| Walking between stations - AQ20 Posted by grahame at 03:57, 20th December 2025 |     |
I often walk between stations, and these days Google will often give directions for a suggested route (not always the one I take) including a gradient profile. I classify this as a "difficult" quiz - wonder if anyone can identify these walks from their profiles; all are UK and two of them are within GWRland
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| Re: Walking between stations - AQ20 Posted by Oxonhutch at 09:53, 20th December 2025 | |
4: I will take a punt on this one being between Lymington Pier and Ryde Pier Head
| Re: Walking between stations - AQ20 Posted by Western Pathfinder at 09:58, 20th December 2025 | |
That will save you the cost of the ferry!..
| Re: Walking between stations - AQ20 Posted by grahame at 10:02, 20th December 2025 | |
4: I will take a punt on this one being between Lymington Pier and Ryde Pier Head
It isn't (neither of those two stations and geographically distant) ... though I look at the profile and it fits rather nicely.
| Re: Walking between stations - AQ20 Posted by Oxonhutch at 10:13, 20th December 2025 | |
Then my second guess (in 24hrs) is in a PM
| Re: Walking between stations - AQ20 Posted by grahame at 10:38, 20th December 2025 | |
Then my second guess (in 24hrs) is in a PM 
Your p.m. is correct ... and, I appreciate the way the "one in 24 hours" is written. However, please post the solution - the guideline should say "only one live guess in 24 hours" ... once a guess is declined, I think we should be happy to allow another attempt.
| Re: Walking between stations - AQ20 Posted by Oxonhutch at 10:44, 20th December 2025 | |
Mallaig to Kyle of Lochalsh
| Re: Walking between stations - AQ20 Posted by grahame at 07:44, 21st December 2025 | |
I'm filing this quiz in the "too difficult - not a question to be used again" category.
The walks were / are
Chetnole to Maiden Newton
Freshford to Bath Spa
Spean Bridge to Newtonmore
Mallaig to Kyle of Lochalsh
Matlock to Buxton
I note that Google does not recommend the Two Tunnels route, nor the canal towpath, but rather takes you over the top
| Re: Walking between stations - AQ20 Posted by Richard Fairhurst at 12:32, 21st December 2025 | |
I note that Google does not recommend the Two Tunnels route, nor the canal towpath, but rather takes you over the top
It's almost like they have a vested interest in promoting (self-driving) cars...
| Re: Walking between stations - AQ20 Posted by Mark A at 13:12, 21st December 2025 | |
Google's navigation routing does know about the Two Tunnels route (i.e. put in start and end points of 'Midford' and 'Oldfield Park Station). Even then the data it has for height seems to be a bit scatty. I *think* the summit of the old line in Lyncombe Vale is ~61 metres above sea level. Google plumps for 106 metres as the highest point and for good measure puts the summit at the south end of the tunnel.
Mark
