SUW Stranraer To Wanlockhead
Southern Upland Way Route map from Stranraer to Wanlockhead for the TipTaeTip Challenge
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 87.65 mi
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Average duration: 47h 35
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: No
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Ascent: + 8,379 ft
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Descent: - 7,290 ft
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Highest point: 1,896 ft
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Lowest point: 49 ft
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Country: United Kingdom
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City: Dumfries and Galloway
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Start: N 54.886448° / W 4.993945°
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End: N 55.402798° / W 3.792591°
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 49 ft
- 1 : mi 0.11 - alt. 59 ft - Turn right
- 2 : mi 0.12 - alt. 59 ft - Turn slight right
- 3 : mi 0.32 - alt. 66 ft - Turn right
- 4 : mi 1.16 - alt. 85 ft - Turn right onto Old Military Road
- 5 : mi 1.49 - alt. 79 ft - Turn left
- 6 : mi 1.53 - alt. 89 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 2.11 - alt. 82 ft - Turn slight right onto Aird Crescent
- 8 : mi 2.11 - alt. 82 ft - Turn slight left onto Aird Crescent
- 9 : mi 2.24 - alt. 82 ft - Turn left
- 10 : mi 3.23 - alt. 85 ft - Turn left
- 11 : mi 3.62 - alt. 98 ft - Turn right
- 12 : mi 3.96 - alt. 102 ft - Keep right
- 13 : mi 4.75 - alt. 358 ft - Turn slight right
- 14 : mi 5.05 - alt. 407 ft - Turn right
- 15 : mi 5.33 - alt. 420 ft - Turn left
- 16 : mi 8.47 - alt. 184 ft - Turn left
- 17 : mi 8.62 - alt. 180 ft - Turn right
- 18 : mi 11.29 - alt. 312 ft - Turn left
- 19 : mi 11.49 - alt. 256 ft - Turn right
- 20 : mi 11.5 - alt. 253 ft - Turn sharp right
- 21 : mi 11.91 - alt. 249 ft - Keep left
- 22 : mi 12.79 - alt. 463 ft - Turn sharp right
- 23 : mi 12.79 - alt. 463 ft - Turn slight right
- 24 : mi 13.09 - alt. 466 ft - Turn left
- 25 : mi 13.35 - alt. 463 ft - Turn sharp right
- 26 : mi 15.58 - alt. 600 ft - Keep right
- 27 : mi 16.58 - alt. 584 ft - Turn slight right
- 28 : mi 16.81 - alt. 627 ft - Keep right
- 29 : mi 18.73 - alt. 676 ft - Turn right
- 30 : mi 20.26 - alt. 495 ft - Turn slight left
- 31 : mi 20.5 - alt. 459 ft - Turn left
- 32 : mi 21.72 - alt. 404 ft - Turn right
- 33 : mi 22.7 - alt. 354 ft - Turn slight left
- 34 : mi 22.73 - alt. 354 ft - Keep right
- 35 : mi 23.58 - alt. 413 ft - Keep right
- 36 : mi 23.97 - alt. 328 ft - Turn left
- 37 : mi 23.98 - alt. 328 ft - Turn right onto B7027
- 38 : mi 24.44 - alt. 292 ft - Turn left
- 39 : mi 25.37 - alt. 427 ft - Turn left
- 40 : mi 25.8 - alt. 463 ft - Keep right
- 41 : mi 26.24 - alt. 509 ft - Turn right
- 42 : mi 27.88 - alt. 358 ft - Turn slight right
- 43 : mi 28.17 - alt. 292 ft - Turn left
