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John's Hill Loop

Loop Walk · Carlow

300

XP

about 2 h 23 min walking

Strenuous
11 km
Loop
3 hours
Dogs welcome
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503 m

376 m

249 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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Hilly walk

1 steep stretch — marked on the map.

Climb

215 m

Drop

208 m

Highest

402 m

Lowest

283 m

Which way round

As mapped: Easy first 4.4 km, climbs 12% for 300 m early on, no steep descents.

Reversed: Easy first 2.9 km, no steep climbing, comes down 12% for 300 m near the end.

Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.

Main descent: km 6.0–7.3, from 401 m to 311 m.

How the 10.2 km splits

Flat

2.3 km

Climbing

3.5 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.3 km

Descending

4.1 km

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