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Great Hill
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 11.64 km -
Calculated time: 4h 00 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Return to departure point: Yes -
Vertical gain: + 245 m -
Vertical drop: - 245 m -
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Highest point: 379 m -
Lowest point: 161 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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District:
Withnell -
Start/End: N 53.687413° / W 2.565717° -
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Description
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 162 m - Start on Lodge Bank
- 2 : km 0 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Lodge Bank
- 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto School Lane
- 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto Brinscall Terrace
- 5 : km 0.17 - alt. 163 m - Turn right onto Well Lane
- 6 : km 1.1 - alt. 255 m - Turn right
- 7 : km 1.11 - alt. 255 m - Keep left
- 8 : km 2.67 - alt. 305 m - Turn left
- 9 : km 3.12 - alt. 336 m - Keep left
- 10 : km 4.22 - alt. 322 m - Keep left
- 11 : km 5.42 - alt. 255 m - Turn left onto Belmont Road, A675
- 12 : km 5.5 - alt. 251 m - Keep right
- 13 : km 5.67 - alt. 251 m - Turn sharp right onto Belmont Road, A675
- 14 : km 6.02 - alt. 246 m - Turn right
- 15 : km 6.64 - alt. 212 m - Turn sharp left
- 16 : km 6.7 - alt. 212 m - Turn sharp left
- 17 : km 7.24 - alt. 193 m - Keep left
- 18 : km 7.3 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
- 19 : km 7.79 - alt. 187 m - Turn slight left
- 20 : km 7.96 - alt. 188 m - Turn sharp right
- 21 : km 7.99 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
- 22 : km 8.7 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp left
- 23 : km 8.98 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
- 24 : km 9.56 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Abbeystead Gardens
- 25 : km 9.58 - alt. 167 m - Turn sharp right onto Bolton Road, A675
- 26 : km 9.62 - alt. 166 m - Turn left onto Dole Lane
- 27 : km 11.58 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto School Lane
- S/E : km 11.64 - alt. 163 m
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