Doctors Gate - Pennine Way - Cock Hill
Technical sheet
Creation:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 13.16 km -
Average duration: 5h 10 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Return to departure point: Yes -
Vertical gain: + 499 m -
Vertical drop: - 490 m -
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Highest point: 630 m -
Lowest point: 174 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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Area: Peak District -
District:
High Peak -
Start/End: N 53.450282° / W 1.932205° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 174 m - Start on Shepley Street
- 2 : km 1.59 - alt. 215 m - Turn sharp left onto Doctor's Gate
- 3 : km 2.1 - alt. 263 m - Keep left
- 4 : km 4.83 - alt. 617 m - Turn left
- 5 : km 4.99 - alt. 612 m - Turn left
- 6 : km 5.54 - alt. 603 m - Turn left
- 7 : km 6.34 - alt. 629 m - Turn slight left
- 8 : km 6.38 - alt. 629 m - Turn left
- 9 : km 7.05 - alt. 591 m - Keep left
- 10 : km 8.11 - alt. 496 m - Turn right
- 11 : km 8.13 - alt. 498 m - Turn slight right
- 12 : km 9.56 - alt. 443 m - Keep left
- 13 : km 9.97 - alt. 476 m - Turn slight right
- 14 : km 10 - alt. 474 m - Keep left
- 15 : km 10.05 - alt. 471 m - Keep right
- 16 : km 10.81 - alt. 425 m - Keep left
- 17 : km 12.9 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
- 18 : km 12.91 - alt. 182 m - Turn slight left onto Water Street
- 19 : km 13.14 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp left onto Shepley Street
- S/E : km 13.16 - alt. 174 m
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+323 m
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+431 m
-429 m
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