Quarnford Lodge To The Sherman Tank

Big loop to find the abandoned Sherman Tank. This is on a still-used firing range. Timetable for use is on this website

www.gov.uk/government/publications/leek-and-upper-hulme-firing-times

Will need to divert around if firing is taking place.

Technical sheet

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 21.80 km
Calculated time: 7h 50
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 575 m
Vertical drop: - 571 m
Highest point: 487 m
Lowest point: 289 m

Area: Peak District
District: Staffordshire Moorlands
Start/End: N 53.211512° / W 1.955959°
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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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Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 464 m - Start on Leek Road
2 : km 0.38 - alt. 458 m - Turn left onto Dovehead and Three Shire Heads
3 : km 0.82 - alt. 471 m - Keep right
4 : km 1.66 - alt. 452 m - Keep right onto Summerhill Lane
5 : km 2.32 - alt. 408 m - Keep right onto Wickenlow Lane
6 : km 2.66 - alt. 356 m - Turn sharp left
7 : km 3.15 - alt. 405 m - Turn right onto Edge Top Road
8 : km 4.01 - alt. 412 m - Turn right
9 : km 4.03 - alt. 409 m - Turn slight left
10 : km 4.67 - alt. 310 m - Turn left
11 : km 4.95 - alt. 328 m - Turn slight left
12 : km 4.96 - alt. 328 m - Turn right
13 : km 4.99 - alt. 329 m - Turn left
14 : km 5.75 - alt. 373 m - Turn left onto Leek Road
15 : km 5.77 - alt. 373 m - Turn right
16 : km 6.47 - alt. 324 m - Turn right
17 : km 7.23 - alt. 352 m - Turn right onto Millmoor Head
18 : km 9 - alt. 439 m - Keep right onto Swallow Moss
19 : km 10.07 - alt. 450 m - Turn slight right onto Blackmere Road
20 : km 10.2 - alt. 452 m - Turn left
21 : km 10.69 - alt. 441 m - Turn left
22 : km 12.32 - alt. 289 m - Turn slight right
23 : km 12.44 - alt. 312 m - Keep right
24 : km 12.76 - alt. 367 m - Turn sharp right onto Leek Road
25 : km 12.77 - alt. 368 m - Turn left onto Back of the Rocks
26 : km 14.52 - alt. 389 m - Turn left
27 : km 14.8 - alt. 384 m - Keep left
28 : km 14.81 - alt. 384 m - Keep left onto Newstone Bridge
29 : km 14.87 - alt. 382 m - Turn left
30 : km 15.78 - alt. 333 m - Turn slight left
31 : km 15.8 - alt. 333 m - Turn sharp left
32 : km 16.07 - alt. 332 m - Turn right
33 : km 16.7 - alt. 357 m - Turn slight left onto The Moss
34 : km 17.02 - alt. 350 m - Turn right
35 : km 17.37 - alt. 357 m - Turn right
36 : km 17.42 - alt. 358 m - Turn left
37 : km 18.42 - alt. 342 m - Turn left onto Olkikes
38 : km 18.43 - alt. 342 m - Turn right
39 : km 18.49 - alt. 354 m - Turn right
40 : km 18.84 - alt. 371 m - Turn sharp left
41 : km 19 - alt. 388 m - Turn left
42 : km 19.45 - alt. 406 m - Keep right
43 : km 19.49 - alt. 401 m - Turn right
44 : km 19.81 - alt. 415 m - Turn slight right onto Back oth Cross
45 : km 20.24 - alt. 469 m - Turn sharp left
46 : km 21.35 - alt. 453 m - Turn right onto Dovehead and Three Shire Heads
47 : km 21.42 - alt. 458 m - Turn left onto Hill Top
S/E : km 21.8 - alt. 464 m

Useful Information

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