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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 34.14 km
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    Calculated time: 10h 00 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 91 m
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    Vertical drop: - 93 m
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    Highest point: 51 m
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    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Colchester 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.872° / E 0.87879°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Start near 168 Layer Rd, Colchester CO2 7JX, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Walk north-east on Layer Rd/B1026
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.89 - alt. 33 m - Walk east towards Berechurch Rd
  5. 5 : km 1.13 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Berechurch Rd
  6. 6 : km 1.13 - alt. 33 m - Walk north-east on Berechurch Rd
  7. 7 : km 1.14 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.16 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.52 - alt. 34 m - Take the pedestrian tunnel
  10. 10 : km 1.56 - alt. 34 m - Walk east
  11. 11 : km 1.78 - alt. 34 m - Walk east
  12. 12 : km 1.79 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.12 - alt. 31 m - Walk south-east towards Hooper Ave
  14. 14 : km 2.75 - alt. 33 m - Walk south towards Hooper Ave
  15. 15 : km 2.99 - alt. 33 m - Turn left towards Berechurch Hall Rd
  16. 16 : km 3.01 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Berechurch Hall Rd
  17. 17 : km 3.03 - alt. 33 m - Walk east on Berechurch Hall Rd towards Richard Nichols Cl
  18. 18 : km 3.7 - alt. 32 m - Enter the roundabout
  19. 19 : km 3.71 - alt. 32 m - Walk north towards Mersea Rd/B1025
  20. 20 : km 3.73 - alt. 32 m - Exit the roundabout onto Mersea Rd/B1025
  21. 21 : km 4.53 - alt. 28 m - Walk north-east on Mersea Rd/B1025 towards Queen Elizabeth Way
  22. 22 : km 5 - alt. 30 m - Walk north on Mersea Rd/B1025
  23. 23 : km 5.01 - alt. 30 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Abbot's Rd
  24. 24 : km 5.87 - alt. 24 m - Walk east on Abbot's Rd towards Swallowdale
  25. 25 : km 6.27 - alt. 16 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Old Heath Rd
  26. 26 : km 6.28 - alt. 16 m - Walk south-east on Old Heath Rd towards Cottage Dr
  27. 27 : km 6.51 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Speedwell Rd
  28. 28 : km 6.66 - alt. 21 m - Walk west on Speedwell Rd towards Savill Rd
  29. 29 : km 6.91 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-east on Speedwell Rd towards Wick Rd
  30. 30 : km 7.24 - alt. 22 m - Walk east on Speedwell Rd towards Fingringhoe Rd
  31. 31 : km 7.25 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Fingringhoe Rd
  32. 32 : km 7.82 - alt. 19 m - Walk south on Fingringhoe Rd towards Weir Ln
  33. 33 : km 8.48 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto Furneaux Ln
  34. 34 : km 8.51 - alt. 24 m - Walk north on Furneaux Ln towards Weir Ln
  35. 35 : km 8.54 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Rectory Rd
  36. 36 : km 9.53 - alt. 10 m - Continue onto Head St
  37. 37 : km 9.69 - alt. 3 m - Walk north on Marsh Cres towards Oxton Cl
  38. 38 : km 9.89 - alt. 2 m - Continue onto Rowhedge Rd
  39. 39 : km 11.49 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Fingringhoe Rd
  40. 40 : km 11.56 - alt. 19 m - Continue onto Old Heath Rd
  41. 41 : km 11.6 - alt. 18 m - Walk north on Old Heath Rd towards Speedwell Rd
  42. 42 : km 12.17 - alt. 19 m - Walk north-east towards Whitehall Rd
  43. 43 : km 12.18 - alt. 20 m - Exit the roundabout onto Whitehall Rd
  44. 44 : km 12.87 - alt. 6 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Haven Rd
  45. 45 : km 13.44 - alt. 5 m - Enter the roundabout
  46. 46 : km 13.46 - alt. 5 m - Walk east towards Haven Rd
  47. 47 : km 13.5 - alt. 5 m - Exit the roundabout onto Colne Causeway/A134
  48. 48 : km 13.75 - alt. 3 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Eastern Approach
  49. 49 : km 14.07 - alt. 9 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Colne Causeway/Elmstead Rd/A134
  50. 50 : km 14.21 - alt. 11 m - Enter Greenstead Roundabout
  51. 51 : km 14.22 - alt. 10 m - Walk north on Greenstead Roundabout towards St Andrew's Ave/A133
  52. 52 : km 14.23 - alt. 10 m - Exit the roundabout onto St Andrew's Ave/A133
  53. 53 : km 14.24 - alt. 10 m - At Greenstead Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Greenstead Rd
  54. 54 : km 14.29 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 14.36 - alt. 10 m - Take the zebra crossing
