5.8 Riverside To Abington Park

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.44 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 50 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 41 m
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    Vertical drop: - 41 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 91 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 52 m
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    District: Northampton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.241975° / W 0.839718°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 55 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.08 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.1 - alt. 54 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  6. 6 : km 0.31 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Weston Mill Lane
  7. 7 : km 0.31 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Weston Mill Lane
  8. 8 : km 0.34 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right onto Weston Mill Lane
  9. 9 : km 0.72 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Billing Road East
  10. 10 : km 1.17 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Church Way
  11. 11 : km 1.87 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Weston Way
  12. 12 : km 2.75 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.89 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 3.05 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.07 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 3.36 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.46 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 3.66 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 19 : km 3.84 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 20 : km 3.87 - alt. 89 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 4.16 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Park Avenue South
  22. 22 : km 5.48 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 5.68 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 6.1 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 6.12 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 6.24 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto A428
  27. 27 : km 6.33 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 6.97 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left onto Nene Valley Way
  29. 29 : km 6.98 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Nene Valley Way
  30. 30 : km 8.27 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 8.4 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 8.78 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 8.86 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 8.95 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 9.09 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 9.1 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Weston Mill Lane
  37. 37 : km 9.11 - alt. 53 m - Keep left onto Weston Mill Lane
  38. 38 : km 9.13 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Weston Mill Lane
  39. 39 : km 9.13 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 9.32 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 9.34 - alt. 54 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  42. 42 : km 9.43 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 9.44 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  44. S/E : km 9.44 - alt. 55 m

Useful Information

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