Pitville And Battledown

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.76 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 108 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 103 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 131 m
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    Lowest point: 48 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 60 m - Start near 118 Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 2NW, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 60 m - Continue onto Prestbury Rd/B4632
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 61 m - Walk south-west on Prestbury Rd/B4632 towards Portland Square
  4. 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Malden Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.26 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Wellington Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.32 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Pittville Lawn
  7. 7 : km 0.74 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-east on Pittville Lawn
  8. 8 : km 0.84 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.9 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-west
  10. 10 : km 1.04 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.21 - alt. 62 m - Walk north
  12. 12 : km 1.23 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.29 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.33 - alt. 60 m - Walk south
  15. 15 : km 1.45 - alt. 57 m - Walk south
  16. 16 : km 1.49 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.59 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 1.65 - alt. 55 m - Walk west towards Evesham Rd/A435
  19. 19 : km 1.67 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Evesham Rd/A435
  20. 20 : km 1.68 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 1.73 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 1.95 - alt. 51 m - Walk west
  23. 23 : km 2.44 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 2.46 - alt. 50 m - Walk south-east
  25. 25 : km 2.98 - alt. 53 m - Walk south-east
  26. 26 : km 3 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 3.55 - alt. 52 m - Walk north
  28. 28 : km 3.71 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 4.08 - alt. 52 m - Walk east
  30. 30 : km 4.29 - alt. 54 m - Take the pedestrian tunnel
  31. 31 : km 4.37 - alt. 56 m - Sharp left
  32. 32 : km 4.38 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 4.4 - alt. 55 m - Walk east towards Pittville Lawn
  34. 34 : km 4.46 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Pittville Lawn
  35. 35 : km 4.56 - alt. 56 m - Slight right to stay on Pittville Lawn
  36. 36 : km 4.6 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Albert Rd
  37. 37 : km 4.63 - alt. 57 m - Walk south on Albert Rd towards Pittville Cres Ln
  38. 38 : km 5.07 - alt. 61 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Pittville Circus Rd
  39. 39 : km 5.13 - alt. 62 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
  40. 40 : km 5.21 - alt. 62 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Pittville Circus Rd
  41. 41 : km 5.26 - alt. 62 m - Walk south-east on Pittville Circus Rd towards Selkirk Cl
  42. 42 : km 5.8 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Hewlett Rd
  43. 43 : km 6.13 - alt. 68 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Hales Rd/B4075
  44. 44 : km 6.17 - alt. 69 m - Walk south-west on Hales Rd/B4075 towards Oak Manor Dr
  45. 45 : km 6.72 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Battledown Approach
  46. 46 : km 6.88 - alt. 78 m - Walk east on Battledown Approach towards Battledown Cl
  47. 47 : km 7.14 - alt. 95 m - Walk east on Battledown Approach towards Oakley Rd
  48. 48 : km 7.16 - alt. 97 m - Slight left onto Oakley Rd
  49. 49 : km 7.17 - alt. 98 m - Turn left to stay on Oakley Rd
  50. 50 : km 7.37 - alt. 95 m - Walk north-east on Oakley Rd towards Harp Hill
  51. 51 : km 7.69 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Harp Hill
  52. 52 : km 7.83 - alt. 97 m - Walk south-east on Harp Hill towards Stanley Rd
  53. 53 : km 8.01 - alt. 115 m - Sharp right onto Stanley Rd
  54. 54 : km 8.07 - alt. 117 m - Walk south-west on Stanley Rd towards Ashley Rd
  55. 55 : km 8.2 - alt. 124 m - Slight right to stay on Stanley Rd
  56. 56 : km 8.65 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Birchley Rd
  57. 57 : km 8.67 - alt. 100 m - Walk south-east on Birchley Rd
  58. 58 : km 8.88 - alt. 124 m - Walk east on Birchley Rd
  59. 59 : km 8.99 - alt. 129 m - Turn left to stay on Birchley Rd
  60. 60 : km 9.01 - alt. 130 m - Slight left onto Ashley Rd
  61. 61 : km 9.39 - alt. 127 m - Walk north on Ashley Rd towards Stanley Rd
  62. 62 : km 9.42 - alt. 124 m - Continue onto Stanley Rd
  63. 63 : km 9.62 - alt. 115 m - Sharp left onto Harp Hill
  64. 64 : km 9.82 - alt. 95 m - Walk north-west on Harp Hill towards Oakley Rd
  65. 65 : km 9.94 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Oakley Rd
  66. 66 : km 10.13 - alt. 92 m - Walk south-west on Oakley Rd towards Stanley Rd
  67. 67 : km 10.45 - alt. 98 m - Turn right to stay on Oakley Rd
  68. 68 : km 10.46 - alt. 97 m - Oakley Rd turns slightly right and becomes Battledown Approach
  69. 69 : km 10.53 - alt. 90 m - Walk west on Battledown Approach towards Battledown Dr
  70. 70 : km 10.85 - alt. 74 m - Walk west on Battledown Approach towards Hales Rd/B4075
  71. 71 : km 10.9 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Hales Rd/B4075
  72. 72 : km 11.48 - alt. 68 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Hewlett Rd
  73. 73 : km 11.82 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Pittville Circus Rd
  74. 74 : km 12.02 - alt. 64 m - Walk west on Pittville Circus Rd towards Westbourne Dr
  75. 75 : km 12.41 - alt. 62 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
  76. 76 : km 12.49 - alt. 62 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Pittville Circus Rd
  77. 77 : km 12.53 - alt. 61 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Prestbury Rd/B4632
  78. 78 : km 12.69 - alt. 61 m - Walk south-west on Prestbury Rd/B4632 towards Clarence Rd/A46
  79. 79 : km 12.75 - alt. 60 m - Slight left onto Winchcombe St/A46
  80. S/E : km 12.76 - alt. 60 m

Useful Information

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