Macmillan Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.11 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 125 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 121 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 129 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 61 m
  • ⚐
    District: Frome 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.23182° / W 2.3225°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

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

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 69 m - Start near 1 Scott Rd, Frome BA11 1AL, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 69 m - Walk south-east on Cork St towards Market Pl/B3090
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 68 m - Walk south-east on Cork St towards Market Pl/B3090
  4. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Market Pl/B3090
  5. 5 : km 0.2 - alt. 77 m - Walk south on Bath St/B3090 towards Palmer St
  6. 6 : km 0.35 - alt. 92 m - Walk south on Bath St/B3090
  7. 7 : km 0.38 - alt. 94 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Wesley Slope/A362
  8. 8 : km 0.48 - alt. 101 m - Walk south on Wesley Slope/B3090 towards Keyford/B3092
  9. 9 : km 0.61 - alt. 110 m - Walk south-west on Butts Hill/B3090 towards Footpath
  10. 10 : km 0.76 - alt. 108 m - Walk south-west on Butts Hill/B3090 towards Newington Cl
  11. 11 : km 0.92 - alt. 104 m - Walk south-west on The Butts/B3090
  12. 12 : km 1.08 - alt. 105 m - Walk south-west on The Butts/B3090 towards The Butts/B3090
  13. 13 : km 1.26 - alt. 106 m - Walk south-west on The Butts/B3090 towards The Grove
  14. 14 : km 1.42 - alt. 109 m - Walk south on The Butts/B3090 towards The Grove
  15. 15 : km 1.59 - alt. 112 m - Walk south on Marston Rd/B3090 towards Cabell Rd
  16. 16 : km 1.73 - alt. 110 m - Walk south-west on Marston Rd/B3090
  17. 17 : km 1.89 - alt. 110 m - Walk south-west on Marston Rd/B3090
  18. 18 : km 1.97 - alt. 110 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Sandys Hill Ln
  19. 19 : km 2.07 - alt. 109 m - Walk south-east on Sandys Hill Ln towards Wessex Fields
  20. 20 : km 2.34 - alt. 101 m - Walk east on Sandys Hill Ln towards Little Keyford Ln
  21. 21 : km 2.51 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Little Keyford Ln
  22. 22 : km 2.58 - alt. 93 m - Walk north-east on Little Keyford Ln towards Keyford Farmhouse
  23. 23 : km 2.8 - alt. 105 m - Walk north-east on Little Keyford Ln towards Gurnville Cottages
  24. 24 : km 2.97 - alt. 109 m - Walk north-east on Little Keyford Ln
  25. 25 : km 3.05 - alt. 109 m - Continue onto Mount Pleasant
  26. 26 : km 3.14 - alt. 109 m - Walk north-east on Mount Pleasant towards The Mount/B3092
  27. 27 : km 3.23 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Culverhill/B3092
  28. 28 : km 3.26 - alt. 104 m - Walk north on Culverhill/B3092 towards Feltham Dr
  29. 29 : km 3.38 - alt. 96 m - Walk north on Culverhill/B3092 towards Sunnyside
  30. 30 : km 3.51 - alt. 102 m - Walk north on Culverhill/B3092 towards Sunnyside
  31. 31 : km 3.6 - alt. 106 m - Walk north on Culverhill/B3092 towards Lock's Hill
  32. 32 : km 3.68 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Lock's Hill
  33. 33 : km 3.95 - alt. 99 m - Walk north-east on Lock's Hill towards Knightstone Heights
  34. 34 : km 4.15 - alt. 88 m - Walk north-east on Lock's Hill towards Caxton Rd
  35. 35 : km 4.38 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Portway/A362
  36. 36 : km 4.45 - alt. 77 m - Walk east on Portway/A362 towards Wallbridge Ave
  37. 37 : km 4.67 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-east on Wallbridge/A362 towards Harris Cl
  38. 38 : km 4.86 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto New Rd
  39. 39 : km 4.93 - alt. 66 m - Walk north on New Rd towards Hillside Dr
  40. 40 : km 5.06 - alt. 68 m - Walk north on New Rd towards Rodden Rd
  41. 41 : km 5.1 - alt. 67 m - Continue onto Rodden Rd
  42. 42 : km 5.23 - alt. 71 m - Walk west on Rodden Rd
  43. 43 : km 5.24 - alt. 71 m - Turn right towards St Mary's Rd
  44. 44 : km 5.31 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto St Mary's Rd
  45. 45 : km 5.4 - alt. 75 m - Sharp right towards St John's Rd
  46. 46 : km 5.56 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto St John's Rd
  47. 47 : km 5.61 - alt. 83 m - Walk north-east on St John's Rd towards Boundary Ave
  48. 48 : km 5.65 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Boundary Ave
  49. 49 : km 5.75 - alt. 81 m - Continue onto Wyville Rd
