Exmoor Option1

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 35.18 km
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    Calculated time: 12h 45 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 939 m
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    Vertical drop: - 936 m
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    Highest point: 461 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: North Devon 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.216613° / W 3.731426°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 226 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 227 m - Turn left onto Malmesmead Ford.
  3. 2 : km 0.15 - alt. 225 m - Turn slight left.
  4. 3 : km 0.38 - alt. 235 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed north through Exmoor National Park (See map for details).
  5. 4 : km 1.34 - alt. 323 m - Turn left.
  6. 5 : km 1.34 - alt. 323 m - Turn right.
  7. 6 : km 1.36 - alt. 323 m - Turn left onto A39.
  8. 7 : km 1.42 - alt. 323 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed east through Exmoor National Park (See map for details).
  9. 8 : km 4.76 - alt. 87 m - Go straight (Portions unpaved).
  10. 9 : km 4.86 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed east through Exmoor National Park (See map for details).
  11. 10 : km 7.64 - alt. 156 m - Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).
  12. 11 : km 7.85 - alt. 140 m - Turn left (Portions unpaved).
  13. 12 : km 7.86 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed east through Exmoor National Park (See map for details)..
  14. 13 : km 9.83 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left onto Worthy Toll Road.
  15. 14 : km 10 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).
  16. 15 : km 10.16 - alt. 16 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed east through Exmoor National Park (Portions have stairs) (See map for details).
  17. 16 : km 10.53 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto B3225.
  18. 17 : km 10.93 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed east through Exmoor National Park (Portions have stairs) (See map for details)..
  19. 18 : km 13.17 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Sparkhayes Lane (Portions unpaved).
  20. 19 : km 14.27 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto A39/High Street.
  21. 20 : km 14.42 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Doverhay.
  22. 21 : km 14.89 - alt. 75 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed southeast through Exmoor National Park (See map for details).
  23. 22 : km 15.27 - alt. 169 m - Turn right.
  24. 23 : km 17.77 - alt. 216 m - Turn left.
  25. 24 : km 22.93 - alt. 432 m - Turn right.
  26. 25 : km 23.26 - alt. 445 m - Turn slight right onto Mill Lane.
  27. 26 : km 28.35 - alt. 422 m - Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).
  28. 27 : km 29.11 - alt. 411 m - Turn left onto A39.
  29. 28 : km 29.65 - alt. 419 m - Turn slight left onto Hookway Hill.
  30. 29 : km 31.4 - alt. 281 m - Turn slight left onto Robbers Bridge.
  31. 30 : km 31.41 - alt. 283 m - Turn right onto New Road.
  32. 31 : km 32.09 - alt. 266 m - New Road becomes unnamed road.
  33. 32 : km 34.8 - alt. 235 m - Turn slight left.
  34. 33 : km 35.03 - alt. 225 m - Turn slight right onto Malmesmead Ford.
  35. 34 : km 35.11 - alt. 227 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed north through Exmoor National Park (See map for details).
  36. S/E : km 35.18 - alt. 226 m

Useful Information

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