Marsden 5k
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 3.13 mi -
Average duration: 1h 40 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 249 ft -
Descent: - 226 ft -
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Highest point: 961 ft -
Lowest point: 751 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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Area: Peak District -
City:
Kirklees -
Start/End: N 53.594367° / W 1.934751° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 830 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.08 - alt. 784 ft - Turn slight left onto Netherley Drive
- 2 : mi 0.1 - alt. 778 ft - Turn right onto Mount Road
- 3 : mi 0.11 - alt. 781 ft - Turn left
- 4 : mi 0.13 - alt. 774 ft - Turn right
- 5 : mi 0.19 - alt. 784 ft - Turn left
- 6 : mi 0.2 - alt. 778 ft - Keep right
- 7 : mi 0.2 - alt. 774 ft - Keep left
- 8 : mi 0.28 - alt. 764 ft - Turn left
- 9 : mi 0.3 - alt. 784 ft - Turn left
- 10 : mi 0.31 - alt. 778 ft - Keep left
- 11 : mi 0.49 - alt. 794 ft - Turn right onto Wessenden Road
- 12 : mi 1.42 - alt. 932 ft - Turn left
- 13 : mi 1.43 - alt. 932 ft - Turn left onto Wessenden Road
- 14 : mi 2.66 - alt. 794 ft - Turn left
- 15 : mi 2.79 - alt. 764 ft - Keep right
- 16 : mi 2.88 - alt. 774 ft - Turn slight left
- 17 : mi 2.89 - alt. 784 ft - Turn right
- 18 : mi 2.95 - alt. 774 ft - Turn left
- 19 : mi 2.97 - alt. 781 ft - Turn right onto Mount Road
- 20 : mi 2.98 - alt. 778 ft - Turn left onto Netherley Drive
- 21 : mi 3 - alt. 784 ft - Keep right
- 22 : mi 3.11 - alt. 860 ft - Turn sharp left onto Old Mount Road
- 23 : mi 3.12 - alt. 863 ft - Turn right
- S/E : mi 3.13 - alt. 873 ft
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+676 ft
-679 ft
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+1,076 ft
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Dog Friendly.
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+1,168 ft
-1,158 ft
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+1,276 ft
-1,280 ft
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+23 ft
-23 ft
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7.23 mi
+1,086 ft
-1,086 ft
4h 15
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Bleaklow Head from Longendale
7.08 mi
+1,414 ft
-1,407 ft
4h 30
Difficult
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