- 44 : mi 28.97 - alt. 141 ft - Turn sharp left onto A714
- 45 : mi 29.04 - alt. 148 ft - Turn sharp right
- 46 : mi 30.73 - alt. 141 ft - Keep right
- 47 : mi 32.51 - alt. 200 ft - Turn right
- 48 : mi 32.55 - alt. 207 ft - Turn left
- 49 : mi 34.85 - alt. 249 ft - Turn right
- 50 : mi 34.97 - alt. 253 ft - Turn left
- 51 : mi 35.04 - alt. 259 ft - Turn left
- 52 : mi 35.15 - alt. 259 ft - Turn left
- 53 : mi 36.88 - alt. 295 ft - Keep left
- 54 : mi 37.4 - alt. 272 ft - Turn right
- 55 : mi 37.52 - alt. 279 ft - Turn sharp left
- 56 : mi 37.76 - alt. 390 ft - Turn slight left
- 57 : mi 41.49 - alt. 866 ft - Turn left
- 58 : mi 42.76 - alt. 735 ft - Keep left
- 59 : mi 42.91 - alt. 676 ft - Keep right
- 60 : mi 42.95 - alt. 696 ft - Turn slight right
- 61 : mi 46.38 - alt. 669 ft - Keep left
- 62 : mi 46.39 - alt. 669 ft - Start on
- 63 : mi 46.4 - alt. 669 ft - Turn right
- 64 : mi 46.69 - alt. 719 ft - Turn right
- 65 : mi 49.04 - alt. 856 ft - Turn slight right
- 66 : mi 52.16 - alt. 331 ft - Keep right
- 67 : mi 52.62 - alt. 282 ft - Turn left
- 68 : mi 53.77 - alt. 194 ft - Turn slight right onto A762
- 69 : mi 53.77 - alt. 194 ft - Turn left
- 70 : mi 54.22 - alt. 180 ft - Turn slight left
- 71 : mi 54.35 - alt. 220 ft - Turn right onto Ayr Road, A713
- 72 : mi 54.36 - alt. 220 ft - Turn left onto Main Street, A702
- 73 : mi 54.69 - alt. 312 ft - Turn left
- 74 : mi 56.16 - alt. 505 ft - Turn right
- 75 : mi 59.23 - alt. 728 ft - Keep right
- 76 : mi 59.46 - alt. 692 ft - Turn left
- 77 : mi 59.49 - alt. 692 ft - Turn left
- 78 : mi 59.78 - alt. 738 ft - Turn left
- 79 : mi 62.03 - alt. 650 ft - Turn right onto B729
- 80 : mi 62.2 - alt. 656 ft - Turn left
- 81 : mi 62.27 - alt. 686 ft - Keep left
- 82 : mi 63.84 - alt. 1,070 ft - Turn left
- 83 : mi 63.85 - alt. 1,073 ft - Turn right
- 84 : mi 63.97 - alt. 1,115 ft - Keep left
- 85 : mi 65.25 - alt. 1,175 ft - Keep right
- 86 : mi 70.22 - alt. 1,532 ft - Turn right
- 87 : mi 70.53 - alt. 1,411 ft - Turn sharp right
- 88 : mi 71.62 - alt. 1,152 ft - Turn right
- 89 : mi 71.72 - alt. 1,175 ft - Turn right
- 90 : mi 74.38 - alt. 1,053 ft - Turn sharp left
- 91 : mi 79.36 - alt. 456 ft - Turn left
- 92 : mi 79.43 - alt. 453 ft - Turn left
- 93 : mi 80 - alt. 427 ft - Turn right
- 94 : mi 80.05 - alt. 410 ft - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Road
- 95 : mi 80.47 - alt. 453 ft - Turn left onto Glasgow Road, A76
- 96 : mi 80.78 - alt. 463 ft - Turn left onto Leven Road
- 97 : mi 80.81 - alt. 472 ft - Turn left onto Leven Road
- 98 : mi 81.27 - alt. 686 ft - Turn right
- 99 : mi 81.49 - alt. 755 ft - Keep left
- 100 : mi 82.36 - alt. 735 ft - Turn right
- 101 : mi 82.39 - alt. 741 ft - Keep left
- 102 : mi 82.74 - alt. 850 ft - Keep left
- 103 : mi 84.52 - alt. 1,010 ft - Turn sharp right
- 104 : mi 84.73 - alt. 997 ft - Turn right
- 105 : mi 84.77 - alt. 1,037 ft - Turn left
- 106 : mi 86.81 - alt. 1,047 ft - Turn right
- E : mi 87.65 - alt. 1,161 ft
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