Town And Castle Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.30 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 22 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 22 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 68 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 50 m
  • ⚐
    District: Shrewsbury 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.703929° / W 2.731973°
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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. 67 m - Enter roundabout
  2. 2 : km 0.95 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Abbey Foregate
  3. 3 : km 0.98 - alt. 51 m - Continue onto Abbey Foregate
  4. 4 : km 0.99 - alt. 51 m - Keep left onto Abbey Foregate
  5. 5 : km 1.01 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.02 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.14 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right onto Coleham Head
  8. 8 : km 1.15 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left onto English Bridge
  9. 9 : km 1.36 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Wyle Cop
  10. 10 : km 1.49 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight left onto Wyle Cop
  11. 11 : km 1.59 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
  12. 12 : km 1.76 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Mardol Head
  13. 13 : km 1.92 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Bellstone
  14. 14 : km 1.96 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right onto Bellstone
  15. 15 : km 2.1 - alt. 54 m - Keep right onto Bridge Street
  16. 16 : km 2.2 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Bridge Street
  17. 17 : km 2.21 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Mardol Quay, A458
  18. 18 : km 2.24 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Mardol Quay, A458
  19. 19 : km 2.27 - alt. 51 m - Keep left onto Mardol Quay, A458
  20. 20 : km 2.31 - alt. 51 m - Continue onto Smithfield Road, A458
  21. 21 : km 2.57 - alt. 51 m - Keep left onto Smithfield Road, A458
  22. 22 : km 2.7 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Smithfield Road, A458
  23. 23 : km 2.77 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Castle Foregate, A5191
  24. 24 : km 2.91 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right onto Howard Street
  25. 25 : km 3.43 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 3.51 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 3.79 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right
  28. 28 : km 3.83 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Underdale Road
  29. 29 : km 3.84 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Tankerville Street
  30. 30 : km 4.02 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Monkmoor Road
  31. 31 : km 4.02 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Crowmere Road
  32. 32 : km 4.37 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp right onto Bell Lane
  33. 33 : km 4.66 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 4.68 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 4.87 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Belvidere Road
  36. 36 : km 4.98 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 5.04 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 5.07 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 5.21 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Preston Street
  40. 40 : km 5.27 - alt. 67 m - Keep right onto Preston Street
  41. 41 : km 5.3 - alt. 67 m - Enter roundabout
  42. S/E : km 5.3 - alt. 67 m

Useful Information

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