Willy Wicket Loop 10miler

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 15.76 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 110 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 108 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 87 m
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    Lowest point: 26 m
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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

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 47 m
  2. 1 : km 0.05 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Ring Road Path
  3. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Badminton Road, A432
  4. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 47 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A4174
  5. 4 : km 0.16 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.84 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto A432
  7. 6 : km 1.15 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Ruffet Road
  8. 7 : km 1.16 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 8 : km 1.18 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left onto Ruffet Road
  10. 9 : km 1.18 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right onto A432
  11. 10 : km 1.21 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight left
  12. 11 : km 1.25 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp right onto Down Road
  13. 12 : km 2.21 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right onto Harcombe Hill
  14. 13 : km 2.52 - alt. 71 m - Continue onto Hicks Common Road
  15. 14 : km 3.24 - alt. 67 m - Continue onto Nicholls Lane
  16. 15 : km 3.86 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto High Street, B4058
  17. 16 : km 4.6 - alt. 70 m - Continue onto Winterbourne Hill, B4058
  18. 17 : km 5.34 - alt. 48 m - Continue onto B4058
  19. 18 : km 6.03 - alt. 47 m - Continue onto Whiteshill, B4058
  20. 19 : km 6.16 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  21. 20 : km 6.39 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right onto Frome Valley Walkway
  22. 21 : km 7.57 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Grange Park
  23. 22 : km 7.68 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Cleeve Road
  24. 23 : km 7.94 - alt. 27 m - Continue onto Cleeve Wood Road
  25. 24 : km 8.51 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Bromley Heath Road, A4017
  26. 25 : km 8.52 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Cleeve Hill, A4017
  27. 26 : km 10.76 - alt. 74 m - Walk south on Teewell Hill/A4175 towards Signal Rd
  28. 27 : km 10.8 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Signal Rd
  29. 28 : km 11.06 - alt. 68 m - Turn right towards Bristol And Bath Railway Path
  30. 29 : km 11.08 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Bristol And Bath Railway Path
  31. 30 : km 11.13 - alt. 68 m - Walk east on Bristol And Bath Railway Path
  32. 31 : km 11.5 - alt. 67 m - Walk east on Bristol And Bath Railway Path
  33. 32 : km 11.81 - alt. 65 m - Walk south-east on Bristol And Bath Railway Path
  34. 33 : km 11.9 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 11.94 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 12.35 - alt. 82 m - Walk north towards Rodway Hill
  37. 36 : km 12.41 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Rodway Hill
  38. 37 : km 12.82 - alt. 76 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rodway Hill Rd/B4465
  39. 38 : km 12.89 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto St James Pl
  40. 39 : km 13.05 - alt. 72 m - Walk north-west on St James St towards Richmond Rd
  41. 40 : km 13.08 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Richmond Rd
  42. 41 : km 13.41 - alt. 65 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Blackhorse Rd
  43. 42 : km 14.23 - alt. 52 m - Walk north on Blackhorse Rd towards Elmtree Ave
  44. 43 : km 14.31 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Westerleigh Rd
  45. 44 : km 14.33 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Blackhorse Ln
  46. 45 : km 15.19 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Badminton Rd/A432
  47. 46 : km 15.22 - alt. 47 m - Walk north-east on Badminton Rd/A432 towards Church Ln
  48. 47 : km 15.71 - alt. 47 m - Slight left to stay on Badminton Rd/A432
  49. 48 : km 15.73 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 15.74 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  51. S/E : km 15.76 - alt. 47 m

Useful Information

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