Ironbridge Gorge Circular

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.11 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 430 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 417 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 374 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 115 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 128 ft
  2. 1 : mi 0.02 - alt. 131 ft - Turn left
  3. 2 : mi 0.04 - alt. 131 ft - Turn slight right
  4. 3 : mi 0.05 - alt. 128 ft - Turn right
  5. 4 : mi 0.07 - alt. 141 ft - Turn left onto Coalport High Street
  6. 5 : mi 0.16 - alt. 184 ft - Turn sharp left onto Silkin Way
  7. 6 : mi 0.23 - alt. 197 ft - Turn slight left onto Silkin Way
  8. 7 : mi 0.71 - alt. 266 ft - Turn right
  9. 8 : mi 0.81 - alt. 338 ft - Turn slight right
  10. 9 : mi 0.92 - alt. 210 ft - Turn right
  11. 10 : mi 0.97 - alt. 190 ft - Turn slight right
  12. 11 : mi 1.47 - alt. 164 ft - Turn left onto Wesley Road
  13. 12 : mi 1.5 - alt. 157 ft - Turn sharp right onto The Lloyds
  14. 13 : mi 1.62 - alt. 135 ft - Turn slight right onto Waterloo Street, B4373
  15. 14 : mi 2.03 - alt. 167 ft - Turn left onto Severn Walk
  16. 15 : mi 2.17 - alt. 131 ft - Turn right
  17. 16 : mi 2.18 - alt. 141 ft - Turn slight right
  18. 17 : mi 2.2 - alt. 157 ft - Turn right onto High Street
  19. 18 : mi 2.27 - alt. 174 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Church Hill
  20. 19 : mi 2.63 - alt. 374 ft - Turn left onto Lincoln Hill
  21. 20 : mi 2.9 - alt. 144 ft - Turn sharp left onto The Wharfage
  22. 21 : mi 3.23 - alt. 138 ft - Turn slight left onto Tontine Hill
  23. 22 : mi 3.27 - alt. 157 ft - Turn sharp right onto The Iron Bridge
  24. 23 : mi 3.34 - alt. 154 ft - Turn slight left
  25. 24 : mi 3.4 - alt. 161 ft - Turn slight left
  26. 25 : mi 3.9 - alt. 157 ft - Turn sharp left
  27. 26 : mi 3.91 - alt. 154 ft - Turn slight right
  28. 27 : mi 3.94 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right onto Lloyds Head
  29. 28 : mi 4.05 - alt. 128 ft - Turn slight left onto Lloyds Head
  30. 29 : mi 4.21 - alt. 161 ft - Turn left
  31. 30 : mi 4.25 - alt. 167 ft - Turn slight left onto Church Road
  32. 31 : mi 4.33 - alt. 157 ft - Turn slight left onto Church Road
  33. 32 : mi 4.34 - alt. 157 ft - Turn slight left onto The Calcutts
  34. 33 : mi 4.34 - alt. 157 ft - Turn sharp left onto Church Road
  35. 34 : mi 4.56 - alt. 135 ft - Turn slight left
  36. 35 : mi 4.6 - alt. 121 ft - Turn slight right
  37. 36 : mi 4.86 - alt. 121 ft - Turn left
  38. 37 : mi 4.93 - alt. 125 ft - Turn sharp right
  39. 38 : mi 5.02 - alt. 131 ft - Turn right
  40. 39 : mi 5.07 - alt. 131 ft - Turn slight left
  41. 40 : mi 5.08 - alt. 131 ft - Turn right
  42. S/E : mi 5.11 - alt. 128 ft

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