The Donkey Hill Challenge V3.0

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.02 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 99 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 97 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 85 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 25 m
  • ⚐
    District: Nottingham 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.953841° / W 1.143871°
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 41 m - Start on Broad Street
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp right onto High Cross Street
  3. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto East Street
  4. 4 : km 0.2 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Lower Parliament Street, A60
  5. 5 : km 0.22 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Beck Street
  6. 6 : km 0.37 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.4 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.41 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.56 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.58 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 0.64 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto Robin Hood Terrace
  12. 12 : km 0.64 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Promenade
  13. 13 : km 0.78 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Robin Hood Street
  14. 14 : km 0.93 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Hawkridge Gardens
  15. 15 : km 0.93 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.01 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 1.13 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Kelvedon Gardens
  18. 18 : km 1.22 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 1.32 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 1.36 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 1.4 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto St Ann's Well Road
  22. 22 : km 1.42 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Robin Hood Chase
  23. 23 : km 1.47 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 1.52 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 1.71 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 1.71 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Robin Hood Chase
  27. 27 : km 1.91 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 2.02 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 2.06 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right
  30. 30 : km 2.09 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Lobelia Close
  31. 31 : km 2.24 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Hungerhill Road
  32. 32 : km 2.25 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp left
  33. 33 : km 2.53 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 2.58 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 2.79 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 3.01 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 3.17 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Chandos Street
  38. 38 : km 3.34 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Cromer Road
  39. 39 : km 3.39 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 3.41 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ransom Road
  41. 41 : km 3.45 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto The Wells Rd
  42. 42 : km 3.45 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto St Bartholomews Rd
  43. 43 : km 3.8 - alt. 85 m - Keep right to continue on Thorneywood Rise
  44. 44 : km 4.23 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Parry Court
  45. 45 : km 4.23 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 4.33 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto Carlton Road, B686
  47. 47 : km 4.35 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 4.88 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 4.93 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 4.95 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 4.98 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 5.3 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 5.43 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Windmill Lane
  54. 54 : km 5.47 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Devon Street
  55. 55 : km 5.52 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Spalding Road
  56. 56 : km 5.8 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left
  57. 57 : km 5.87 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Windmill Lane
  58. 58 : km 6.18 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 6.25 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 6.29 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 6.36 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Belvoir Hill
  62. 62 : km 6.4 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right onto Dale Street
  63. 63 : km 6.42 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Manor Street
  64. 64 : km 6.61 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Lees Hill Street
  65. 65 : km 6.62 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left onto Lees Hill Footway
  66. 66 : km 6.7 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right onto Sneinton Hermitage
  67. 67 : km 6.82 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 6.84 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 7.08 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right
  70. 70 : km 7.17 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 7.19 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 7.4 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 7.41 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right
  74. 74 : km 7.42 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp left
  75. 75 : km 7.59 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left
  76. 76 : km 7.6 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 7.61 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Bellar Gate
  78. 78 : km 7.66 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 7.72 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Duke's Place
  80. 80 : km 7.73 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Barker Gate
  81. 81 : km 7.76 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 7.79 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 7.88 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Woolpack Lane
  84. 84 : km 7.95 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Stoney Street
  85. 85 : km 7.96 - alt. 42 m - Keep right onto Stoney Street
  86. 86 : km 8 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Broad Street
  87. S/E : km 8.02 - alt. 41 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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