17 Mile Long Run

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 27.64 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 99 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 108 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 136 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 37 m
  • ⚐
    District: Charnwood 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.752734° / W 1.21372°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Start on Southdown Road
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Atherstone Road
  3. 3 : km 0.19 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Park Road
  4. 4 : km 0.77 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Park Road
  5. 5 : km 0.88 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.89 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.9 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.91 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 0.94 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.95 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 0.95 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Ling Road
  12. 12 : km 1.72 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 5 onto Terry Yardley Way
  13. 13 : km 1.8 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.81 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.74 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Loughborough Road
  16. 16 : km 3.06 - alt. 44 m - Keep right onto Loughborough Road
  17. 17 : km 3.22 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 3.26 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Farley Way
  19. 19 : km 4.16 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Barrow Road
  20. 20 : km 4.59 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Barrow Road
  21. 21 : km 4.62 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Barrow Road
  22. 22 : km 5.57 - alt. 50 m - Keep right onto Bridge Street
  23. 23 : km 5.59 - alt. 51 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto South Street
  24. 24 : km 5.72 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Melton Road
  25. 25 : km 6.11 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Melton Road
  26. 26 : km 6.43 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Melton Road
  27. 27 : km 6.47 - alt. 48 m - Keep left onto Melton Road
  28. 28 : km 6.69 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Melton Road
  29. 29 : km 13.59 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Melton Road
  30. 30 : km 20.23 - alt. 69 m - Keep right onto Loughborough Road
  31. 31 : km 20.73 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Barrow Road
  32. 32 : km 22.97 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto Nottingham Road
  33. 33 : km 24.75 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto The Coneries
  34. 34 : km 25.17 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Market Place
  35. 35 : km 25.18 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 25.42 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto Cattlemarket
  37. 37 : km 25.43 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Devonshire Square
  38. 38 : km 25.58 - alt. 44 m - Keep right onto Ward's End
  39. 39 : km 25.79 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Royland Road
  40. 40 : km 25.82 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Park Road
  41. 41 : km 25.92 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Park Road
  42. 42 : km 26.66 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Park Road
  43. 43 : km 26.75 - alt. 47 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 26.79 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  45. 45 : km 26.95 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Park Road
  46. 46 : km 27.55 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Atherstone Road
  47. S/E : km 27.64 - alt. 61 m

Useful Information

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