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Ironbridge Gorge Circular
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 8.22 km
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Calculated time: 2h 45
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 131 m
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Vertical drop: - 127 m
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Highest point: 114 m
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Lowest point: 35 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: The Gorge
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Start/End: N 52.618535° / W 2.450395°
Description
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 39 m
- 1 : km 0.04 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
- 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right
- 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
- 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Coalport High Street
- 5 : km 0.26 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp left onto Silkin Way
- 6 : km 0.37 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Silkin Way
- 7 : km 1.13 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
- 8 : km 1.31 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight right
- 9 : km 1.49 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
- 10 : km 1.56 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right
- 11 : km 2.37 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Wesley Road
- 12 : km 2.41 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp right onto The Lloyds
- 13 : km 2.61 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto Waterloo Street, B4373
- 14 : km 3.26 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Severn Walk
- 15 : km 3.5 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
- 16 : km 3.51 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right
- 17 : km 3.54 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto High Street
- 18 : km 3.65 - alt. 53 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Church Hill
- 19 : km 4.24 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Lincoln Hill
- 20 : km 4.66 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left onto The Wharfage
- 21 : km 5.2 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto Tontine Hill
- 22 : km 5.27 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp right onto The Iron Bridge
- 23 : km 5.37 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left
- 24 : km 5.48 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight left
- 25 : km 6.28 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left
- 26 : km 6.3 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right
- 27 : km 6.35 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Lloyds Head
- 28 : km 6.52 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left onto Lloyds Head
- 29 : km 6.77 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
- 30 : km 6.84 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Church Road
- 31 : km 6.97 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left onto Church Road
- 32 : km 6.98 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left onto The Calcutts
- 33 : km 6.99 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left onto Church Road
- 34 : km 7.33 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left
- 35 : km 7.41 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right
- 36 : km 7.83 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
- 37 : km 7.93 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right
- 38 : km 8.08 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
- 39 : km 8.16 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
- 40 : km 8.18 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
- S/E : km 8.22 - alt. 39 m
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