  56. 56 : km 14.91 - alt. 10 m - Walk north-west on St Andrew's Ave/A133
  57. 57 : km 15.33 - alt. 19 m - Slight right to stay on St Andrew's Ave/A133
  58. 58 : km 15.72 - alt. 16 m - Walk north on Ipswich Rd/A133 towards Ipswich Rd/A1232
  59. 59 : km 16.72 - alt. 35 m - Slight left onto Ipswich Rd/A1232
  60. 60 : km 17.6 - alt. 38 m - Slight left to stay on Ipswich Rd/A1232
  61. 61 : km 17.66 - alt. 37 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Highwoods Approach
  62. 62 : km 17.68 - alt. 37 m - Walk south-east on Highwoods Approach
  63. 63 : km 17.7 - alt. 37 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ipswich Rd/A1232
  64. 64 : km 18.13 - alt. 42 m - Slight right to stay on Ipswich Rd/A1232
  65. 65 : km 18.2 - alt. 43 m - Walk north-west on Severalls Ln towards Ipswich Rd/A1232
  66. 66 : km 19.42 - alt. 47 m - Walk north-west towards Mill Rd
  67. 67 : km 19.44 - alt. 47 m - Exit the roundabout onto Severalls Ln
  68. 68 : km 20.58 - alt. 47 m - Continue onto Langham Rd
  69. 69 : km 20.9 - alt. 49 m - Walk north-west on Langham Rd towards Straight Rd
  70. 70 : km 21.48 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Straight Rd
  71. 71 : km 21.5 - alt. 50 m - Walk south-west on Straight Rd towards Horkesley Rd
  72. 72 : km 22.43 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Boxted Rd
  73. 73 : km 22.95 - alt. 47 m - Walk south on Boxted Rd towards United Way
  74. 74 : km 23.81 - alt. 50 m - Enter the roundabout
  75. 75 : km 23.83 - alt. 50 m - Walk east towards Boxted Rd
  76. 76 : km 23.86 - alt. 50 m - Exit the roundabout onto Northern Approach/A134
  77. 77 : km 24.29 - alt. 49 m - Turn right to stay on Northern Approach/A134
  78. 78 : km 24.49 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 24.5 - alt. 49 m - Walk south-east towards Northern Approach/A134
  80. 80 : km 24.51 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Northern Approach/A134
  81. 81 : km 25.55 - alt. 27 m - Slight right to stay on Northern Approach/A134
  82. 82 : km 25.86 - alt. 17 m - Slight left onto Turner Rd/A134
  83. 83 : km 25.96 - alt. 16 m - Walk west on A134 towards Turner Rd
  84. 84 : km 26.08 - alt. 14 m - Turn left to stay on A134
  85. 85 : km 26.27 - alt. 12 m - Enter Essex Hall Roundabout
  86. 86 : km 26.28 - alt. 12 m - Walk south on Essex Hall Roundabout towards Clarendon Way
  87. 87 : km 26.3 - alt. 12 m - Exit the roundabout onto N Station Rd
  88. 88 : km 26.43 - alt. 11 m - Slight left to stay on N Station Rd
  89. 89 : km 26.47 - alt. 11 m - Enter the roundabout
  90. 90 : km 26.48 - alt. 12 m - Walk west towards N Station Rd
  91. 91 : km 26.51 - alt. 12 m - Exit the roundabout onto Colne Bank Ave/A133
  92. 92 : km 26.57 - alt. 11 m - Walk west on Colne Bank Ave/A133 towards Belle Vue Rd
  93. 93 : km 26.72 - alt. 7 m - Slight right to stay on Colne Bank Ave/A133
  94. 94 : km 26.86 - alt. 7 m - Walk west on Colne Bank Ave/A133 towards Ave of Remembrance
  95. 95 : km 27.21 - alt. 8 m - Walk south-west on Colne Bank Ave/Ave of Remembrance/A133 towards Sheepen Rd
  96. 96 : km 27.58 - alt. 7 m - Walk west on Cymbeline Way/Ave of Remembrance/A133
  97. 97 : km 27.92 - alt. 10 m - Walk west on Cymbeline Way/Ave of Remembrance/A133 towards Glen Ave
  98. 98 : km 28.19 - alt. 12 m - Walk south-west on Glen Ave towards Hubert Rd
  99. 99 : km 28.64 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Lexden Rd/A1124
  100. 100 : km 28.65 - alt. 35 m - Walk west on Lexden Rd/A1124 towards Glen Ave
  101. 101 : km 29.51 - alt. 36 m - Slight left to stay on Lexden Rd/A1124
  102. 102 : km 29.57 - alt. 36 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
  103. 103 : km 29.59 - alt. 37 m - Walk north-west
  104. 104 : km 29.61 - alt. 36 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto London Rd/A1124
  105. 105 : km 29.9 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Straight Rd
  106. 106 : km 29.92 - alt. 38 m - Walk south on Straight Rd towards Chaucer Way
  107. 107 : km 31.11 - alt. 38 m - Walk south on Straight Rd
  108. 108 : km 31.98 - alt. 37 m - Enter the roundabout
  109. 109 : km 31.99 - alt. 37 m - Walk north-east
  110. 110 : km 32 - alt. 37 m - Exit the roundabout onto Shrub End Rd/B1022
  111. 111 : km 32.03 - alt. 37 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Gosbecks Rd
  112. 112 : km 33.2 - alt. 35 m - Enter the roundabout
  113. 113 : km 33.21 - alt. 36 m - Walk north-west towards Layer Rd/B1026
  114. 114 : km 33.22 - alt. 35 m - Exit the roundabout onto Layer Rd/B1026
  115. S/E : km 34.14 - alt. 35 m

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