  50. 50 : km 5.9 - alt. 84 m - Walk north-east on Wyville Rd towards Linsvale Dr
  51. 51 : km 6.07 - alt. 88 m - Walk north-east on Wyville Rd towards Bramley Dr
  52. 52 : km 6.45 - alt. 89 m - Walk north-east on Wyville Rd towards Holmbury Cl
  53. 53 : km 6.55 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Clink Rd
  54. 54 : km 6.67 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Brunel Way
  55. 55 : km 6.84 - alt. 88 m - Walk north-east on Brunel Way towards Stephenson Dr
  56. 56 : km 7.01 - alt. 88 m - Walk north-west on Brunel Way towards Collett Way
  57. 57 : km 7.28 - alt. 87 m - Walk west on Brunel Way towards Charterhouse Dr
  58. 58 : km 7.58 - alt. 87 m - Walk west on Brunel Way towards Laurel Cl
  59. 59 : km 7.58 - alt. 87 m - Continue onto Stonebridge Dr
  60. 60 : km 8.21 - alt. 79 m - Walk west on Stonebridge Dr towards Maple Ct
  61. 61 : km 8.25 - alt. 79 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Princess Anne Rd
  62. 62 : km 8.34 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Bath Rd/B3090
  63. 63 : km 8.4 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Grange Rd
  64. 64 : km 8.57 - alt. 90 m - Walk west on Grange Rd towards Tankey's Cl
  65. 65 : km 8.76 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Leys Ln
  66. 66 : km 8.79 - alt. 86 m - Walk south-east on Leys Ln towards Leys Hill
  67. 67 : km 8.92 - alt. 79 m - Walk south on Leys Ln towards Leystone Cl
  68. 68 : km 9.14 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Spring Rd
  69. 69 : km 9.16 - alt. 71 m - Walk west on Spring Rd towards Wickham Rise
  70. 70 : km 9.29 - alt. 67 m - Walk south-west on Spring Rd towards Wickham Rise
  71. 71 : km 9.43 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Welshmill Rd
  72. 72 : km 9.45 - alt. 62 m - Walk north on Welshmill Rd towards Welshmill Ln
  73. 73 : km 9.47 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Welshmill Ln
  74. 74 : km 9.8 - alt. 70 m - Walk south-west on Welshmill Ln towards W End
  75. 75 : km 9.88 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Whatcombe Rd
  76. 76 : km 10.01 - alt. 72 m - Walk north-west on Whatcombe Rd towards Low Water
  77. 77 : km 10.27 - alt. 74 m - Walk north-west on Whatcombe Rd towards Upper Whatcombe
  78. 78 : km 10.58 - alt. 96 m - Walk south-west on Whatcombe Rd towards Vernal Ln
  79. 79 : km 10.74 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Vallis Rd/A362
  80. 80 : km 10.81 - alt. 111 m - Walk south-east on Vallis Rd/A362 towards Robins Ln
  81. 81 : km 10.9 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Robins Ln
  82. 82 : km 11.04 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Houston Way
  83. 83 : km 11.17 - alt. 122 m - Walk south-west on Houston Way towards Landsdown Mews
  84. 84 : km 11.23 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Broadway
  85. 85 : km 11.38 - alt. 128 m - Continue onto Egford Hill
  86. 86 : km 11.4 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Oakfield Rd
  87. 87 : km 11.43 - alt. 129 m - Walk south on Oakfield Rd towards Acorn Cl
  88. 88 : km 11.58 - alt. 126 m - Walk south on Oakfield Rd towards Nunney Rd
  89. 89 : km 11.7 - alt. 125 m - Walk south on Oakfield Rd towards Nunney Rd
  90. 90 : km 11.84 - alt. 124 m - Walk south-east on Oakfield Rd towards Critchill Rd
  91. 91 : km 12 - alt. 119 m - Walk east on Oakfield Rd towards Dommetts Ln
  92. 92 : km 12.06 - alt. 118 m - Continue onto Somerset Rd
  93. 93 : km 12.2 - alt. 117 m - Walk south-east on Somerset Rd towards Weymouth Rd
  94. 94 : km 12.22 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Weymouth Rd
  95. 95 : km 12.47 - alt. 106 m - Walk north-east on Weymouth Rd towards Christchurch St W/A362
  96. 96 : km 12.58 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Christchurch St W/A362
  97. 97 : km 12.59 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Catherine St
  98. 98 : km 12.7 - alt. 95 m - Walk north-east on Catherine St towards High St
  99. 99 : km 12.82 - alt. 91 m - Continue onto Catherine Hill
  100. 100 : km 12.84 - alt. 89 m - Walk east on Catherine Hill towards Paul St
  101. 101 : km 12.94 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Stony St
  102. 102 : km 12.96 - alt. 73 m - Walk north-east on Stony St towards Bath St/B3090
  103. 103 : km 13.01 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Market Pl/B3090
  104. 104 : km 13.02 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Cork St
  105. S/E : km 13.11 - alt. 68 m

Useful Information

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