 ft - Turn left onto The Fieldway
  26. 25 : mi 4.26 - alt. 285 ft - Turn right onto Byre Crescent
  27. 26 : mi 4.36 - alt. 282 ft - Turn right onto Broughton Way, B581
  28. 27 : mi 4.47 - alt. 285 ft - Turn left onto Station Road
  29. 28 : mi 4.68 - alt. 282 ft - Turn right onto Broughton Way, B581
  30. 29 : mi 4.69 - alt. 282 ft - Turn left onto Station Road
  31. 30 : mi 5.6 - alt. 272 ft - Keep left
  32. 31 : mi 5.69 - alt. 276 ft - Turn right onto Warwick Road
  33. 32 : mi 5.7 - alt. 276 ft - Turn left onto Broughton Way, B581
  34. 33 : mi 5.75 - alt. 282 ft - Turn right onto Sutton Lane
  35. 34 : mi 6.23 - alt. 269 ft - Keep right onto Sutton Lane
  36. 35 : mi 6.25 - alt. 269 ft - Continue
  37. 36 : mi 6.37 - alt. 272 ft - Keep right
  38. 37 : mi 6.46 - alt. 262 ft - Turn right onto Coventry Road, B4114
  39. 38 : mi 6.52 - alt. 253 ft - Turn left
  40. 39 : mi 7.03 - alt. 259 ft - Turn slight right onto Broughton Road
  41. 40 : mi 7.23 - alt. 246 ft - Turn right onto Arbor Road
  42. 41 : mi 7.46 - alt. 233 ft - Turn left
  43. 42 : mi 7.47 - alt. 233 ft - Turn sharp left onto Arbor Road
  44. 43 : mi 7.6 - alt. 226 ft - Turn right onto Brookes Avenue
  45. 44 : mi 7.65 - alt. 226 ft - Turn slight right onto Brookes Avenue
  46. 45 : mi 7.8 - alt. 236 ft - Turn slight right onto Brookes Avenue
  47. 46 : mi 7.94 - alt. 249 ft - Turn slight right onto Brookes Avenue
  48. 47 : mi 8 - alt. 259 ft - Turn left onto Broughton Road
  49. 48 : mi 8.01 - alt. 259 ft - Turn slight left onto Broughton Road
  50. 49 : mi 8.08 - alt. 253 ft - Turn right onto Sopers Road
  51. 50 : mi 8.13 - alt. 256 ft - Turn right onto Sparkenhoe
  52. 51 : mi 8.21 - alt. 256 ft - Turn right onto Sparkenhoe
  53. S/E : mi 8.21 - alt. 256 ft

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