Geowalks: Hermitage / Blackford Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.54 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 102 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 103 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 161 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 69 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 98 m - Start on Braid Road
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.6 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.62 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.75 - alt. 83 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.84 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 1.31 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.63 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 1.64 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 11 : km 1.65 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 12 : km 1.75 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.78 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 1.82 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 1.84 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 16 : km 1.88 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.92 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 2.01 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 2.21 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 2.29 - alt. 136 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 2.34 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 2.38 - alt. 144 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 2.49 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 2.59 - alt. 156 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 2.7 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 2.81 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 3.22 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.23 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 3.44 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 3.64 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 3.65 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 3.7 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 3.72 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 3.76 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 3.87 - alt. 102 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 4.13 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp right
  37. S/E : km 4.54 - alt. 97 m

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