Dark Moon - Via Purbeck & Hardys Way
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 50.59 km
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Calculated time: 17h 20
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 1,009 m
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Vertical drop: - 1,010 m
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Highest point: 193 m
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Lowest point: 0 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Weymouth
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Start: N 50.614346° / W 2.452664°
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End: N 50.686337° / W 2.10999°
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 3 m - Start on Esplanade
- 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
- 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
- 4 : km 1.28 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
- 5 : km 2.63 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
- 6 : km 2.66 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
- 7 : km 2.73 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Bowleaze Cove Way
- 8 : km 2.91 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
- 9 : km 3.54 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
- 10 : km 3.65 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Bowleaze Cove Way
- 11 : km 4.4 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
- 12 : km 4.58 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
- 13 : km 5.95 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
- 14 : km 6.42 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right
- 15 : km 7.28 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
- 16 : km 7.35 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Mills Road
- 17 : km 7.56 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
- 18 : km 7.58 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left
- 19 : km 7.7 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left
- 20 : km 7.94 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left
- 21 : km 7.99 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto S33/3
- 22 : km 8.96 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
- 23 : km 10.88 - alt. 144 m - Keep left
- 24 : km 11.41 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight left
- 25 : km 11.53 - alt. 114 m - Keep right
- 26 : km 11.55 - alt. 114 m - Keep right
- 27 : km 11.67 - alt. 117 m - Keep left
- 28 : km 12 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight left
- 29 : km 12.01 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp right
- 30 : km 12.86 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
- 31 : km 15.68 - alt. 129 m - Keep left
- 32 : km 16.88 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
- 33 : km 16.92 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
- 34 : km 16.93 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
- 35 : km 18.26 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
- 36 : km 18.75 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp right
- 37 : km 19.6 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Shepherds Way
- 38 : km 19.71 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
- 39 : km 19.78 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
- 40 : km 19.79 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
- 41 : km 19.8 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto School Lane
- 42 : km 19.87 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
- 43 : km 20.14 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
- 44 : km 20.32 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Lulworth Range Walks
- 45 : km 20.52 - alt. 130 m - Keep left onto Lulworth Range Walks
- 46 : km 24.13 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight left
- 47 : km 25.26 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp right
- 48 : km 25.31 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
- 49 : km 27.21 - alt. 133 m - Keep left
- 50 : km 28.2 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
- 51 : km 28.22 - alt. 132 m - Turn slight right
- 52 : km 29.01 - alt. 114 m - Keep right
- 53 : km 30.3 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
- 54 : km 30.32 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
- 55 : km 30.57 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right
- 56 : km 30.9 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight left
- 57 : km 31.23 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
- 58 : km 32.97 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
- 59 : km 33.38 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
- 60 : km 34.25 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
- 61 : km 34.63 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
- 62 : km 36.09 - alt. 126 m - Keep left
- 63 : km 37.36 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
- 64 : km 37.61 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
- 65 : km 38.07 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
- 66 : km 38.09 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left
- 67 : km 38.4 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right
- 68 : km 38.52 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
- 69 : km 38.79 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
- 70 : km 38.88 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
- 71 : km 39 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
- 72 : km 39.15 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
- 73 : km 39.22 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
- 74 : km 39.23 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
- 75 : km 39.26 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
- 76 : km 39.29 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto West Street
- 77 : km 39.5 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
- 78 : km 39.53 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
- 79 : km 39.55 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto The Square
- 80 : km 39.56 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
- 81 : km 39.58 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
- 82 : km 39.58 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Ollie Vyes Lane
- 83 : km 39.95 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
- 84 : km 40 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
- 85 : km 40.31 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
- 86 : km 41.81 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
- 87 : km 42.38 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
- 88 : km 42.54 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
- 89 : km 43.06 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp right
- 90 : km 43.48 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight right onto Furzebrook Road
- 91 : km 44.23 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
- 92 : km 45.08 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
- 93 : km 45.34 - alt. 34 m - Keep left
- 94 : km 45.73 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left
- 95 : km 46.2 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight right
- 96 : km 46.77 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
- 97 : km 46.78 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
- 98 : km 46.79 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
- 99 : km 47.05 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
- 100 : km 47.19 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto Stoborough Green
- 101 : km 47.3 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
- 102 : km 47.55 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
- 103 : km 47.65 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
- 104 : km 47.8 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto New Road
- 105 : km 47.93 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
- 106 : km 48.22 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Arne Road
- 107 : km 48.23 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right onto Barnhill Road
- 108 : km 48.57 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
- 109 : km 48.86 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
- 110 : km 49.84 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
- 111 : km 49.91 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
- 112 : km 50.03 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Pound Lane
- 113 : km 50.04 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto Trinity Lane
- 114 : km 50.07 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Trinity Close
- 115 : km 50.1 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Trinity Lane
- 116 : km 50.14 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto South Street, B3075
- 117 : km 50.14 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto St John's Hill
- 118 : km 50.18 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
- 119 : km 50.21 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
- 120 : km 50.23 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto St John's Hill
- 121 : km 50.28 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 122 : km 50.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
- 123 : km 50.3 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 124 : km 50.32 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
- 125 : km 50.36 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Church Street
- 126 : km 50.43 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto East Street
- 127 : km 50.54 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
- 128 : km 50.56 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto North Street, B3075
- E : km 50.59 - alt. 6 m
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