Highwoods Country Park 5.3km

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n°52136107

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yesterday

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 5.33 km
Calculated time: 1h 40
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 57 m
Vertical drop: - 61 m
Highest point: 45 m
Lowest point: 11 m

District: Mile End
Start/End: N 51.90635° / E 0.90394°
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Description

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Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 42 m - Start near 28 Wryneck Cl, Mile End, Colchester CO4 5XH, UK
2 : km 0 - alt. 42 m - Head east on Cycle Path
3 : km 0.01 - alt. 42 m - Turn right to stay on Cycle Path
4 : km 0.36 - alt. 32 m - Head southeast on Cycle Path
5 : km 0.43 - alt. 30 m - Head southwest on Cycle Path
6 : km 0.44 - alt. 30 m - Slight left
7 : km 0.81 - alt. 19 m - Head southwest
8 : km 0.94 - alt. 13 m - Head northeast
9 : km 1.26 - alt. 29 m - Head east toward Cycle Path
10 : km 1.63 - alt. 12 m - Head east toward Cycle Path
11 : km 1.64 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Cycle Path
12 : km 2.03 - alt. 17 m - Turn left to stay on Cycle Path
13 : km 2.03 - alt. 17 m - Head northeast on Cycle Path
14 : km 2.33 - alt. 36 m - Head north on Cycle Path
15 : km 2.56 - alt. 24 m - Head west
16 : km 2.65 - alt. 24 m - Slight right
17 : km 2.99 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
18 : km 2.99 - alt. 33 m - Head northeast
19 : km 2.99 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
20 : km 3.21 - alt. 33 m - Head northeast
21 : km 3.31 - alt. 32 m - Head west
22 : km 3.36 - alt. 32 m - Slight left
23 : km 3.69 - alt. 45 m - Head east
24 : km 3.69 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
25 : km 3.87 - alt. 45 m - Head southwest
26 : km 3.88 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
27 : km 4.14 - alt. 44 m - Head southeast
28 : km 4.4 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
29 : km 4.41 - alt. 31 m - Head south
30 : km 4.41 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
31 : km 4.52 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
32 : km 4.63 - alt. 24 m - Head south
33 : km 4.78 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
34 : km 4.78 - alt. 21 m - Head southwest toward Cycle Path
35 : km 4.96 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Cycle Path
36 : km 4.97 - alt. 32 m - Head northwest on Cycle Path
37 : km 5.33 - alt. 42 m - Turn left to stay on Cycle Path
S/E : km 5.33 - alt. 42 m

Useful Information

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