Rishworth Moor, Blackstone Edge Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.50 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 383 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 369 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 470 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 253 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 256 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.53 - alt. 268 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.77 - alt. 283 m - Turn sharp left onto Back o' th' Height
  4. 4 : km 1 - alt. 301 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 2.93 - alt. 410 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 3.86 - alt. 434 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 4.35 - alt. 418 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 4.92 - alt. 361 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 6.91 - alt. 361 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 7.97 - alt. 385 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 10.82 - alt. 448 m - Turn right onto Old Packhorse Road
  12. 12 : km 12.85 - alt. 328 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 13.02 - alt. 327 m - Turn right onto Rochdale Road, A58
  14. 14 : km 13.06 - alt. 325 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 14.05 - alt. 386 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 15.05 - alt. 411 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 16.6 - alt. 370 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 17.24 - alt. 360 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 17.44 - alt. 352 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 17.47 - alt. 350 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 17.63 - alt. 342 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 18.95 - alt. 352 m - Turn sharp left
  23. 23 : km 19.6 - alt. 309 m - Turn right onto Coal Gate Road
  24. 24 : km 20.16 - alt. 286 m - Turn slight right onto Blue Ball Road
  25. 25 : km 20.4 - alt. 281 m - Turn left
  26. S/E : km 20.5 - alt. 263 m

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