Flat Run
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 5.79 mi -
Average duration: 2h 45 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 105 ft -
Descent: - 102 ft -
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Highest point: 568 ft -
Lowest point: 486 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Heapey -
Start/End: N 53.666289° / W 2.576228° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 489 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.01 - alt. 486 ft - Turn right
- 2 : mi 0.95 - alt. 502 ft - Keep left
- 3 : mi 1.3 - alt. 515 ft - Turn left
- 4 : mi 1.33 - alt. 518 ft - Turn right onto Lodge Bank
- 5 : mi 1.65 - alt. 535 ft - Turn left onto School Lane
- 6 : mi 1.66 - alt. 538 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 1.79 - alt. 551 ft - Keep left
- 8 : mi 1.83 - alt. 548 ft - Turn slight left
- 9 : mi 2 - alt. 554 ft - Keep right
- 10 : mi 2.16 - alt. 568 ft - Keep right
- 11 : mi 2.87 - alt. 512 ft - Turn left onto Bolton Road
- 12 : mi 2.9 - alt. 512 ft - Turn right
- 13 : mi 3.94 - alt. 548 ft - Keep left
- 14 : mi 3.99 - alt. 535 ft - Turn right onto Railway Road
- 15 : mi 4.1 - alt. 531 ft - Turn left
- 16 : mi 4.47 - alt. 515 ft - Turn slight left
- 17 : mi 5.76 - alt. 486 ft - Turn left
- 18 : mi 5.78 - alt. 492 ft - Turn right
- S/E : mi 5.79 - alt. 495 ft
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+666 ft
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