It's Murder On The Towpath Marathon
Details
Creation:
Last update:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 26.25 mi -
Average duration: 12h 15 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 177 ft -
Descent: - 177 ft -
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Highest point: 351 ft -
Lowest point: 167 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Leeds -
Start/End: N 53.824173° / W 1.663053° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 174 ft - Start on Aire Valley Towpath
- 1 : mi 0.19 - alt. 177 ft - Turn slight left onto Calverley Bridge
- 2 : mi 0.21 - alt. 177 ft - Keep left onto Aire Valley Towpath
- 3 : mi 0.37 - alt. 174 ft - Keep left onto Aire Valley Towpath
- 4 : mi 3.27 - alt. 200 ft - Keep left
- 5 : mi 4.91 - alt. 220 ft - Turn slight right
- 6 : mi 5.9 - alt. 226 ft - Keep left
- 7 : mi 6.27 - alt. 226 ft - Keep right
- 8 : mi 6.44 - alt. 223 ft - Turn sharp right
- 9 : mi 6.44 - alt. 220 ft - Turn sharp left
- 10 : mi 6.45 - alt. 220 ft - Turn sharp right
- 11 : mi 6.45 - alt. 223 ft - Turn right
- 12 : mi 6.48 - alt. 223 ft - Keep left
- 13 : mi 6.54 - alt. 230 ft - Keep left
- 14 : mi 7.7 - alt. 223 ft - Keep right
- 15 : mi 8.42 - alt. 240 ft - Keep right
- 16 : mi 8.57 - alt. 259 ft - Keep right
- 17 : mi 9.61 - alt. 256 ft - Keep left
- 18 : mi 9.71 - alt. 279 ft - Keep left
- 19 : mi 9.88 - alt. 269 ft - Keep right
- 20 : mi 9.9 - alt. 272 ft - Turn slight right
- 21 : mi 9.92 - alt. 285 ft - Turn slight left
- 22 : mi 10.11 - alt. 341 ft - Keep right
- 23 : mi 10.29 - alt. 341 ft - Keep right
- 24 : mi 13.06 - alt. 341 ft - Turn right onto Leach Swing Bridge
- 25 : mi 13.07 - alt. 351 ft - Turn left onto Leach Road
- 26 : mi 13.07 - alt. 351 ft - Turn right onto Leach Swing Bridge
- 27 : mi 13.09 - alt. 341 ft - Turn right
- 28 : mi 14.5 - alt. 341 ft - Keep left
- 29 : mi 16.26 - alt. 341 ft - Keep right
- 30 : mi 16.35 - alt. 285 ft - Keep left
- 31 : mi 16.6 - alt. 282 ft - Turn sharp left
- 32 : mi 16.97 - alt. 276 ft - Turn right onto Britannia Wharf
- 33 : mi 16.99 - alt. 269 ft - Turn left onto Britannia Wharf
- 34 : mi 17.11 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right onto Ferncliffe Road
- 35 : mi 17.11 - alt. 266 ft - Keep left onto Ferncliffe Road
- 36 : mi 17.14 - alt. 262 ft - Turn left
- 37 : mi 17.19 - alt. 253 ft - Turn left
- 38 : mi 17.2 - alt. 256 ft - Turn right
- 39 : mi 17.86 - alt. 243 ft - Keep right
- 40 : mi 19.67 - alt. 226 ft - Keep right
- 41 : mi 19.96 - alt. 223 ft - Keep left
- 42 : mi 21.34 - alt. 220 ft - Turn slight left
- 43 : mi 26.05 - alt. 177 ft - Turn slight right onto Calverley Bridge
- 44 : mi 26.06 - alt. 177 ft - Turn slight right onto Aire Valley Towpath
- S/E : mi 26.25 - alt. 174 ft
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