Gradbach 10mile Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.66 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,243 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,270 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,640 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 604 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 935 ft - Start on
  2. 1 : mi 0.22 - alt. 837 ft - Turn left
  3. 2 : mi 0.22 - alt. 837 ft - Turn right
  4. 3 : mi 0.28 - alt. 843 ft - Turn left
  5. 4 : mi 0.3 - alt. 883 ft - Turn right
  6. 5 : mi 0.51 - alt. 974 ft - Turn left
  7. 6 : mi 0.53 - alt. 1,020 ft - Turn left
  8. 7 : mi 0.55 - alt. 1,027 ft - Turn right
  9. 8 : mi 0.61 - alt. 1,093 ft - Turn right
  10. 9 : mi 0.63 - alt. 1,112 ft - Keep right
  11. 10 : mi 0.79 - alt. 1,099 ft - Keep left
  12. 11 : mi 0.81 - alt. 1,099 ft - Turn sharp left
  13. 12 : mi 0.95 - alt. 1,230 ft - Turn right
  14. 13 : mi 1.61 - alt. 1,329 ft - Keep right
  15. 14 : mi 1.64 - alt. 1,348 ft - Turn sharp right onto Hazelwood Road
  16. 15 : mi 1.65 - alt. 1,348 ft - Turn right
  17. 16 : mi 3.23 - alt. 1,414 ft - Turn sharp right
  18. 17 : mi 3.35 - alt. 1,299 ft - Turn sharp right
  19. 18 : mi 3.36 - alt. 1,302 ft - Turn left
  20. 19 : mi 3.37 - alt. 1,280 ft - Turn left
  21. 20 : mi 3.42 - alt. 1,188 ft - Turn left
  22. 21 : mi 3.44 - alt. 1,175 ft - Turn right
  23. 22 : mi 3.49 - alt. 1,125 ft - Turn right
  24. 23 : mi 3.55 - alt. 1,086 ft - Turn left
  25. 24 : mi 3.56 - alt. 1,079 ft - Turn right onto Roach Road
  26. 25 : mi 4.26 - alt. 1,096 ft - Turn left
  27. 26 : mi 5.07 - alt. 814 ft - Turn left
  28. 27 : mi 5.3 - alt. 787 ft - Turn slight right
  29. 28 : mi 5.52 - alt. 791 ft - Turn right
  30. 29 : mi 6.08 - alt. 774 ft - Turn left onto Hazelwood Road
  31. 30 : mi 6.29 - alt. 705 ft - Turn sharp right onto Swythamley Park Road
  32. 31 : mi 6.87 - alt. 705 ft - Turn slight right onto The Falls
  33. 32 : mi 7.29 - alt. 620 ft - Turn right
  34. 33 : mi 9.35 - alt. 860 ft - Keep left
  35. 34 : mi 9.41 - alt. 820 ft - Turn left onto Castor's Bridge
  36. 35 : mi 9.44 - alt. 837 ft - Turn left
  37. 36 : mi 9.44 - alt. 837 ft - Turn right
  38. S/E : mi 9.66 - alt. 935 ft

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