This route has two steep flights of steps (one down and one up with no handrail), which run along the top of a very steep hill over rocky crags. The paths are mostly dry and stony but can be muddy in places.

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

19 m

Drop

24 m

Highest

255 m

Lowest

228 m

Which way round

Clockwise

Anticlockwise

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main descent: km 0.0–0.8, from 255 m to 231 m.

How the 1.3 km splits

Flat

0.3 km

Climbing

0.3 km

Descending

0.6 km

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Campsites near the start

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1.8 km from the start · 4.7★ (32)

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2.7 km from the start · 4.9★ (472)

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3.1 km from the start · 5.0★ (43)

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3.4 km from the start · 4.7★ (316)