Rivington Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.95 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 696 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 696 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,181 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 528 ft
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  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 528 ft - Start on
  2. 1 : mi 0.18 - alt. 564 ft - Turn sharp right
  3. 2 : mi 0.23 - alt. 571 ft - Turn sharp left
  4. 3 : mi 0.35 - alt. 597 ft - Turn sharp right
  5. 4 : mi 0.43 - alt. 620 ft - Turn slight left
  6. 5 : mi 0.45 - alt. 633 ft - Turn slight left
  7. 6 : mi 0.88 - alt. 896 ft - Turn sharp left onto Royton Lane
  8. 7 : mi 0.88 - alt. 896 ft - Keep right
  9. 8 : mi 0.89 - alt. 909 ft - Turn right
  10. 9 : mi 0.94 - alt. 899 ft - Keep left
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  14. 13 : mi 1.18 - alt. 1,020 ft - Turn sharp right onto Georges Lane
  15. 14 : mi 1.32 - alt. 1,033 ft - Turn sharp right
  16. 15 : mi 1.46 - alt. 1,099 ft - Keep right
  17. 16 : mi 1.52 - alt. 1,178 ft - Turn left
  18. 17 : mi 1.57 - alt. 1,155 ft - Keep left
  19. 18 : mi 1.65 - alt. 1,155 ft - Turn slight right
  20. 19 : mi 1.7 - alt. 1,178 ft - Turn sharp left
  21. 20 : mi 1.86 - alt. 1,027 ft - Turn slight right
  22. 21 : mi 1.96 - alt. 981 ft - Turn slight right onto Georges Lane
  23. 22 : mi 2.61 - alt. 1,027 ft - Keep left
  24. 23 : mi 2.65 - alt. 1,001 ft - Turn right
  25. 24 : mi 2.68 - alt. 951 ft - Turn left
  26. 25 : mi 2.75 - alt. 958 ft - Turn right
  27. 26 : mi 2.82 - alt. 889 ft - Turn sharp right onto Royton Lane
  28. 27 : mi 3 - alt. 928 ft - Keep right onto Royton Lane
  29. 28 : mi 3.07 - alt. 896 ft - Turn sharp right
  30. 29 : mi 3.49 - alt. 633 ft - Keep right
  31. 30 : mi 3.52 - alt. 620 ft - Turn slight right
  32. 31 : mi 3.6 - alt. 597 ft - Turn sharp left
  33. 32 : mi 3.72 - alt. 571 ft - Turn sharp right
  34. 33 : mi 3.77 - alt. 564 ft - Turn sharp left
  35. S/E : mi 3.95 - alt. 528 ft

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