SUW Stranraer To Wanlockhead
Southern Upland Way Route map from Stranraer to Wanlockhead for the TipTaeTip Challenge
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 141.06 km
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Average duration: 47h 35
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 2,554 m
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Vertical drop: - 2,222 m
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Highest point: 578 m
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Lowest point: 15 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: 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 : km 0 - alt. 15 m
- 1 : km 0.18 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
- 2 : km 0.2 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight right
- 3 : km 0.52 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
- 4 : km 1.86 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Old Military Road
- 5 : km 2.39 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
- 6 : km 2.45 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
- 7 : km 3.39 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight right onto Aird Crescent
- 8 : km 3.4 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left onto Aird Crescent
- 9 : km 3.6 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
- 10 : km 5.19 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
- 11 : km 5.83 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
- 12 : km 6.38 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
- 13 : km 7.64 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight right
- 14 : km 8.12 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
- 15 : km 8.57 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
- 16 : km 13.63 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
- 17 : km 13.87 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
- 18 : km 18.17 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
- 19 : km 18.5 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
- 20 : km 18.5 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right
- 21 : km 19.16 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
- 22 : km 20.58 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp right
- 23 : km 20.58 - alt. 141 m - Turn slight right
- 24 : km 21.06 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
- 25 : km 21.49 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp right
- 26 : km 25.07 - alt. 183 m - Keep right
- 27 : km 26.68 - alt. 178 m - Turn slight right
- 28 : km 27.06 - alt. 191 m - Keep right
- 29 : km 30.14 - alt. 206 m - Turn right
- 30 : km 32.61 - alt. 151 m - Turn slight left
- 31 : km 32.99 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
- 32 : km 34.95 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
- 33 : km 36.53 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left
- 34 : km 36.59 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
- 35 : km 37.96 - alt. 126 m - Keep right
- 36 : km 38.58 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
- 37 : km 38.6 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto B7027
- 38 : km 39.33 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
- 39 : km 40.82 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
- 40 : km 41.52 - alt. 141 m - Keep right
- 41 : km 42.23 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
- 42 : km 44.88 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight right
- 43 : km 45.34 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
- 44 : km 46.63 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto A714
- 45 : km 46.73 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right
- 46 : km 49.46 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
- 47 : km 52.32 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
- 48 : km 52.39 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
- 49 : km 56.09 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
- 50 : km 56.27 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
- 51 : km 56.4 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
- 52 : km 56.57 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
- 53 : km 59.35 - alt. 90 m - Keep left
- 54 : km 60.2 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
- 55 : km 60.38 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp left
- 56 : km 60.76 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight left
- 57 : km 66.77 - alt. 264 m - Turn left
- 58 : km 68.81 - alt. 224 m - Keep left
- 59 : km 69.05 - alt. 206 m - Keep right
- 60 : km 69.12 - alt. 212 m - Turn slight right
- 61 : km 74.64 - alt. 204 m - Keep left
- 62 : km 74.66 - alt. 204 m - Start on
- 63 : km 74.68 - alt. 204 m - Turn right
- 64 : km 75.14 - alt. 219 m - Turn right
- 65 : km 78.92 - alt. 261 m - Turn slight right
- 66 : km 83.95 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
- 67 : km 84.69 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
- 68 : km 86.54 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right onto A762
- 69 : km 86.54 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
- 70 : km 87.25 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left
- 71 : km 87.47 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Ayr Road, A713
- 72 : km 87.48 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Main Street, A702
- 73 : km 88.02 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
- 74 : km 90.38 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
- 75 : km 95.32 - alt. 222 m - Keep right
- 76 : km 95.69 - alt. 211 m - Turn left
- 77 : km 95.74 - alt. 211 m - Turn left
- 78 : km 96.21 - alt. 225 m - Turn left
- 79 : km 99.83 - alt. 198 m - Turn right onto B729
- 80 : km 100.1 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
- 81 : km 100.22 - alt. 209 m - Keep left
- 82 : km 102.74 - alt. 326 m - Turn left
- 83 : km 102.76 - alt. 327 m - Turn right
- 84 : km 102.95 - alt. 340 m - Keep left
- 85 : km 105.01 - alt. 358 m - Keep right
- 86 : km 113 - alt. 467 m - Turn right
- 87 : km 113.51 - alt. 430 m - Turn sharp right
- 88 : km 115.25 - alt. 351 m - Turn right
- 89 : km 115.42 - alt. 358 m - Turn right
- 90 : km 119.71 - alt. 321 m - Turn sharp left
- 91 : km 127.71 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
- 92 : km 127.84 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
- 93 : km 128.75 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
- 94 : km 128.83 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Road
- 95 : km 129.51 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Glasgow Road, A76
- 96 : km 130.01 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Leven Road
- 97 : km 130.05 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Leven Road
- 98 : km 130.78 - alt. 209 m - Turn right
- 99 : km 131.14 - alt. 230 m - Keep left
- 100 : km 132.55 - alt. 224 m - Turn right
- 101 : km 132.59 - alt. 226 m - Keep left
- 102 : km 133.15 - alt. 259 m - Keep left
- 103 : km 136.02 - alt. 308 m - Turn sharp right
- 104 : km 136.35 - alt. 304 m - Turn right
- 105 : km 136.43 - alt. 316 m - Turn left
- 106 : km 139.71 - alt. 319 m - Turn right
- E : km 141.06 - alt. 354 m
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