Carran Loop
Loop Walk · Clare
300
XP
about 2 h 7 min walking
321 m
203 m
85 m
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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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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
139 m
Drop
138 m
Highest
237 m
Lowest
113 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 3.5 km, climbs 16% for 330 m midway, comes down 13% for 270 m near the end.
Clockwise: Easy first 2.1 km, climbs 13% for 270 m early on, comes down 16% for 330 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 3.5–4.8, from 138 m to 235 m.
How the 9.5 km splits
Flat
4.1 km
Climbing
2.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.3 km
Descending
2.4 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.3 km
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