Thors Cave Hard

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.27 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 274 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 280 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 303 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 176 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 290 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 293 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 295 m - Turn slight left onto Leek Road
  4. 4 : km 0.41 - alt. 292 m - Keep left onto Thor's Lane
  5. 5 : km 1.24 - alt. 260 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.32 - alt. 253 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 1.56 - alt. 208 m - Turn sharp left
  8. 8 : km 1.73 - alt. 177 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.75 - alt. 178 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 2.49 - alt. 182 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.5 - alt. 182 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.51 - alt. 182 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 3.8 - alt. 236 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 3.97 - alt. 245 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.02 - alt. 240 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 5.15 - alt. 292 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 5.16 - alt. 292 m - Turn left onto Buxton Road
  18. 18 : km 5.46 - alt. 303 m - Turn left onto Alstonefield Road
  19. 19 : km 5.47 - alt. 302 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 6.46 - alt. 256 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 6.69 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 7.47 - alt. 210 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 7.48 - alt. 210 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 7.76 - alt. 208 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 9.74 - alt. 195 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 9.89 - alt. 195 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 9.93 - alt. 194 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 9.94 - alt. 202 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 11.22 - alt. 293 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 11.25 - alt. 292 m - Keep left onto Gratton Lane
  31. 31 : km 11.64 - alt. 280 m - Turn right onto Lode Lane
  32. 32 : km 11.89 - alt. 276 m - Keep left onto The Green
  33. 33 : km 11.99 - alt. 276 m - Keep right onto Post Office Road
  34. 34 : km 12.03 - alt. 277 m - Turn right onto Beresford Lane
  35. 35 : km 12.03 - alt. 276 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 13.63 - alt. 275 m - Turn slight right onto Ashbourne Road
  37. 37 : km 13.79 - alt. 284 m - Keep left onto Ashbourne Road
  38. 38 : km 14.08 - alt. 287 m - Turn right onto Carr Lane
  39. 39 : km 14.12 - alt. 287 m - Turn left onto Carr Lane
  40. 40 : km 14.26 - alt. 290 m - Turn right
  41. S/E : km 14.26 - alt. 290 m

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