Long Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 29.58 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 101 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 106 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 35 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Colchester 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.896404° / E 0.938774°
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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. 34 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.31 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Salary Close
  3. 3 : km 0.41 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left onto Salary Close
  4. 4 : km 0.42 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 1.08 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left
  6. 6 : km 1.49 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 2 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 2.36 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 2.73 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.74 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 2.79 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 12 : km 3.15 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 4.04 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto Chapel Lane
  14. 14 : km 4.05 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Bromley Road
  15. 15 : km 4.55 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Wivenhoe Road
  16. 16 : km 4.56 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 5.06 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 5.07 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 6.12 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 7.2 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 7.21 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 7.68 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 9.28 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Hall Road, B1029
  24. 24 : km 10.16 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 10.77 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 10.99 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight right
  27. 27 : km 12.13 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 13.25 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Bromley Road
  29. 29 : km 13.44 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Clacton Road, A133
  30. 30 : km 13.5 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 15.56 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 16.21 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Colchester Main Road, B1027
  33. 33 : km 16.22 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Cockaynes Lane
  34. 34 : km 16.76 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Cockaynes Lane
  35. 35 : km 16.77 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 16.98 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 17.04 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 17.07 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 17.19 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 17.34 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 17.7 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 17.73 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 43 : km 17.88 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 17.91 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 17.92 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Wivenhoe Road
  46. 46 : km 18.13 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Marsh Farm Lane
  47. 47 : km 18.46 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 19.13 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 21.16 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 21.18 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  51. 51 : km 21.2 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 21.32 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Walter Radcliffe Road
  53. 53 : km 21.32 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto Walter Radcliffe Road
  54. 54 : km 21.36 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Walter Radcliffe Road
  55. 55 : km 21.45 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 21.51 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Brook Street
  57. 57 : km 21.52 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Brook Street
  58. 58 : km 21.54 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Alma Street
  59. 59 : km 21.64 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Alma Street
  60. 60 : km 21.71 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto High Street
  61. 61 : km 21.81 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 21.81 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto High Street, B1028
  63. 63 : km 21.82 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 21.9 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 22.23 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  66. 66 : km 22.57 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 22.75 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left
  68. 68 : km 22.83 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 22.93 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left
  70. 70 : km 23.67 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 23.97 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 24.54 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left onto Boundary Road
  73. 73 : km 24.99 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 25.24 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 25.29 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 25.7 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Boundary Road
  77. 77 : km 25.85 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 25.86 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  79. 79 : km 25.88 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  80. 80 : km 25.98 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Boundary Road
  81. 81 : km 26.16 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Boundary Road
  82. 82 : km 26.3 - alt. 14 m - Keep right onto Boundary Road
  83. 83 : km 26.36 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 26.41 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 26.68 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right
  86. 86 : km 26.71 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Salary Brook Cycle Route
  87. 87 : km 26.73 - alt. 2 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 27.39 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 27.4 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right
  90. 90 : km 27.57 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  91. 91 : km 27.77 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Salary Brook Cycle Route
  92. 92 : km 27.95 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Salary Brook Cycle Route
  93. 93 : km 28.25 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Salary Brook Cycle Route
  94. 94 : km 28.63 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Salary Brook Cycle Route
  95. 95 : km 28.85 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Salary Brook Cycle Route
  96. 96 : km 28.9 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Bromley Road
  97. 97 : km 29.57 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Hawthorn Avenue
  98. S/E : km 29.58 - alt. 34 m

Useful Information

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