Llanferres - Moel Famau - 15m
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 15.83 mi -
Average duration: 9h 50 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 2,943 ft -
Descent: - 2,943 ft -
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Highest point: 1,811 ft -
Lowest point: 719 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Llanferres -
Start/End: N 53.135422° / W 3.214654° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 735 ft - Start
- 1 : mi 0.9 - alt. 1,004 ft - Turn slight right
- 2 : mi 1.12 - alt. 1,070 ft - Keep left
- 3 : mi 1.26 - alt. 1,070 ft - Turn slight left
- 4 : mi 1.3 - alt. 1,089 ft - Turn right
- 5 : mi 1.95 - alt. 1,444 ft - Keep right
- 6 : mi 2.05 - alt. 1,621 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 2.4 - alt. 1,280 ft - Turn slight left
- 8 : mi 2.48 - alt. 1,191 ft - Keep left
- 9 : mi 2.56 - alt. 1,168 ft - Turn left onto Bwlch Penbarras
- 10 : mi 2.58 - alt. 1,171 ft - Turn right
- 11 : mi 2.59 - alt. 1,178 ft - Turn left
- 12 : mi 2.61 - alt. 1,181 ft - Keep right
- 13 : mi 2.65 - alt. 1,207 ft - Keep left
- 14 : mi 5.75 - alt. 1,299 ft - Turn right
- 15 : mi 5.85 - alt. 1,266 ft - Turn right
- 16 : mi 12.22 - alt. 1,171 ft - Turn sharp left
- 17 : mi 12.4 - alt. 1,119 ft - Keep right
- 18 : mi 12.55 - alt. 1,010 ft - Keep left
- 19 : mi 12.74 - alt. 912 ft - Turn slight left
- 20 : mi 12.76 - alt. 912 ft - Turn slight right
- 21 : mi 12.8 - alt. 896 ft - Turn slight left onto Bwlch Penbarras
- 22 : mi 12.88 - alt. 883 ft - Turn right
- 23 : mi 13.15 - alt. 863 ft - Turn right
- 24 : mi 14.42 - alt. 1,158 ft - Turn left
- 25 : mi 14.57 - alt. 1,070 ft - Turn sharp left
- 26 : mi 14.93 - alt. 1,004 ft - Keep left
- S/E : mi 15.83 - alt. 735 ft
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