Geowalks: Vogrie To Gorebridge
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 9.93 km
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Average duration: 3h 20
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 159 m
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Vertical drop: - 204 m
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Highest point: 224 m
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Lowest point: 122 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Midlothian
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Start: N 55.85737° / W 2.998727°
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End: N 55.839971° / W 3.047888°
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 174 m - Start on
- 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
- 3 : km 0.56 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
- 4 : km 0.6 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
- 5 : km 0.77 - alt. 157 m - Keep right
- 6 : km 0.98 - alt. 152 m - Keep right
- 7 : km 1.27 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
- 8 : km 1.49 - alt. 125 m - Keep right
- 9 : km 2.85 - alt. 133 m - Turn sharp left onto Colegate Road
- 10 : km 2.98 - alt. 132 m - Turn sharp right
- 11 : km 3.56 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight right
- 12 : km 3.75 - alt. 180 m - Turn left
- 13 : km 5.59 - alt. 214 m - Turn slight right
- 14 : km 5.84 - alt. 182 m - Turn right
- 15 : km 6.12 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp right
- 16 : km 6.27 - alt. 163 m - Turn left
- 17 : km 9.64 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
- 18 : km 9.79 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right onto Robertsons Bank
- 19 : km 9.8 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Lady Brae, B6372
- 20 : km 9.83 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B704
- 21 : km 9.93 - alt. 132 m - Turn sharp right
- E : km 9.93 - alt. 133 m
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