Description
There's a half mile section of the very busy A76 south of Mauchline (from Grid Ref 507261 to 513257) which has no pavement and only a very meagre verge which I really didn't fancy walking, and I also wanted the route to pass through some settlements if possible, so I plotted this route as an alternative
There's a half mile section of the very busy A76 south of Mauchline (from Grid Ref 507261 to 513257) which has no pavement and only a very meagre verge which I really didn't fancy walking, and I also wanted the route to pass through some settlements if possible, so I plotted this route as an alternative
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 50.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 45.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 29.0% (1)
The steepest camber gradient across the path 11.0% (1)
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Clear (1)
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Mauchline
Grid Ref
NS4988627265
Lat / Lon
55.51600° / -4.37900°
Easting / Northing
249,886E / 627,265N
What3Words
completed.skyrocket.stores
Cumnock
Grid Ref
NS5674320089
Lat / Lon
55.45363° / -4.26680°
Easting / Northing
256,743E / 620,089N
What3Words
anchorman.tenses.lunching
Mauchline | |
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Grid Ref | NS4988627265 |
Lat / Lon | 55.51600° / -4.37900° |
Easting / Northing | 249,886E / 627,265N |
What3Words | completed.skyrocket.stores |
Cumnock | |
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Grid Ref | NS5674320089 |
Lat / Lon | 55.45363° / -4.26680° |
Easting / Northing | 256,743E / 620,089N |
What3Words | anchorman.tenses.lunching |
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