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Humphrey Kynaston Way

Linear Trail · Shropshire

1,500

XP

a 3-day route

Strenuous
76.14 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
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613 m

313 m

13 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

1014 m

Drop

827 m

Highest

481 m

Lowest

56 m

Walking time

about 17 h

A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

Uphill: Easy first 38.0 km, climbs 15% for 430 m midway, comes down 17% for 1050 m near the end.

Downhill: Easy first 21.2 km, climbs 17% for 1050 m early on, comes down 15% for 430 m midway.

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

Main descent: km 52.8–55.3, from 476 m to 229 m.

How the 76.5 km splits

Flat

49.9 km

Climbing

14.2 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.4 km

Descending

10.9 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

1.1 km

Link it with other walks

The Long Mynd and Ratlinghope Walk, Carding Mill Valley

Shares 5.7 km of path · meets at km 46.3, 49.0

16.97 km

Shropshire Way

Shares 3.6 km of path · meets at km 10.3, 10.7, 11.6…

385.12 km

The Burway Loop: A Walk to the Top of the Long Mynd, Carding Mill Valley

Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 50.0

9.03 km

Severn Way

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 13.7, 13.9, 14.9…

363.36 km

Jack Mytton Way

Shares 1.9 km of path · meets at km 50.0, 51.0, 51.8

150.25 km

Chris Bagley Walk

Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 36.1, 37.7

16.55 km

The Pipe Walk, Carding Mill Valley

Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 51.1, 51.2, 51.7

2.5 km

Reservoir Walk, Carding Mill Valley

Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 51.7

2.42 km

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