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Activity: Walking
Distance: 7.79 km
Calculated time: 2h 15
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: No
Vertical gain: + 8 m
Vertical drop: - 5 m
Highest point: 49 m
Lowest point: 39 m

District: Colchester
Start: N 51.91062° / E 0.92227°
End: N 51.9103° / E 0.91986°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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Waypoints

S : km 0 - alt. 41 m - Start near Highwoods Approach, Colchester, Essex CO4 9RN, UK
2 : km 0 - alt. 41 m - Walk north-east
3 : km 0.01 - alt. 41 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Derwent Rd
4 : km 0.63 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
5 : km 0.67 - alt. 44 m - Walk north towards Derwent Rd
6 : km 0.71 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Derwent Rd
7 : km 0.72 - alt. 45 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Brinkley Ln
8 : km 0.9 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
9 : km 0.91 - alt. 44 m - Walk north towards Brinkley Ln
10 : km 0.92 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Brinkley Ln
11 : km 0.93 - alt. 44 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Severalls Ln
12 : km 1.36 - alt. 47 m - Walk north on Severalls Ln towards Newcomen Way
13 : km 1.64 - alt. 47 m - Enter the roundabout
14 : km 1.65 - alt. 47 m - Walk north towards Mill Rd
15 : km 1.66 - alt. 47 m - Exit the roundabout onto Severalls Ln
16 : km 1.79 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
17 : km 1.79 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
18 : km 1.91 - alt. 45 m - Walk east
19 : km 1.99 - alt. 46 m - Turn left towards Axial Way
20 : km 2 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Axial Way
21 : km 2.38 - alt. 47 m - Walk west on Axial Way
22 : km 2.74 - alt. 47 m - Walk west on Axial Way
23 : km 3.06 - alt. 49 m - Walk south-east towards Via Urbis Romanae
24 : km 3.11 - alt. 49 m - Exit the roundabout onto Via Urbis Romanae
25 : km 3.6 - alt. 49 m - Walk south-west on Via Urbis Romanae
26 : km 3.92 - alt. 49 m - Walk south-west on Via Urbis Romanae
27 : km 3.97 - alt. 49 m - Slight left to stay on Via Urbis Romanae
28 : km 4.06 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Northern Approach/A134
29 : km 4.36 - alt. 48 m - Walk south on Northern Approach/A134 towards Mill Rd
30 : km 4.37 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Mill Rd
31 : km 4.84 - alt. 47 m - Walk north-east on Mill Rd towards Romulus Cl
32 : km 5.27 - alt. 48 m - Enter the roundabout
33 : km 5.27 - alt. 48 m - Walk east towards Brinkley Grove Rd
34 : km 5.3 - alt. 48 m - Exit the roundabout onto Brinkley Grove Rd
35 : km 5.56 - alt. 43 m - Walk north-east towards Gavin Way
36 : km 5.6 - alt. 42 m - Exit the roundabout onto Brinkley Grove Rd
37 : km 5.95 - alt. 47 m - Walk south-east on Brinkley Grove Rd
38 : km 6.13 - alt. 46 m - At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Highclere Rd
39 : km 6.18 - alt. 46 m - Walk south on Highclere Rd
40 : km 6.48 - alt. 45 m - Enter the roundabout
41 : km 6.49 - alt. 45 m - Walk west on Eastwood Dr towards California Cl
42 : km 6.82 - alt. 44 m - Walk south on Eastwood Dr towards Valley View Cl
43 : km 6.98 - alt. 44 m - Walk south on Eastwood Dr towards Reynards Copse
44 : km 7.2 - alt. 42 m - Walk south-east on Eastwood Dr towards Barncroft Cl
45 : km 7.28 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
46 : km 7.28 - alt. 42 m - Walk north towards Eastwood Dr
47 : km 7.52 - alt. 44 m - Continue onto Highwoods Square
48 : km 7.54 - alt. 44 m - Walk north on Highwoods Square towards Tynedale Square
49 : km 7.63 - alt. 44 m - Walk north on Highwoods Square
50 : km 7.63 - alt. 44 m - Sharp right to stay on Highwoods Square
51 : km 7.68 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
E : km 7.79 - alt. 44 m

Useful Information

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