Ilminster To Chard Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.55 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 121 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 121 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 90 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 33 m
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Description

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(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. 53 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.45 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right
  3. 3 : km 1.15 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Bay Hill
  4. 4 : km 1.86 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto West Street
  5. 5 : km 1.91 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto West Street
  6. 6 : km 1.95 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Brewery Lane
  7. 7 : km 2.19 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 2.67 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.74 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Canal Way
  10. 10 : km 2.94 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.95 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.97 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Adams Meadow
  14. 14 : km 3.01 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Adams Meadow
  15. 15 : km 3.03 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 16 : km 3.06 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 3.8 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 5.44 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 5.67 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 5.68 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 6.35 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 8.43 - alt. 68 m - Keep right onto Old Taunton to Chard Line
  23. 23 : km 9.34 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Touches Lane
  24. 24 : km 9.48 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 9.49 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Touches Lane
  26. 26 : km 10.06 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 10.47 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Paintmoor Lane
  28. 28 : km 10.78 - alt. 87 m - Keep left onto Paintmoor Lane
  29. 29 : km 11.46 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp left onto Chaffcombe Lane
  30. 30 : km 11.96 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 12.05 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 12.11 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Old Taunton to Chard Line
  33. 33 : km 14.19 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 14.22 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto A358
  35. 35 : km 15 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 36 : km 15.02 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Old Taunton to Chard Train Line
  37. 37 : km 16.49 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 17.27 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 17.56 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 17.57 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Canal Way
  41. 41 : km 17.63 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 17.68 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Bushs Orchard
  43. 43 : km 17.74 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Bushs Orchard
  44. 44 : km 17.75 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Bushs Orchard
  45. 45 : km 17.81 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 17.84 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 18.31 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 18.55 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto West Street
  49. 49 : km 18.59 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto West Street
  50. 50 : km 18.68 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right onto Silver Street
  51. 51 : km 19.32 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Bay Hill
  52. 52 : km 19.41 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 20.1 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight left
  54. S/E : km 20.55 - alt. 53 m

Useful Information

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