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Glenshellish loop

Linear Trail

500

XP

about 4 h 38 min walking

18.71 km
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489 m

244 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

434 m

Drop

380 m

Highest

253 m

Lowest

27 m

Walking time

about 4 h 38 min

Which way round

Uphill: Easy first 3.9 km, climbs 16% for 300 m midway, comes down 13% for 350 m near the end.

Downhill: Climbs 13% for 350 m early on, comes down 16% for 300 m midway.

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

Main descent: km 17.9–19.5, from 199 m to 77 m.

How the 19.5 km splits

Flat

6.8 km

Climbing

6.3 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.3 km

Descending

5.7 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.3 km

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