Broughton 8 Miler

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.22 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 19 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 19 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 69 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 78 m - Start on Sparkenhoe
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Sparkenhoe
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Sopers Road
  4. 4 : km 0.22 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Broughton Road
  5. 5 : km 0.94 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Coventry Road, B4114
  6. 6 : km 1.03 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.18 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 1.37 - alt. 82 m - Continue onto Sutton Lane
  9. 9 : km 2.18 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Broughton Way, B581
  10. 10 : km 2.26 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Warwick Road
  11. 11 : km 2.28 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.42 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right onto Leicester Road
  13. 13 : km 2.64 - alt. 83 m - Continue onto Leicester Road
  14. 14 : km 3.89 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Broughton Way, B581
  15. 15 : km 4.06 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Swannington Road
  16. 16 : km 4.15 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Croft Way
  17. 17 : km 4.96 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B581
  18. 18 : km 5.26 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Byre Crescent
  19. 19 : km 5.49 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Devitt Way
  20. 20 : km 5.58 - alt. 90 m - Continue onto Devitt Way
  21. 21 : km 5.96 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left onto Pickering Road
  22. 22 : km 6.08 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 6.09 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Pickering Road
  24. 24 : km 6.48 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Devitt Way
  25. 25 : km 6.55 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto The Fieldway
  26. 26 : km 6.85 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Byre Crescent
  27. 27 : km 7.01 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Broughton Way, B581
  28. 28 : km 7.19 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  29. 29 : km 7.52 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Broughton Way, B581
  30. 30 : km 7.54 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  31. 31 : km 9.02 - alt. 83 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 9.16 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Warwick Road
  33. 33 : km 9.18 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Broughton Way, B581
  34. 34 : km 9.25 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Sutton Lane
  35. 35 : km 10.02 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Sutton Lane
  36. 36 : km 10.06 - alt. 82 m - Continue
  37. 37 : km 10.25 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 10.4 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Coventry Road, B4114
  39. 39 : km 10.5 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 11.32 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight right onto Broughton Road
  41. 41 : km 11.64 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Arbor Road
  42. 42 : km 12.01 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 12.03 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp left onto Arbor Road
  44. 44 : km 12.24 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Brookes Avenue
  45. 45 : km 12.31 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight right onto Brookes Avenue
  46. 46 : km 12.55 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right onto Brookes Avenue
  47. 47 : km 12.77 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight right onto Brookes Avenue
  48. 48 : km 12.87 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Broughton Road
  49. 49 : km 12.89 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Broughton Road
  50. 50 : km 13 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Sopers Road
  51. 51 : km 13.08 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Sparkenhoe
  52. 52 : km 13.21 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Sparkenhoe
  53. S/E : km 13.22 - alt. 78 m

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