18km

18km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.98 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 103 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 104 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 116 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 41 m
  • ⚐
    District: North Lanarkshire 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.782957° / W 3.955765°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.782054° / W 3.955596°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
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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 : km 0 - alt. 96 m
  2. 1 : km 3.8 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 3.83 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 4.26 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 4.27 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 4.29 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  7. 6 : km 4.53 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 4.56 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 4.87 - alt. 113 m - Keep left onto A723
  10. 9 : km 4.91 - alt. 113 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto A723
  11. 10 : km 5.19 - alt. 110 m - Keep right onto A723
  12. 11 : km 5.23 - alt. 110 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A723
  13. 12 : km 5.71 - alt. 105 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A723
  14. 13 : km 6.87 - alt. 111 m - Keep right onto A723
  15. 14 : km 6.9 - alt. 111 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Memorial Way
  16. 15 : km 7 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp left
  17. 16 : km 7.15 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 7.25 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp left onto Edinburgh Road
  19. 18 : km 7.27 - alt. 115 m - Enter roundabout
  20. 19 : km 7.64 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 7.65 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Main Street
  22. 21 : km 9.86 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Mcpherson Street
  23. 22 : km 9.89 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto A775
  24. 23 : km 10.05 - alt. 77 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Main Street
  25. 24 : km 10.17 - alt. 76 m - Keep right onto Main Street
  26. 25 : km 10.21 - alt. 76 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Main Street
  27. 26 : km 10.59 - alt. 73 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Campbell Street
  28. 27 : km 11.15 - alt. 74 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto North Road
  29. 28 : km 11.51 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 11.52 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Hamilton Road
  31. 30 : km 11.68 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Cross Gates
  32. 31 : km 12.2 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Motherwell Road
  33. 32 : km 12.36 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 12.4 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Motherwell Road
  35. 34 : km 12.86 - alt. 53 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A721
  36. 35 : km 15.18 - alt. 80 m - Enter roundabout
  37. 36 : km 15.4 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 15.4 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Merry Street
  39. 38 : km 15.45 - alt. 80 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto West Hamilton Street
  40. 39 : km 15.74 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 15.76 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right onto West Hamilton Street
  42. 41 : km 15.81 - alt. 79 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A721
  43. 42 : km 15.99 - alt. 83 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Brandon Street
  44. 43 : km 16.02 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 16.03 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  46. 45 : km 16.04 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Barrie Street
  47. 46 : km 16.08 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 16.11 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Brandon Street
  49. 48 : km 16.78 - alt. 84 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A721
  50. 49 : km 17.44 - alt. 85 m - Keep right onto A721
  51. 50 : km 17.47 - alt. 85 m - Enter roundabout
  52. 51 : km 17.81 - alt. 85 m - Enter roundabout
  53. 52 : km 18.3 - alt. 96 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Meadowhead Road
  54. 53 : km 18.4 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Meadowhead Road
  55. 54 : km 18.66 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Rosebay Drive
  56. 55 : km 18.72 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Rosebay Drive
  57. 56 : km 18.76 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Rosebay Drive
  58. 57 : km 18.83 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Rosebay Drive
  59. 58 : km 18.89 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Meadow Walk
  60. E : km 18.98 - alt. 99 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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