Walk 1 Candle Factory Loop

Easy / Middle difficulty. Some medium climbs and descents. Breath taking views at top.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.57 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 104 m
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    Vertical drop: - 82 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 208 m
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    Lowest point: 135 m
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 139 m - Start on Barracks Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 139 m - Keep right onto Fowlers Bench Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right onto Fowlers Bench Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.07 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right onto Hill Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.2 - alt. 148 m - Keep left onto Rock Lane
  6. 6 : km 0.21 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp left onto Hill Lane
  7. 7 : km 0.89 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp right onto Peckforton FP 5
  8. 8 : km 1.98 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.35 - alt. 196 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 3.12 - alt. 187 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 3.35 - alt. 190 m - Turn sharp left onto Coppermine Lane
  12. 12 : km 3.91 - alt. 196 m - Keep left onto Bulkeley FP 17
  13. 13 : km 4.49 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Fowlers Bench Lane
  14. 14 : km 4.96 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp right onto Fowlers Bench Lane
  15. 15 : km 5.33 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left onto Fowlers Bench Lane
  16. 16 : km 5.47 - alt. 148 m - Keep right onto Hill Lane
  17. 17 : km 5.74 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
  18. E : km 6.57 - alt. 159 m

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