5 Mile Loop #2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.08 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 20 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 15 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 15 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 38 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 19 m
  • ⚐
    District: Kesgrave 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.05503° / E 1.23466°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 34 m - Start near 180 Bell Lane, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk IP5 1NB, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 34 m - Head west toward Bell Ln
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Bell Ln
  4. 4 : km 0.04 - alt. 34 m - Head south on Bell Ln toward Foxhall Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.2 - alt. 34 m - Head south on Bell Ln toward Foxhall Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.36 - alt. 32 m - Head south on Bell Ln toward Foxhall Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.52 - alt. 29 m - Head south on Bell Ln toward Foxhall Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.59 - alt. 28 m - Head west on Foxhall Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.93 - alt. 33 m - Head west on Foxhall Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.19 - alt. 34 m - Head southwest on Foxhall Rd
  11. 11 : km 1.41 - alt. 22 m - Head northwest on Foxhall Rd toward Brookhill Way
  12. 12 : km 1.62 - alt. 34 m - Head west on Foxhall Rd toward Brookhill Way
  13. 13 : km 1.85 - alt. 35 m - Head west on Foxhall Rd toward Bixley Dr
  14. 14 : km 2.38 - alt. 36 m - Head south on Arundel Way toward Wimborne Ave
  15. 15 : km 2.55 - alt. 35 m - Head south on Arundel Way toward Cuckfield Ave
  16. 16 : km 2.7 - alt. 36 m - Head south on Arundel Way toward Wareham Ave
  17. 17 : km 2.89 - alt. 36 m - Head west on Arundel Way toward Horsham Ave
  18. 18 : km 3.12 - alt. 36 m - Head west on Arundel Way toward Ashdown Way
  19. 19 : km 3.12 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Ashdown Way
  20. 20 : km 3.27 - alt. 35 m - Head south on Ashdown Way toward Dorchester Rd
  21. 21 : km 3.44 - alt. 35 m - Head west on Ashdown Way toward Dorchester Rd
  22. 22 : km 3.65 - alt. 28 m - Head north on Bixley Rd/A1189 toward Princethorpe Rd
  23. 23 : km 3.82 - alt. 31 m - Head north on Bixley Rd/A1189 toward Princethorpe Rd
  24. 24 : km 3.99 - alt. 35 m - Head north on Bixley Rd/A1189 toward Penshurst Rd
  25. 25 : km 4.16 - alt. 37 m - Head north on Bixley Rd/A1189 toward Penshurst Rd
  26. 26 : km 4.31 - alt. 37 m - Head north on Bixley Rd/A1189 toward Chilton Rd
  27. 27 : km 4.49 - alt. 38 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Foxhall Rd
  28. 28 : km 4.53 - alt. 38 m - Head east on Foxhall Rd toward Darnford Gardens
  29. 29 : km 4.73 - alt. 38 m - Head southeast on Foxhall Rd toward Arundel Way
  30. 30 : km 4.96 - alt. 37 m - Head east on Foxhall Rd toward Arundel Way
  31. 31 : km 5.14 - alt. 36 m - Head east on Foxhall Rd toward Heathlands Park
  32. 32 : km 5.31 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Bixley Dr
  33. 33 : km 5.31 - alt. 36 m - Head north on Bixley Dr toward Gwendoline Cl
  34. 34 : km 5.45 - alt. 36 m - Head north on Bixley Dr toward Pardoe Pl
  35. 35 : km 5.59 - alt. 33 m - Head north on Bixley Dr toward Pardoe Pl
  36. 36 : km 5.73 - alt. 33 m - Head east on Bixley Dr toward Sandling Cres
  37. 37 : km 5.86 - alt. 33 m - Head east on Bixley Dr toward Bladen Dr
  38. 38 : km 5.86 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Bladen Dr
  39. 39 : km 6.02 - alt. 35 m - Head north on Bladen Dr
  40. 40 : km 6.03 - alt. 35 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Broadlands Way
  41. 41 : km 6.19 - alt. 35 m - Head east on Broadlands Way toward Brendon Dr
  42. 42 : km 6.24 - alt. 34 m - Head north on Brendon Dr toward Ditchingham Grove
  43. 43 : km 6.39 - alt. 35 m - Head northeast on Brendon Dr toward Fellbrigg Ave
  44. 44 : km 6.52 - alt. 31 m - Head east on Brendon Dr toward Wimpole Cl
  45. 45 : km 6.76 - alt. 29 m - Head east on Penzance Rd toward Newquay Cl
  46. 46 : km 7.02 - alt. 34 m - Head east on Penzance Rd toward Padstow Rd
  47. 47 : km 7.26 - alt. 33 m - Head east on Penzance Rd toward Oregon Rd
  48. 48 : km 7.5 - alt. 34 m - Head east on Penzance Rd toward Falmouth Cl
  49. 49 : km 7.72 - alt. 34 m - Head east on Penzance Rd toward Bell Ln
  50. 50 : km 7.72 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Bell Ln
  51. 51 : km 7.89 - alt. 34 m - Head south on Bell Ln toward Glanville Pl
  52. S/E : km 8.07 - alt. 34 m

