2018-07-12 Ecclesall to Fox House via Carl Wark, Padley Gorge, Longshaw
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England
Cloudy, warm, humid.
A rerun of the walk on 19th April to make sure the problems I had with it were a one-off! No struggle this time, and was making good time, so did an extended version. Maybe 8 miles is a sensible limit nowadays, as I did struggle on the interminable (and steep) climb from Grindleford through Yarncliff Wood. Hoped to make 10 miles, but just fell short.
Ground has dried out almost completely since April (hardly surprising after these hot, dry few weeks!), though I did hit one big boggy area below Carl Wark. Saw a couple of rabbits: black one (escaped pet?) near the mast above Wigley Farm, and a normal one along the Limb Valley. Several wheatears coming down from Burbage top.
A rerun of the walk on 19th April to make sure the problems I had with it were a one-off! No struggle this time, and was making good time, so did an extended version. Maybe 8 miles is a sensible limit nowadays, as I did struggle on the interminable (and steep) climb from Grindleford through Yarncliff Wood. Hoped to make 10 miles, but just fell short.
Ground has dried out almost completely since April (hardly surprising after these hot, dry few weeks!), though I did hit one big boggy area below Carl Wark. Saw a couple of rabbits: black one (escaped pet?) near the mast above Wigley Farm, and a normal one along the Limb Valley. Several wheatears coming down from Burbage top.
Distance
15.6 km
Time spent moving
3:34 h
Ascent
2,668 m
Descent
2,549 m
Avg. speed (throughout time spent moving)
4.3 km/h
Date
July 12, 2018 08:01 AM

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Ivor Hutchinson
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Distance
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Duration
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Ascent
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Descent
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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Statistics
Elevation profile
Highest point
424 m
Lowest point
166 m
Total distance
15.6 km
Track distance
15.6 km
Flat section
2.4 km
Uphill section
7.1 km
Downhill section
6.1 km
Times
Time spent moving
3:34 h
Track's recording time (including manual and automatic pauses)
4:17 h
Speed
Avg. speed (throughout time spent moving)
4.3 km/h
Max. speed
17 km/h
Average speed on flat terrain
4.9 km/h
Average uphill speed
4.5 km/h
Average downhill speed
4 km/h
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