Swanston Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.85 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 131 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 127 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 226 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 99 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 99 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left onto Paties Road
  3. 2 : km 0.48 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  4. 3 : km 1.04 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Old Farm Court
  5. 4 : km 1.06 - alt. 117 m - Turn slight left onto Old Farm Court
  6. 5 : km 1.16 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 1.31 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 1.33 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Redford Road
  9. 8 : km 2.1 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 2.59 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left
  11. 10 : km 2.65 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 2.79 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 2.82 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 3.34 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp left
  15. 14 : km 3.4 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto New Swanston
  16. 15 : km 3.47 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto Oxgangs Road
  17. 16 : km 3.65 - alt. 170 m - Turn right onto Swanston Road
  18. 17 : km 4.45 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 4.65 - alt. 174 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 6.13 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight left
  21. 20 : km 6.43 - alt. 225 m - Turn right onto Dreghorn Drop
  22. 21 : km 6.49 - alt. 226 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 6.5 - alt. 226 m - Keep right
  24. 23 : km 6.95 - alt. 178 m - Keep left
  25. 24 : km 7.21 - alt. 165 m - Keep right
  26. 25 : km 7.23 - alt. 163 m - Keep right
  27. 26 : km 7.52 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 7.55 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 8.12 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 8.16 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 8.2 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  32. 31 : km 8.22 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  33. 32 : km 8.88 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight left
  34. 33 : km 8.91 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Redford Road
  35. 34 : km 9.7 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road
  36. 35 : km 10.37 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Paties Road
  37. 36 : km 10.78 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Katesmill Road
  38. S/E : km 10.84 - alt. 99 m

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