Christmas Loop
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 16.82 mi
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Average duration: 12h 20
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: Yes
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Ascent: + 5,240 ft
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Descent: - 5,236 ft
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Highest point: 2,933 ft
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Lowest point: 253 ft
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Country: United Kingdom
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Area: Lake District
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City: Above Derwent
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Start/End: N 54.578521° / W 3.163714°
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 472 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0 - alt. 476 ft - Turn right
- 2 : mi 0.02 - alt. 512 ft - Turn left
- 3 : mi 0.04 - alt. 525 ft - Turn sharp right
- 4 : mi 0.13 - alt. 627 ft - Turn slight left
- 5 : mi 0.3 - alt. 853 ft - Keep left
- 6 : mi 0.32 - alt. 886 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 0.7 - alt. 1,066 ft - Turn left
- 8 : mi 0.71 - alt. 1,066 ft - Turn left
- 9 : mi 0.79 - alt. 1,115 ft - Keep right
- 10 : mi 0.89 - alt. 1,217 ft - Turn sharp right
- 11 : mi 0.91 - alt. 1,266 ft - Turn left
- 12 : mi 0.96 - alt. 1,355 ft - Keep right
- 13 : mi 0.99 - alt. 1,424 ft - Keep right
- 14 : mi 1.28 - alt. 1,322 ft - Keep left
- 15 : mi 1.44 - alt. 1,198 ft - Turn right
- 16 : mi 1.46 - alt. 1,191 ft - Turn slight right
- 17 : mi 1.55 - alt. 1,237 ft - Turn right
- 18 : mi 1.6 - alt. 1,306 ft - Keep right
- 19 : mi 2.19 - alt. 1,818 ft - Turn right
- 20 : mi 3.76 - alt. 2,028 ft - Keep right
- 21 : mi 3.86 - alt. 1,886 ft - Keep right
- 22 : mi 3.97 - alt. 1,798 ft - Keep right
- 23 : mi 4.15 - alt. 1,647 ft - Turn left
- 24 : mi 4.18 - alt. 1,650 ft - Keep right
- 25 : mi 4.24 - alt. 1,647 ft - Turn sharp right
- 26 : mi 4.33 - alt. 1,621 ft - Turn left
- 27 : mi 4.96 - alt. 1,959 ft - Keep right
- 28 : mi 5.1 - alt. 1,857 ft - Turn slight left
- 29 : mi 5.49 - alt. 1,335 ft - Keep left
- 30 : mi 5.51 - alt. 1,335 ft - Turn sharp left
- 31 : mi 5.6 - alt. 1,201 ft - Keep left
- 32 : mi 5.62 - alt. 1,178 ft - Turn right onto Honister Pass, B5289
- 33 : mi 5.62 - alt. 1,178 ft - Turn left
- 34 : mi 5.63 - alt. 1,168 ft - Turn left
- 35 : mi 5.64 - alt. 1,161 ft - Turn right
- 36 : mi 5.65 - alt. 1,161 ft - Turn right
- 37 : mi 5.65 - alt. 1,161 ft - Turn left
- 38 : mi 5.68 - alt. 1,175 ft - Turn right
- 39 : mi 5.81 - alt. 1,391 ft - Turn left
- 40 : mi 5.82 - alt. 1,398 ft - Keep right
- 41 : mi 6.37 - alt. 2,221 ft - Turn left
- 42 : mi 6.4 - alt. 2,247 ft - Turn right
- 43 : mi 6.8 - alt. 2,254 ft - Turn right
- 44 : mi 7.13 - alt. 2,211 ft - Keep right
- 45 : mi 7.25 - alt. 2,139 ft - Keep left
- 46 : mi 7.71 - alt. 2,585 ft - Turn right
- 47 : mi 7.87 - alt. 2,467 ft - Turn slight right
- 48 : mi 8.19 - alt. 2,933 ft - Turn slight left
- 49 : mi 8.19 - alt. 2,933 ft - Turn slight right
- 50 : mi 8.5 - alt. 2,467 ft - Keep left
- 51 : mi 8.67 - alt. 2,585 ft - Turn left
- 52 : mi 9.07 - alt. 2,172 ft - Keep left
- 53 : mi 9.25 - alt. 2,211 ft - Keep right
- 54 : mi 9.4 - alt. 2,339 ft - Keep right
- 55 : mi 10.02 - alt. 2,175 ft - Keep right
- 56 : mi 10.46 - alt. 1,581 ft - Keep right
- 57 : mi 10.53 - alt. 1,391 ft - Turn right
- 58 : mi 10.67 - alt. 1,175 ft - Turn left
- 59 : mi 10.7 - alt. 1,161 ft - Turn right
- 60 : mi 10.7 - alt. 1,161 ft - Turn left
- 61 : mi 10.7 - alt. 1,161 ft - Turn left
- 62 : mi 10.72 - alt. 1,168 ft - Turn right
- 63 : mi 10.72 - alt. 1,178 ft - Turn sharp left onto Honister Pass, B5289
- 64 : mi 10.96 - alt. 1,060 ft - Turn left
- 65 : mi 11.27 - alt. 961 ft - Turn left
- 66 : mi 11.82 - alt. 745 ft - Keep left
- 67 : mi 12.63 - alt. 656 ft - Turn slight right
- 68 : mi 12.91 - alt. 699 ft - Turn slight right
- 69 : mi 12.99 - alt. 699 ft - Keep left
- 70 : mi 13.5 - alt. 328 ft - Turn left
- 71 : mi 13.59 - alt. 331 ft - Turn right
- 72 : mi 13.67 - alt. 269 ft - Turn slight left
- 73 : mi 13.7 - alt. 262 ft - Turn slight left
- 74 : mi 13.73 - alt. 269 ft - Turn slight right
- 75 : mi 13.93 - alt. 282 ft - Keep right
- 76 : mi 13.98 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right
- 77 : mi 14.26 - alt. 262 ft - Turn slight left
- 78 : mi 14.31 - alt. 266 ft - Turn left
- 79 : mi 15.08 - alt. 305 ft - Turn sharp left
- 80 : mi 15.09 - alt. 308 ft - Turn right
- 81 : mi 15.26 - alt. 453 ft - Keep right
- 82 : mi 15.98 - alt. 463 ft - Turn left
- 83 : mi 15.99 - alt. 466 ft - Turn left
- 84 : mi 16.78 - alt. 525 ft - Keep right
- 85 : mi 16.8 - alt. 512 ft - Turn right
- 86 : mi 16.82 - alt. 476 ft - Turn right
- S/E : mi 16.82 - alt. 476 ft
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