Cycling · Staffordshire

National Route 550

A 33.9 km point-to-point route near Waterhouses, with 228 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 2.1 hours.

Distance33.9 kmClimbing228 mEstimated time2.1 hrDifficultyhard

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

National Route 550 is a complete cycling route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 33.9 km as a point to point route.

Route shapepoint-to-point
ActivityCycling
SurfaceCompacted
Descent321 m

Mapped surface mix

Compacted51% Unknown34% Paved10% Natural5%

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