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Heart of England Way

Waymarked Way · West Midlands

2,500

XP

a 6-day route

Strenuous
166.46 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
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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

1622 m

Drop

1630 m

Highest

263 m

Lowest

27 m

Walking time

about 35 h 57 min

A 6-day route, walked in stages. 2,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

Anticlockwise: Climbs 13% for 420 m midway, comes down 11% for 400 m near the end.

Clockwise: Climbs 11% for 400 m early on, comes down 13% for 420 m midway.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

How the 166.3 km splits

Flat

125.1 km

Climbing

18.6 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.9 km

Descending

20.4 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.9 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.3 km

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