York-leeds 11/6
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 41.47 km
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Calculated time: 12h 25
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 207 m
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Vertical drop: - 179 m
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Highest point: 100 m
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Lowest point: 5 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: York
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Start: N 53.9592° / W 1.09003°
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End: N 53.79962° / W 1.54725°
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 12 m - Start near 405 Station Rd, York YO1 6HP, UK
- 2 : km 0 - alt. 12 m - Walk north-east on Station Ave/A1036 towards Leeman Rd
- 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 10 m - Slight right to stay on Station Ave/A1036
- 4 : km 0.11 - alt. 10 m - Continue onto Rougier St/B1227
- 5 : km 0.25 - alt. 11 m - Continue onto George Hudson St
- 6 : km 0.38 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Micklegate
- 7 : km 0.51 - alt. 18 m - Walk south-west on Micklegate towards Trinity Ln
- 8 : km 0.73 - alt. 18 m - Continue onto Blossom St
- 9 : km 0.85 - alt. 16 m - Slight left onto Blossom St/A1036
- 10 : km 0.92 - alt. 16 m - Walk south-west on Blossom St/A1036 towards Moss St
- 11 : km 2.49 - alt. 19 m - Walk south-west on Tadcaster Rd/A1036 towards Ainsty Grove
- 12 : km 3.56 - alt. 16 m - Slight left onto Tadcaster Rd Dringhouses/A1036
- 13 : km 4.38 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
- 14 : km 4.39 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
- 15 : km 5.04 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Tadcaster Rd
- 16 : km 5.98 - alt. 18 m - Continue onto Top Ln
- 17 : km 6.39 - alt. 18 m - Continue onto Hallcroft Ln
- 18 : km 6.65 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Manor Heath
- 19 : km 6.77 - alt. 19 m - Walk north-west on Manor Heath towards The Link
- 20 : km 7.17 - alt. 27 m - Head south-west on Manor Heath towards A1237
- 21 : km 7.21 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto the A64 slip road to Leeds
- 22 : km 7.5 - alt. 27 m - Head west towards A64
- 23 : km 7.52 - alt. 27 m - Merge onto A64
- 24 : km 7.76 - alt. 28 m - Head west on A64
- 25 : km 8.01 - alt. 29 m - Head west on A64
- 26 : km 8.26 - alt. 30 m - Head west on A64
- 27 : km 10.45 - alt. 30 m - Head south-west on A64
- 28 : km 11.19 - alt. 24 m - Head south-west on A64
- 29 : km 12.55 - alt. 13 m - Head south-west on A64
- 30 : km 13.11 - alt. 11 m - Head west on A64 towards Slice Ln
- 31 : km 13.66 - alt. 11 m - Head west on A64
- 32 : km 13.77 - alt. 12 m - Take the A659 exit towards Tadcaster
- 33 : km 14.19 - alt. 16 m - Head west
- 34 : km 14.37 - alt. 15 m - Continue onto A659
- 35 : km 15.77 - alt. 5 m - Head south-west on Commercial St/A659 towards Kirkgate
- 36 : km 15.93 - alt. 10 m - Head south-west on Bridge St/A659 towards Kirkgate
- 37 : km 19.83 - alt. 48 m - A659 turns slightly left and becomes A659
- 38 : km 20.44 - alt. 46 m - Take the slip road onto A64
- 39 : km 20.61 - alt. 45 m - Head south-west on A64 towards Paradise Ln
- 40 : km 22.86 - alt. 75 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Main St
- 41 : km 23.66 - alt. 74 m - Head south on Main St towards S Approach
- 42 : km 25.95 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Cattle Ln
- 43 : km 26.47 - alt. 38 m - Head north-west on Cattle Ln
- 44 : km 27.04 - alt. 51 m - Head west on Cattle Ln
- 45 : km 28.06 - alt. 59 m - Head west on Cattle Ln towards Fieldhead Dr
- 46 : km 28.89 - alt. 57 m - Continue onto Aberford Rd
- 47 : km 29.32 - alt. 70 m - Head west on Aberford Rd towards Chapel Ln
- 48 : km 29.48 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto The Cross
- 49 : km 29.53 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Main St
- 50 : km 29.93 - alt. 82 m - Main St turns slightly right and becomes Leeds Rd
- 51 : km 30.43 - alt. 84 m - Head west on Leeds Rd towards Shaws Ln
- 52 : km 32.18 - alt. 90 m - Head south-west on Leeds Rd towards Smeaton Approach
- 53 : km 33.03 - alt. 79 m - Continue onto Barwick Rd
- 54 : km 33.45 - alt. 86 m - Head west on Barwick Rd towards Ashfield Terrace
- 55 : km 34.25 - alt. 87 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Barwick Rd/A64
- 56 : km 35.39 - alt. 68 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto York Rd/A64
- 57 : km 36.54 - alt. 45 m - Head south-west on York Rd/A64 towards Diadem Dr
- 58 : km 38.15 - alt. 66 m - Head west on York Rd/A64
- 59 : km 39.62 - alt. 43 m - Take the exit towards A653/Dewsbury
- 60 : km 39.8 - alt. 35 m - Slight left onto Marsh Ln
- 61 : km 39.99 - alt. 32 m - Slight right onto York St
- 62 : km 40.47 - alt. 29 m - Walk west on New York St towards Harper St
- 63 : km 40.51 - alt. 30 m - Turn right at Harper St
- 64 : km 40.57 - alt. 30 m - Walk west
- 65 : km 40.57 - alt. 30 m - Walk for 150Â m
- 66 : km 40.73 - alt. 35 m - Walk south-west towards Kirkgate
- 67 : km 40.75 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Kirkgate
- 68 : km 40.76 - alt. 35 m - Walk north-west on Kirkgate towards Central Rd
- 69 : km 40.9 - alt. 36 m - Walk north on Briggate towards King Edward St
- 70 : km 40.95 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Albion Pl
- 71 : km 41.14 - alt. 42 m - Walk north on Albion St towards Short St
- 72 : km 41.2 - alt. 44 m - Walk north on Albion St towards The Headrow
- 73 : km 41.29 - alt. 48 m - Walk north on Albion St towards The Headrow
- 74 : km 41.31 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto The Headrow
- 75 : km 41.36 - alt. 47 m - Walk west on The Headrow towards Upper Basinghall St
- 76 : km 41.45 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Cookridge St/Park Row
- 77 : km 41.46 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto The Headrow
- E : km 41.47 - alt. 42 m
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