Useful Information

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Walking Foxhall and Brookhill Wood

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↔4.80 km ↗+12 m ↘-11 m ◔1h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Foxhall (Suffolk)

Short circular walk around heaths and woodlands of Foxhall, Ipswich. A pleasant stroll around the heaths and woodlands around Foxhall, to the east of Ipswich. The walk is short but nonetheless a pleasant way to while a way an hour or two. Natural woodland, babbling stream and if you look very carefully you may even see what remains of Foxhalls All Saints Church

Walking The Sandlings - Martlesham to Rushmere Heath

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The Sandlings - Martlesham to Rushmere Heath
↔7.74 km ↗+13 m ↘-9 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Martlesham (Suffolk)

A walk across heathland from Martlesham to Rushmere Heath on the eastern fringes of Ipswich
Like most modern towns, Ipswich is suffering from a seemingly endless amount of urban sprawl that envelops the traditional villages that once surrounded it. However, this walk follows heathland that is hidden behind the housing estates all the way from Martlesham through to Rushmere Heath and Ipswich Hospital.

Walking Wherstead Woodlands

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↔7.58 km ↗+34 m ↘-40 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Wherstead (Suffolk)

On the ‘Wherstead Woodlands’ walk, you can see more ancient woodland, the Stalls Valley, farmland and the villages of Wherstead and Freston.

Walking Into the Valley of Wherstead

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Into the Valley of Wherstead
↔5.62 km ↗+43 m ↘-49 m ◔1h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Wherstead (Suffolk)

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Walking Erwarton, Church End & River Orwell from Pin Mill

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↔12.91 km ↗+40 m ↘-39 m ◔3h 50 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Chelmondiston (Suffolk)

This circular walk through the countryside of Suffolk includes a section alongside the River Orwell. The route takes you inland passing Erwarton Hall and the fine church at Church End to the banks of the Orwell from where you can see Felixstowe Docks. The walk then heads north along the Orwell following the Stout and Orwell Walk.

Walking A Stroll by the Deben

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↔2.51 km ↗+3 m ↘-2 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Woodbridge (Suffolk)

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Walking Ships, Saltings and Thomas Seckford

Walker
↔4.85 km ↗+35 m ↘-36 m ◔1h 30 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Woodbridge (Suffolk)

This walk explores the town of Woodbridge, the river Deben and the surrounding landscape.

Walking The Fonnereau Way to Ipswich

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The Fonnereau Way to Ipswich
↔18.42 km ↗+58 m ↘-45 m ◔5h 25 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Woodbridge (Suffolk)

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This walk links the railway stations of Woodbridge, Westerfield and Ipswich with scenic views along the estuary at Woodbridge and the Fynn Valley before entering Ipswich from the west through the historic parkland known as Christchurch park which dates from the 12th century which includes many historic features and a mansion that is open to the public.

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