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Blackwater Way - Avondhu

Waymarked Way · Cork

2,500

XP

a 5-day route

Moderate
126.2 km
Linear
6 days
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645 m

325 m

5 m

Scroll along the route · tap the chart to find a point on the map

Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

2287 m

Drop

2224 m

Highest

601 m

Lowest

19 m

A 5-day route, walked in stages. 2,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

Uphill: Climbs 22% for 400 m early on, comes down 14% for 350 m early on.

Downhill: Climbs 14% for 350 m near the end, comes down 22% for 400 m near the end.

Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.

How the 121.3 km splits

Flat

55.5 km

Climbing

30.3 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

1.6 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.4 km

Descending

32.5 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.4 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.5 km

Link it with other walks

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Shares 2.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.1, 1.4

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Vee Valley Loop

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 2.6, 3.3, 4.5

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Bay Lough Loop

Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 2.6, 3.3

4.5 km

Killavullen Loop

Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 78.6, 78.8

11.9 km

Clogheen Loop

Starts here too · Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0

7.8 km

Knockmealdowns Trails - Knockmealdown Trail

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 1.3, 1.4, 2.5

33.2 km

Tipperary Heritage Way

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 4.5

59.6 km

Castleblagh - Woodland Trail

Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 66.6, 67.2, 67.5

2.8 km

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