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Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 12.37 km
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Average duration: 3h 35
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 10 m
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Vertical drop: - 10 m
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Highest point: 55 m
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Lowest point: 38 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Charnwood
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Start/End: N 52.771527° / W 1.213244°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 45 m - Start on Granville Street
- 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Ashby Road, A512
- 3 : km 0.44 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Swan Street
- 4 : km 0.85 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Barrow Street, A6
- 5 : km 0.88 - alt. 44 m - Keep right onto Moira Street
- 6 : km 1.19 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto New King Street, A60
- 7 : km 1.19 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right
- 8 : km 1.24 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Great Central Road
- 9 : km 1.73 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Moor Lane
- 10 : km 1.8 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left
- 11 : km 1.81 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left
- 12 : km 6.36 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Revell Close
- 13 : km 6.37 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Victoria Street
- 14 : km 6.55 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Station Road
- 15 : km 6.69 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Station Road
- 16 : km 7.05 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto High Street
- 17 : km 7.31 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left
- 18 : km 7.48 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Sanders Road
- 19 : km 7.5 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
- 20 : km 7.61 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
- 21 : km 7.87 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
- 22 : km 8.19 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Woodhouse Road
- 23 : km 8.21 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left
- 24 : km 9.45 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right onto Main Street
- 25 : km 9.69 - alt. 48 m - Keep left onto Main Street
- 26 : km 9.72 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ling Road, A6004
- 27 : km 10.37 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
- 28 : km 10.39 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Ling Road, A6004
- 29 : km 10.57 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
- 30 : km 10.71 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Park Road
- 31 : km 11.56 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Forest Road, B5350
- 32 : km 11.7 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Browns Lane
- 33 : km 11.99 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right onto Frederick Street
- 34 : km 12.07 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Arthur Street
- 35 : km 12.21 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto William Street
- 36 : km 12.23 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Burleigh Road
- 37 : km 12.29 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Granville Street
- S/E : km 12.37 - alt. 45 m
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