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Activity: Walking
Distance: 13.12 km
Calculated time: 3h 50
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 41 m
Vertical drop: - 41 m
Highest point: 145 m
Lowest point: 104 m

District: Central Swindon South
Start/End: N 51.55263° / W 1.78142°
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 145 m - Start near Bath Rd, Swindon, Swindon SN1 4AT, UK
2 : km 0 - alt. 145 m - Walk east on Bath Rd/A4289
3 : km 0.03 - alt. 144 m - Slight right to stay on Bath Rd/A4289
4 : km 0.32 - alt. 141 m - Slight left onto Wood St
5 : km 0.49 - alt. 138 m - Walk south-east on High St/B4289 towards Steeple View
6 : km 0.72 - alt. 134 m - Slight left onto Marlborough Rd/B4289
7 : km 1.25 - alt. 126 m - Walk north on Marlborough Rd/B4289
8 : km 1.26 - alt. 126 m - Sharp right to stay on Marlborough Rd/B4289
9 : km 3.12 - alt. 105 m - Walk south-west on Marlborough Rd/B4006
10 : km 3.19 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
11 : km 3.48 - alt. 113 m - Walk east
12 : km 4.37 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
13 : km 4.48 - alt. 112 m - Walk south
14 : km 4.48 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
15 : km 5.17 - alt. 113 m - Walk north towards Broome Manor Ln
16 : km 5.38 - alt. 113 m - Turn right at Broome Manor Ln
17 : km 5.39 - alt. 113 m - Walk north-east
18 : km 5.71 - alt. 114 m - Walk north-east
19 : km 5.97 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
20 : km 6 - alt. 113 m - Walk north-west
21 : km 6.03 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
22 : km 6.12 - alt. 113 m - Slight right
23 : km 6.41 - alt. 113 m - Walk north-east
24 : km 6.43 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
25 : km 6.63 - alt. 112 m - Walk south
26 : km 7.3 - alt. 114 m - Walk south-east
27 : km 7.31 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
28 : km 7.43 - alt. 112 m - Walk north
29 : km 7.44 - alt. 112 m - Slight left
30 : km 7.65 - alt. 112 m - Walk south-west towards Broome Manor Ln
31 : km 8.33 - alt. 113 m - Sharp left onto Broome Manor Ln
32 : km 8.53 - alt. 113 m - Walk north on Broome Manor Ln
33 : km 8.73 - alt. 113 m - Sharp right
34 : km 8.74 - alt. 113 m - Walk west towards Broome Manor Ln
35 : km 8.75 - alt. 113 m - Turn right at Broome Manor Ln
36 : km 9.41 - alt. 113 m - Walk north-west
37 : km 9.43 - alt. 113 m - Slight right
38 : km 9.73 - alt. 113 m - Walk north-east
39 : km 9.74 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
40 : km 10.03 - alt. 105 m - Walk north towards Marlborough Rd/B4006
41 : km 10.04 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Marlborough Rd/B4006
42 : km 10.96 - alt. 127 m - Slight right to stay on Marlborough Rd/B4006
43 : km 10.98 - alt. 126 m - Enter the roundabout
44 : km 10.99 - alt. 126 m - Walk south-west towards Marlborough Rd/B4006
45 : km 10.99 - alt. 127 m - Exit the roundabout onto Marlborough Rd/B4006
46 : km 11.37 - alt. 125 m - Slight right to stay on Marlborough Rd/B4006
47 : km 11.65 - alt. 126 m - Turn right towards Marlborough Rd
48 : km 11.7 - alt. 126 m - Continue onto Marlborough Rd
49 : km 11.77 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
50 : km 11.78 - alt. 126 m - Slight right
51 : km 11.79 - alt. 126 m - Walk south-west towards Pipers
52 : km 11.8 - alt. 126 m - At Pipers, take the 1st exit onto Marlborough Rd/B4289
53 : km 12.33 - alt. 131 m - Slight right to stay on Marlborough Rd/B4289
54 : km 12.61 - alt. 138 m - Walk north-west on High St/B4289 towards Wood St
55 : km 12.62 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Wood St
56 : km 12.79 - alt. 141 m - Slight right onto Bath Rd/A4289
57 : km 13.04 - alt. 144 m - Slight left to stay on Bath Rd/A4289
S/E : km 13.12 - alt. 145 m

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Departure from Ogbourne St. George (Wiltshire)

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Departure from Ashbury (Oxfordshire)

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Departure from Woolstone (Oxfordshire)

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