AAF 250km Route

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 10.07 km
Calculated time: 3h 30
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 227 m
Vertical drop: - 219 m
Highest point: 101 m
Lowest point: 2 m

District: City of Bristol
Start/End: N 51.45615° / W 2.6234°
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S/E : km 0 - alt. 83 m - Start at the Ice Cream Van located on observatory roadnBS8 4AW, UK - START - ICE CREAM VAN
2 : km 0 - alt. 83 m - Run towards suspension bridge
3 : km 0.29 - alt. 13 m - Cross the suspension bridge
4 : km 0.4 - alt. 9 m - Run straight along road towards traffic lights
5 : km 1.06 - alt. 98 m - CROSS ROADnRun into Ashton Court - CROSS ROAD
6 : km 1.64 - alt. 100 m - Run through Ashton Court to cross roads (past entrance to golf club), turn here and run back towards the bridge
7 : km 2.19 - alt. 99 m - CROSS ROAD again and head back towards the bridge
8 : km 3.19 - alt. 84 m - Run back towards ice cram van and turn left on observatory road
9 : km 3.44 - alt. 90 m - Turn left to keep the green on your left
10 : km 4.12 - alt. 67 m - Head towards traffic junction, but steer right towards the zoo to use ROAD CROSSING
11 : km 4.33 - alt. 72 m - CROSS ROAD and then follow pavement/grass along edge of the downs (you can run on/off the road)
12 : km 4.75 - alt. 80 m - Keep following the road with the downs on your left
13 : km 5.26 - alt. 97 m - Keep following the road with the downs on you left, head towards traffic lights
14 : km 5.42 - alt. 96 m - Take the first exit at the roundabout onto westbury road - keep downs on left (again you can run on/off the pavement)
15 : km 6.37 - alt. 84 m - Head straight down past the bus stop and crossing to the next roundabout.nTurn LEFT
16 : km 6.37 - alt. 84 m - n
17 : km 6.41 - alt. 84 m - Keep the downs on your left
18 : km 6.49 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto saville road
19 : km 6.5 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Saville Rd
20 : km 6.62 - alt. 85 m - Turn left towards Parrys Lane
21 : km 6.85 - alt. 89 m - Run straight back towards the edge of Westbury Road again
22 : km 6.87 - alt. 89 m - Turn right and head back down westbury road towards the city
23 : km 7.47 - alt. 96 m - At the roundabout follow the road past the bus stop
24 : km 7.56 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Stoke Road towards the water tower
25 : km 7.91 - alt. 95 m - Past the Cafe CROSS THE ROADnto head down ladies mile
26 : km 7.92 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Ladies Mile
27 : km 9.16 - alt. 68 m - You will end up back near the zoonCROSS THE ROAD
28 : km 9.17 - alt. 67 m - One little hill to finish... Head back up towards the suspension bridge
29 : km 9.88 - alt. 91 m - Head back up observatory Road
30 : km 10.03 - alt. 84 m - FINISH back at the ice cream van!!
S/E : km 10.07 - alt. 84 m

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