Hadfield 2: Hadfield Central
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 6.78 km
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Average duration: 2h 15
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 106 m
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Vertical drop: - 99 m
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Highest point: 180 m
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Lowest point: 123 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: High Peak
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Start/End: N 53.461217° / W 1.965763°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 173 m
- 1 : km 0.03 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Railway Street
- 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 171 m - Turn left onto Station Road
- 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 168 m - Turn left onto Salisbury Street
- 4 : km 0.26 - alt. 177 m - Turn right onto Hadfield Road
- 5 : km 0.38 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Hadfield Cross
- 6 : km 0.62 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Station Road
- 7 : km 0.87 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left onto Bank Street
- 8 : km 1.16 - alt. 175 m - Turn right onto Old Hall Square
- 9 : km 1.21 - alt. 174 m - Turn right onto Chapel Lane
- 10 : km 1.37 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto Ridings Road
- 11 : km 1.71 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Chapel Lane
- 12 : km 1.86 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto The Carriage Drive
- 13 : km 1.9 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Etherow Way
- 14 : km 2.08 - alt. 137 m - Turn left onto Etherow Way
- 15 : km 2.18 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto John Dalton Street
- 16 : km 2.24 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp left onto Woolley Bridge Road
- 17 : km 2.42 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Watkin Avenue
- 18 : km 2.52 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Wharncliffe Close
- 19 : km 2.52 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Watkin Avenue
- 20 : km 2.62 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Woolley Bridge Road
- 21 : km 2.67 - alt. 126 m - Keep right onto Hadfield Road
- 22 : km 2.96 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto The Carriage Drive
- 23 : km 3.03 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Mersey Bank Road
- 24 : km 3.48 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Chapel Lane
- 25 : km 3.75 - alt. 174 m - Turn right onto Hadfield Cross
- 26 : km 3.79 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Hadfield Road
- 27 : km 4.47 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Higher Barn Road
- 28 : km 4.54 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Northbrook Road
- 29 : km 4.63 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Northbrook Road
- 30 : km 4.84 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Higher Barn Road
- 31 : km 5.06 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
- 32 : km 5.28 - alt. 151 m - Turn right onto Hadfield Road
- 33 : km 5.29 - alt. 152 m - Keep right onto Newlands Drive
- 34 : km 5.49 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Newshaw Lane
- 35 : km 5.94 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto Hadfield Road
- 36 : km 5.96 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto Stanyforth Street
- 37 : km 6.13 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Queen Street
- 38 : km 6.32 - alt. 173 m - Turn right onto The Avenue
- 39 : km 6.49 - alt. 180 m - Turn sharp right onto Hadfield Road
- 40 : km 6.5 - alt. 180 m - Make a U-turn onto Hadfield Road
- 41 : km 6.61 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto Railway Street
- 42 : km 6.74 - alt. 172 m - Turn right
- S/E : km 6.78 - alt. 174 m
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