Hill Challange

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7 Jun 2024

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 14.29 km
Calculated time: 4h 25
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 130 m
Vertical drop: - 125 m
Highest point: 145 m
Lowest point: 94 m

District: Central Swindon South
Start/End: N 51.55805° / W 1.800728°
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Description

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Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 98 m
1 : km 0 - alt. 98 m - Walk south-west on Dean St
2 : km 0.02 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Newburn Crescent
3 : km 0.33 - alt. 97 m - Turn right at Turner St
4 : km 0.84 - alt. 95 m - Walk south-west towards Redposts Dr
5 : km 0.86 - alt. 95 m - Turn left at Hibberds Yard onto Redposts Dr
6 : km 1.32 - alt. 97 m - Walk south-east
7 : km 2.63 - alt. 117 m - Walk east
8 : km 2.65 - alt. 120 m - Turn left towards Mill Ln
9 : km 2.67 - alt. 119 m - Turn right towards Mill Ln
10 : km 2.81 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Mill Ln
11 : km 2.89 - alt. 138 m - Continue onto Westlecot Rd
12 : km 3 - alt. 140 m - Walk east on Westlecot Rd towards Goddard Ave
13 : km 3.54 - alt. 140 m - Continue onto Springfield Rd
14 : km 3.69 - alt. 138 m - Walk south on Devizes Rd/A4361 towards St Margaret's Rd
15 : km 4.62 - alt. 102 m - Slight left
16 : km 4.72 - alt. 102 m - Walk south-east towards B4006
17 : km 4.73 - alt. 102 m - Slight left onto Pipers Way/B4006
18 : km 5.38 - alt. 109 m - Walk east on Pipers Way/B4006
19 : km 6.3 - alt. 127 m - Walk north on Pipers Way/B4006
20 : km 6.32 - alt. 127 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Marlborough Ln
21 : km 6.41 - alt. 126 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Marlborough Ln
22 : km 6.56 - alt. 127 m - Walk north-west on Marlborough Ln
23 : km 6.58 - alt. 127 m - Turn left towards Hesketh Crescent
24 : km 6.78 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Hesketh Crescent
25 : km 6.97 - alt. 124 m - Walk south-west towards Croft Rd/A4361
26 : km 7.04 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Croft Rd/A4361
27 : km 7.7 - alt. 102 m - Slight right to stay on Croft Rd/A4361
28 : km 7.77 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto E Wichel Way
29 : km 7.78 - alt. 103 m - Walk west on E Wichel Way towards Collard Close
30 : km 8.42 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Stonehenge Rd
31 : km 8.43 - alt. 103 m - Walk north on Stonehenge Rd towards Aviemore Rd
32 : km 9.07 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Mill Ln
33 : km 9.14 - alt. 138 m - Continue onto Westlecot Rd
34 : km 9.25 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto The Mall
35 : km 9.28 - alt. 141 m - Walk north on The Mall towards Commonweal Rd
36 : km 9.81 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Okus Rd
37 : km 9.83 - alt. 142 m - Walk west on Okus Rd towards Sandy Ln
38 : km 10.64 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Bankside
39 : km 10.65 - alt. 127 m - Walk north on Bankside towards Sarsen Close
40 : km 10.73 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Grosvenor Rd
41 : km 10.95 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Sunnyside Ave
42 : km 10.97 - alt. 114 m - Walk north on Sunnyside Ave towards Valleyside
43 : km 11.21 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
44 : km 11.24 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
45 : km 11.26 - alt. 100 m - Walk north towards Kingshill Rd/A4289
46 : km 11.26 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Kingshill Rd/A4289
47 : km 12.12 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Kent Rd
48 : km 12.13 - alt. 143 m - Walk north on Kent Rd towards Lansdown Rd
49 : km 12.55 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Stafford St
50 : km 12.81 - alt. 127 m - Walk north on Raggett St towards Dixon St
51 : km 12.9 - alt. 116 m - Turn left towards Dryden St
52 : km 13.04 - alt. 117 m - Turn right towards Dryden St
53 : km 13.05 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Dryden St
54 : km 13.19 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
55 : km 13.2 - alt. 109 m - Walk south towards Dryden St
56 : km 13.21 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Dryden St
57 : km 13.36 - alt. 103 m - Turn left towards Cambria Bridge Rd
58 : km 13.43 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Cambria Bridge Rd
59 : km 13.48 - alt. 102 m - Walk north-west on Cambria Bridge Rd towards Albion St
60 : km 13.69 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Faringdon Rd
61 : km 13.81 - alt. 96 m - Walk west on Faringdon Rd
62 : km 13.82 - alt. 96 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Birch St
63 : km 14.14 - alt. 96 m - Continue straight to stay on Birch St
64 : km 14.19 - alt. 96 m - Walk west on Newburn Crescent
65 : km 14.23 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
S/E : km 14.29 - alt. 97 m

Useful Information

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