Summer Barrow /canal NEW Woodthorpe/ Quorn /long
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 6.77 mi -
Average duration: 3h 10 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 69 ft -
Descent: - 66 ft -
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Highest point: 180 ft -
Lowest point: 125 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Barrow upon Soar -
Start/End: N 52.750783° / W 1.14999° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 161 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.01 - alt. 167 ft - Turn left onto High Street
- 2 : mi 0.02 - alt. 167 ft - Turn sharp right onto High Street
- 3 : mi 0.02 - alt. 171 ft - Turn sharp right
- 4 : mi 0.03 - alt. 171 ft - Turn left onto High Street
- 5 : mi 0.03 - alt. 171 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bridge Street
- 6 : mi 0.21 - alt. 131 ft - Turn sharp right
- 7 : mi 1.59 - alt. 128 ft - Turn right
- 8 : mi 1.59 - alt. 128 ft - Turn sharp right
- 9 : mi 2.18 - alt. 125 ft - Turn right
- 10 : mi 2.55 - alt. 131 ft - Keep left onto Moor Lane
- 11 : mi 2.56 - alt. 131 ft - Turn left
- 12 : mi 2.56 - alt. 131 ft - Turn left
- 13 : mi 3.37 - alt. 128 ft - Turn left
- 14 : mi 3.84 - alt. 144 ft - Turn slight right onto Lodge End
- 15 : mi 3.85 - alt. 144 ft - Keep left onto Lodge End
- 16 : mi 4.12 - alt. 161 ft - Keep right onto Lodge End
- 17 : mi 4.13 - alt. 161 ft - Turn sharp right
- 18 : mi 4.2 - alt. 157 ft - Turn right
- 19 : mi 4.22 - alt. 157 ft - Turn left onto Main Street
- 20 : mi 4.23 - alt. 157 ft - Turn slight left onto Main Street
- 21 : mi 4.38 - alt. 171 ft - Turn sharp left
- 22 : mi 5.15 - alt. 141 ft - Turn sharp right onto Woodhouse Road
- 23 : mi 5.18 - alt. 144 ft - Turn right
- 24 : mi 5.19 - alt. 144 ft - Turn right onto Loughborough Road
- 25 : mi 5.25 - alt. 141 ft - Turn left
- 26 : mi 5.31 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right
- 27 : mi 5.33 - alt. 141 ft - Keep left
- 28 : mi 5.38 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right
- 29 : mi 5.43 - alt. 135 ft - Turn slight right onto Deeming Drive
- 30 : mi 5.43 - alt. 135 ft - Turn left onto Deeming Drive
- 31 : mi 5.48 - alt. 135 ft - Turn right onto Freeman Way
- 32 : mi 5.55 - alt. 135 ft - Turn right
- 33 : mi 5.62 - alt. 135 ft - Turn left onto Barrow Road
- 34 : mi 5.78 - alt. 131 ft - Keep right
- 35 : mi 5.8 - alt. 135 ft - Keep right
- 36 : mi 5.99 - alt. 135 ft - Keep left
- 37 : mi 6.04 - alt. 138 ft - Turn slight right onto Meynell Road
- 38 : mi 6.08 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right onto Westley Close
- 39 : mi 6.09 - alt. 138 ft - Keep right
- 40 : mi 6.12 - alt. 138 ft - Turn right
- 41 : mi 6.17 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left
- 42 : mi 6.33 - alt. 135 ft - Keep right
- 43 : mi 6.57 - alt. 131 ft - Turn right onto Bridge Street
- 44 : mi 6.72 - alt. 164 ft - Keep left onto Bridge Street
- 45 : mi 6.74 - alt. 167 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto High Street
- 46 : mi 6.76 - alt. 167 ft - Turn left
- S/E : mi 6.77 - alt. 164 ft
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