Loop 3/4

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.30 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 8 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 8 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 42 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 27 m
  • ⚐
    District: Kesgrave 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.05503° / E 1.23466°
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Description

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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 right onto Bell Ln
  4. 4 : km 0.17 - alt. 34 m - Head north on Bell Ln toward Penzance Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.32 - alt. 34 m - Head north on Bell Ln toward Penzance Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.4 - alt. 34 m - Head west on Penzance Rd toward Camborne Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.64 - alt. 34 m - Head west on Penzance Rd toward Helston Cl
  8. 8 : km 0.87 - alt. 33 m - Head west on Penzance Rd toward Padstow Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.19 - alt. 35 m - Head west on Penzance Rd toward Newquay Cl
  10. 10 : km 1.43 - alt. 27 m - Continue onto Mendip Dr
  11. 11 : km 1.55 - alt. 30 m - Head north on Mendip Dr toward Blackdown Ave
  12. 12 : km 1.66 - alt. 30 m - Continue onto Beech Rd
  13. 13 : km 1.72 - alt. 30 m - Head north on Beech Rd toward Malvern Cl
  14. 14 : km 1.87 - alt. 33 m - Head north on Beech Rd toward Beech Grove
  15. 15 : km 2.03 - alt. 34 m - Head north on Beech Rd toward Beech Grove
  16. 16 : km 2.1 - alt. 34 m - Head west on Woodbridge Rd/A1214 toward Linksfield
  17. 17 : km 2.36 - alt. 37 m - Head west on Woodbridge Rd/A1214
  18. 18 : km 2.68 - alt. 37 m - Head west on Woodbridge Rd/A1214
  19. 19 : km 2.9 - alt. 36 m - Turn right toward Playford Rd
  20. 20 : km 2.95 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Playford Rd
  21. 21 : km 2.96 - alt. 37 m - Head northwest on Humber Doucy Ln
  22. 22 : km 3.13 - alt. 39 m - Head north on Humber Doucy Ln toward Summerfield Cl
  23. 23 : km 3.27 - alt. 39 m - Head northwest on Humber Doucy Ln toward Summerfield Cl
  24. 24 : km 3.41 - alt. 40 m - Head north on Humber Doucy Ln toward The Street Rushmere
  25. 25 : km 3.57 - alt. 42 m - Head southwest on The Street Rushmere toward Humber Doucy Ln
  26. 26 : km 3.58 - alt. 42 m - Continue onto Rushmere Rd
  27. 27 : km 3.81 - alt. 42 m - Head southwest on Rushmere Rd toward Thornley Dr
  28. 28 : km 4.05 - alt. 42 m - Head southwest on Rushmere Rd toward The Lawns
  29. 29 : km 4.34 - alt. 41 m - Head west on Rushmere Rd
  30. 30 : km 4.35 - alt. 41 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Colchester Rd/A1214
  31. 31 : km 4.49 - alt. 42 m - Head southeast on Colchester Rd/A1214 toward Crofton Rd
  32. 32 : km 4.69 - alt. 42 m - Head southeast on Colchester Rd/A1214 toward Lindsey Rd
  33. 33 : km 4.91 - alt. 40 m - Head east on Woodbridge Rd E/A1214 toward Woodbridge Rd E/A1214
  34. 34 : km 5.04 - alt. 39 m - Head east on Woodbridge Rd E/A1214 toward Glenavon Rd
  35. 35 : km 5.21 - alt. 37 m - Head east on Woodbridge Rd E/A1214 toward Playford Rd
  36. 36 : km 5.39 - alt. 36 m - Head east on Woodbridge Rd E/A1214
  37. 37 : km 5.61 - alt. 37 m - Head east on Woodbridge Rd/A1214 toward Bent Ln
  38. 38 : km 5.85 - alt. 38 m - Head east on Woodbridge Rd/A1214 toward Linksfield
  39. 39 : km 6.2 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Beech Rd
  40. 40 : km 6.21 - alt. 34 m - Head south on Beech Rd toward Beech Grove
  41. 41 : km 6.36 - alt. 34 m - Head south on Beech Rd toward Malvern Cl
  42. 42 : km 6.63 - alt. 30 m - Continue onto Mendip Dr
  43. 43 : km 6.73 - alt. 31 m - Head south on Mendip Dr toward Blackdown Ave
  44. 44 : km 6.9 - alt. 27 m - Head east on Mendip Dr/Penzance Rd toward Brendon Dr
  45. 45 : km 7.09 - alt. 35 m - Head east on Penzance Rd toward Penryn Rd
  46. 46 : km 7.32 - alt. 33 m - Head east on Penzance Rd toward Padstow Rd
  47. 47 : km 7.55 - alt. 34 m - Head east on Penzance Rd toward Helston Cl
  48. 48 : km 7.8 - alt. 34 m - Head east on Penzance Rd toward Bell Ln
  49. 49 : km 7.9 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Bell Ln
  50. 50 : km 7.99 - alt. 34 m - Head south on Bell Ln toward Glanville Pl
  51. 51 : km 8.15 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Glanville Pl
  52. 52 : km 8.16 - alt. 34 m - Head east on Glanville Pl toward Bell Ln
  53. 53 : km 8.16 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Bell Ln
  54. 54 : km 8.27 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  55. S/E : km 8.3 - alt. 34 m

Useful Information

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