HowgillsMarathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.65 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 14h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 3,484 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 3,478 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,211 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 387 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 443 ft - Start on Howgill Lane
  2. 1 : mi 0.13 - alt. 476 ft - Keep right onto Howgill Lane
  3. 2 : mi 0.2 - alt. 492 ft - Turn right
  4. 3 : mi 0.31 - alt. 551 ft - Turn right
  5. 4 : mi 0.34 - alt. 584 ft - Turn left
  6. 5 : mi 0.36 - alt. 597 ft - Keep left
  7. 6 : mi 0.55 - alt. 774 ft - Keep left
  8. 7 : mi 0.86 - alt. 932 ft - Turn right
  9. 8 : mi 0.93 - alt. 1,014 ft - Turn right
  10. 9 : mi 1.2 - alt. 1,280 ft - Keep right
  11. 10 : mi 1.41 - alt. 1,493 ft - Keep right
  12. 11 : mi 1.47 - alt. 1,542 ft - Turn sharp right
  13. 12 : mi 1.49 - alt. 1,542 ft - Turn right
  14. 13 : mi 1.82 - alt. 1,453 ft - Keep left
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  18. 17 : mi 3.52 - alt. 2,083 ft - Turn sharp right
  19. 18 : mi 3.55 - alt. 2,133 ft - Turn slight right
  20. 19 : mi 3.62 - alt. 2,192 ft - Turn left
  21. 20 : mi 3.85 - alt. 2,159 ft - Keep right
  22. 21 : mi 3.88 - alt. 2,165 ft - Keep left
  23. 22 : mi 4.33 - alt. 2,211 ft - Turn slight right
  24. 23 : mi 4.69 - alt. 2,165 ft - Keep right
  25. 24 : mi 4.98 - alt. 1,982 ft - Keep left
  26. 25 : mi 9.8 - alt. 797 ft - Turn right
  27. 26 : mi 9.97 - alt. 761 ft - Keep left
  28. 27 : mi 10.27 - alt. 771 ft - Turn slight left
  29. 28 : mi 10.37 - alt. 741 ft - Turn right
  30. 29 : mi 10.48 - alt. 758 ft - Turn right onto Gars Lane
  31. 30 : mi 11.37 - alt. 948 ft - Turn slight left
  32. 31 : mi 11.59 - alt. 850 ft - Turn right onto Church Gate
  33. 32 : mi 12.29 - alt. 850 ft - Keep right onto Church Gate
  34. 33 : mi 12.67 - alt. 820 ft - Turn right
  35. 34 : mi 13.39 - alt. 863 ft - Turn sharp left onto Greenside Lane
  36. 35 : mi 13.45 - alt. 833 ft - Turn right
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  41. 40 : mi 14.39 - alt. 846 ft - Turn left
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  43. 42 : mi 15.63 - alt. 1,161 ft - Keep left
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  46. 45 : mi 17.69 - alt. 1,037 ft - Turn slight right
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  48. 47 : mi 17.86 - alt. 991 ft - Keep left
  49. 48 : mi 18.68 - alt. 686 ft - Turn slight right
  50. 49 : mi 19.02 - alt. 804 ft - Turn left
  51. 50 : mi 19.78 - alt. 581 ft - Keep left
  52. 51 : mi 19.9 - alt. 587 ft - Turn sharp left
  53. 52 : mi 22.69 - alt. 482 ft - Turn left
  54. 53 : mi 23.04 - alt. 397 ft - Keep right onto A683
  55. 54 : mi 24.15 - alt. 420 ft - Turn right onto Castlehaw Lane
  56. 55 : mi 24.34 - alt. 522 ft - Turn right onto Castlehaw Lane
  57. 56 : mi 24.44 - alt. 551 ft - Turn left
  58. 57 : mi 24.53 - alt. 600 ft - Keep left
  59. 58 : mi 24.56 - alt. 614 ft - Turn right
  60. 59 : mi 24.71 - alt. 774 ft - Turn left
  61. 60 : mi 25.25 - alt. 594 ft - Keep left
  62. 61 : mi 25.27 - alt. 584 ft - Turn right
  63. 62 : mi 25.29 - alt. 584 ft - Turn right
  64. 63 : mi 25.32 - alt. 551 ft - Turn left
  65. 64 : mi 25.43 - alt. 492 ft - Turn left onto Howgill Lane
  66. S/E : mi 25.65 - alt. 443 ft

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