Midnight Mountain Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.17 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 15h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 4,383 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 4,360 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,887 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 400 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 404 ft - Start on
  2. 1 : mi 0.02 - alt. 404 ft - Turn left onto B4558
  3. 2 : mi 0.25 - alt. 404 ft - Turn right
  4. 3 : mi 0.26 - alt. 404 ft - Keep left
  5. 4 : mi 0.77 - alt. 571 ft - Keep left onto Brinore Tramroad
  6. 5 : mi 1.26 - alt. 692 ft - Keep right
  7. 6 : mi 1.76 - alt. 633 ft - Keep left
  8. 7 : mi 1.81 - alt. 633 ft - Turn sharp left
  9. 8 : mi 1.87 - alt. 640 ft - Turn right
  10. 9 : mi 2.14 - alt. 623 ft - Turn left
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  25. 24 : mi 10.09 - alt. 2,411 ft - Turn left
  26. 25 : mi 10.11 - alt. 2,415 ft - Turn slight left
  27. 26 : mi 10.63 - alt. 2,388 ft - Turn left
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  37. 36 : mi 17.23 - alt. 1,539 ft - Keep left
  38. 37 : mi 17.25 - alt. 1,535 ft - Turn sharp right
  39. 38 : mi 17.25 - alt. 1,535 ft - Turn slight right
  40. 39 : mi 17.31 - alt. 1,526 ft - Keep left
  41. 40 : mi 17.79 - alt. 1,388 ft - Keep left
  42. 41 : mi 18.38 - alt. 1,342 ft - Turn slight right
  43. 42 : mi 18.87 - alt. 1,306 ft - Turn left
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  45. 44 : mi 22.12 - alt. 942 ft - Keep left
  46. 45 : mi 24.67 - alt. 604 ft - Keep right
  47. 46 : mi 24.91 - alt. 692 ft - Keep left onto Brinore Tramroad
  48. 47 : mi 25.91 - alt. 404 ft - Turn left onto B4558
  49. 48 : mi 26.15 - alt. 404 ft - Turn right
  50. S/E : mi 26.17 - alt. 404 ft

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