Great Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.23 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 804 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 804 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,243 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 528 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 531 ft - Start on Lodge Bank
  2. 1 : mi 0 - alt. 535 ft - Turn right onto Lodge Bank
  3. 2 : mi 0.04 - alt. 535 ft - Turn right onto School Lane
  4. 3 : mi 0.08 - alt. 531 ft - Turn right onto Brinscall Terrace
  5. 4 : mi 0.1 - alt. 535 ft - Turn right onto Well Lane
  6. 5 : mi 0.68 - alt. 837 ft - Turn right
  7. 6 : mi 0.69 - alt. 837 ft - Keep left
  8. 7 : mi 1.66 - alt. 1,001 ft - Turn left
  9. 8 : mi 1.94 - alt. 1,102 ft - Keep left
  10. 9 : mi 2.62 - alt. 1,056 ft - Keep left
  11. 10 : mi 3.37 - alt. 837 ft - Turn left onto Belmont Road, A675
  12. 11 : mi 3.42 - alt. 823 ft - Keep right
  13. 12 : mi 3.53 - alt. 823 ft - Turn sharp right onto Belmont Road, A675
  14. 13 : mi 3.74 - alt. 807 ft - Turn right
  15. 14 : mi 4.12 - alt. 696 ft - Turn sharp left
  16. 15 : mi 4.16 - alt. 696 ft - Turn sharp left
  17. 16 : mi 4.5 - alt. 633 ft - Keep left
  18. 17 : mi 4.53 - alt. 623 ft - Turn left
  19. 18 : mi 4.84 - alt. 614 ft - Turn slight left
  20. 19 : mi 4.95 - alt. 617 ft - Turn sharp right
  21. 20 : mi 4.97 - alt. 610 ft - Turn left
  22. 21 : mi 5.41 - alt. 545 ft - Turn sharp left
  23. 22 : mi 5.58 - alt. 538 ft - Turn left
  24. 23 : mi 5.94 - alt. 541 ft - Turn left onto Abbeystead Gardens
  25. 24 : mi 5.96 - alt. 548 ft - Turn sharp right onto Bolton Road, A675
  26. 25 : mi 5.98 - alt. 545 ft - Turn left onto Dole Lane
  27. 26 : mi 7.19 - alt. 531 ft - Turn left onto School Lane
  28. S/E : mi 7.23 - alt. 535 ft

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