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Monsal Trail

Linear Trail · Peak District

450

XP

about 3 h 16 min walking

Strenuous
14.38 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
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441 m

261 m

82 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

234 m

Drop

342 m

Highest

284 m

Lowest

134 m

Walking time

about 3 h 16 min

Which way round

Downhill: Climbs 33% for 230 m midway, comes down 30% for 250 m midway.

Uphill: Climbs 30% for 250 m midway, comes down 33% for 230 m midway.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 1.6–2.0, from 281 m to 235 m.

How the 14.4 km splits

Flat

5.6 km

Climbing

2.4 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.4 km

Descending

5.2 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.7 km

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