St Magnus Way Southern Section Finstown Start
Technical sheet
Creation:
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Activity: Road biking
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Distance: 43.64 km
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Duration according to author: Unknown duration
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 334 m
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Vertical drop: - 330 m
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Highest point: 101 m
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Lowest point: 0 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Orkney Islands
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Start/End: N 59.004933° / W 3.11274°
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Path proportions: Not specified
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 3 m - Start in Finstown car park. Read interpretation board by slipway end of car park. Toilets at other end of car park
- 2 : km 0.23 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto Heddle Road
- 3 : km 2.27 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
- 4 : km 3.97 - alt. 46 m - Head west on Heddle Rd towards Germiston Rd
- 5 : km 4.19 - alt. 39 m - Turn left at T junction onto Germiston Rd
- 6 : km 5.56 - alt. 38 m - Head east on Germiston Rd
- 7 : km 7.23 - alt. 33 m - Head south-east on Germiston Rd
- 8 : km 10.68 - alt. 24 m - Turn right at T junction onto A964
- 9 : km 11.82 - alt. 41 m - Head south-west on A964 towards Orphir
- 10 : km 13.31 - alt. 50 m - Turn left in Orphir onto Gyre Rd (signed Gyre)
- 11 : km 13.82 - alt. 38 m - Head south on Gyre Rd towards A964
- 12 : km 14.57 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
- 13 : km 15.33 - alt. 4 m - Orkney Inga Saga centre, Orphir church and Earl's Bu all on left (stop in car park to visit these and read interpretation board)
- 14 : km 16.18 - alt. 21 m - Turn right at T junction onto A964
- 15 : km 16.51 - alt. 34 m - Head north on A964 towards Scorradale Rd
- 16 : km 18.55 - alt. 45 m - Head east on A964 through Orphir
- 17 : km 21.72 - alt. 11 m - Continue east on A964 towards Kirkwall
- 18 : km 29.47 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Old Scapa Rd
- 19 : km 29.9 - alt. 1 m - Head south on Old Scapa Rd towards New Scapa Rd/B9148
- 20 : km 30.58 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto New Scapa Rd/B9148
- 21 : km 31.29 - alt. 6 m - Head north on New Scapa Rd/B9148
- 22 : km 32.05 - alt. 6 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto New Scapa Rd/A963
- 23 : km 32.37 - alt. 8 m - Head north on New Scapa Rd/A963 towards Pipersquoy Rd
- 24 : km 33.26 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Castle Street, A962
- 25 : km 33.38 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Broad Street
- 26 : km 33.47 - alt. 4 m - Stop at St Magnus cathedral and sign the St Magnus Way logbook
- 27 : km 33.51 - alt. 4 m - Turn right down Tankerness Lane
- 28 : km 33.63 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Junction Road, A963
- 29 : km 33.78 - alt. 4 m - Go straight across roundabout
- 30 : km 34 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Wellington Street, A964 (signed Orphir)
- 31 : km 34.27 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Glaitness Road (signed Finstown)
- 32 : km 43.38 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto A965
- S/E : km 43.64 - alt. 3 m
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