Thames Avenue Loop

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Creation

29 May 2024

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 5.09 km
Calculated time: 1h 30
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 17 m
Vertical drop: - 17 m
Highest point: 114 m
Lowest point: 88 m

District: Central Swindon North
Start/End: N 51.58039° / W 1.80746°
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Description

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Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 105 m - Start near 1 Greenhill Road, Swindon, Swindon SN2, UK
2 : km 0 - alt. 105 m - Walk west on Bolingbroke Rd towards Montrose Cl
3 : km 0.07 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Montrose Cl
4 : km 0.07 - alt. 105 m - Walk north on Montrose Cl
5 : km 0.19 - alt. 110 m - Walk north on Montrose Cl
6 : km 0.19 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
7 : km 0.22 - alt. 109 m - Walk north towards Moredon Rd
8 : km 0.36 - alt. 112 m - Walk north towards Moredon Rd
9 : km 0.36 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Moredon Rd
10 : km 0.45 - alt. 112 m - Walk north-west on Moredon Rd towards Bates Way
11 : km 0.52 - alt. 113 m - Walk north-west on Moredon Rd towards Bates Way
12 : km 0.6 - alt. 112 m - Walk west on Moredon Rd
13 : km 0.64 - alt. 110 m - Walk north towards The St
14 : km 0.65 - alt. 110 m - Exit the roundabout onto The St
15 : km 0.74 - alt. 113 m - Walk north on The St towards Locksgreen Cres
16 : km 0.87 - alt. 108 m - Walk north-east on The St towards Barton Rd
17 : km 0.98 - alt. 108 m - Walk north-east on The St
18 : km 1.07 - alt. 109 m - Walk north on The St towards The Brow
19 : km 1.15 - alt. 103 m - Walk north-west on The St towards The Brow
20 : km 1.18 - alt. 102 m - Continue onto Haydonleigh Dr
21 : km 1.21 - alt. 100 m - Walk north-west on Haydonleigh Dr towards Holmleigh
22 : km 1.3 - alt. 97 m - Walk north-west on Haydonleigh Dr towards Brookdene
23 : km 1.4 - alt. 92 m - Walk north on Haydonleigh Dr towards Cloverlands
24 : km 1.53 - alt. 89 m - Walk north on Haydonleigh Dr towards Cornflower Rd
25 : km 1.69 - alt. 89 m - Walk north on Haydonleigh Dr
26 : km 1.78 - alt. 88 m - Walk north on Haydonleigh Dr
27 : km 1.79 - alt. 88 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Westfield Way/B4534
28 : km 1.82 - alt. 88 m - Walk east on Westfield Way/B4534 towards Windflower Rd
29 : km 1.94 - alt. 88 m - Walk east on Westfield Way/B4534 towards Windflower Rd
30 : km 2.04 - alt. 88 m - Enter the roundabout
31 : km 2.06 - alt. 88 m - Walk south-west towards Thames Ave
32 : km 2.06 - alt. 88 m - Exit the roundabout onto Thames Ave
33 : km 2.22 - alt. 89 m - Walk south-east on Thames Ave
34 : km 2.24 - alt. 89 m - Walk east on Thames Ave
35 : km 2.31 - alt. 89 m - Walk east on Thames Ave
36 : km 2.39 - alt. 90 m - Enter the roundabout
37 : km 2.4 - alt. 90 m - Walk east towards Thames Ave
38 : km 2.4 - alt. 90 m - Exit the roundabout onto Thames Ave
39 : km 2.51 - alt. 91 m - Enter the roundabout
40 : km 2.52 - alt. 91 m - Walk east towards Thames Ave
41 : km 2.53 - alt. 91 m - Exit the roundabout onto Thames Ave
42 : km 2.69 - alt. 93 m - Walk east on Thames Ave towards Deben Cres
43 : km 2.79 - alt. 93 m - Walk south-east on Thames Ave towards Severn Ave
44 : km 2.93 - alt. 94 m - Walk south-east on Thames Ave towards Hamble Rd
45 : km 3.04 - alt. 93 m - Walk south-east on Thames Ave
46 : km 3.18 - alt. 93 m - Walk south-east on Thames Ave towards Trent Rd
47 : km 3.35 - alt. 94 m - Walk east on Thames Ave towards Avonmead
48 : km 3.49 - alt. 95 m - Walk south-east on Thames Ave towards Pen Cl
49 : km 3.65 - alt. 96 m - Walk south on Thames Ave towards Larchmore Cl
50 : km 3.82 - alt. 105 m - Walk south on Thames Ave
51 : km 3.87 - alt. 108 m - Enter the roundabout
52 : km 3.88 - alt. 109 m - Walk
53 : km 3.88 - alt. 109 m - Walk north-west towards Whitworth Rd/B4006
54 : km 3.89 - alt. 109 m - Exit the roundabout onto Whitworth Rd/B4006
55 : km 4.13 - alt. 106 m - Walk west on Whitworth Rd/B4006
56 : km 4.26 - alt. 107 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Moredon Rd
57 : km 4.4 - alt. 108 m - Walk on Moredon Rd
58 : km 4.4 - alt. 108 m - Walk west on Moredon Rd
59 : km 4.5 - alt. 106 m - Slight left to stay on Moredon Rd
60 : km 4.58 - alt. 104 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bourne Rd
61 : km 4.62 - alt. 104 m - Walk south on Bourne Rd towards N Leaze Cl
62 : km 4.73 - alt. 102 m - Walk south on Bourne Rd towards Bolingbroke Rd
63 : km 4.75 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Bolingbroke Rd
64 : km 4.83 - alt. 105 m - Walk west on Bolingbroke Rd towards Yardley Cl
65 : km 5.04 - alt. 106 m - Walk west on Bolingbroke Rd towards Greenhill Rd
S/E : km 5.09 - alt. 105 m

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