The first 'waypoint' was the first crossing of Gartree Road between Illston and Calrton.
Predictably, perhaps, the question was: "Which way to the Green Bicycle Murder site?".
Just as boringly predicatble, one of the walkers had with him his new tablet computer with its "My Tracks" app.
This is what the app revealed:
Name: 19/06/2013 10:29
Activity type: -
Description: -
Total distance: 12.00 km (7.5 mi)
Total time: 3:58:42
Moving time: 3:07:37
Average speed: 3.02 km/h (1.9 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 3.84 km/h (2.4 mi/h)
Max speed: 6.37 km/h (4.0 mi/h)
Average pace: 19.89 min/km (32.0 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 15.64 min/km (25.2 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 9.43 min/km (15.2 min/mile)
Max elevation: 228 m (747 ft)
Min elevation: 166 m (546 ft)
Elevation gain: 221 m (725 ft)
Max grade: 0 %
Min grade: 0 %
Recorded: 19/06/2013 10:29
If you have the free programme Google Earth installed on your PC, you can fly the route by clicking here: /upimages/clubfiles/431//19_06_2013 10_29.kml
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