Grand Union 20k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.93 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 24 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 24 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 30 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
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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. 6 m - Start on Sandycombe Road, B353
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Sandycombe Road, B353
  3. 3 : km 0.88 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Kew Road, A307
  4. 4 : km 1.48 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 1.49 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.79 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 1.8 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 1.92 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 2.3 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 2.61 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 2.87 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Smith Hill
  12. 12 : km 2.91 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Brentford High Street, A315
  13. 13 : km 3.02 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Goat Wharf
  14. 14 : km 3.27 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 3.28 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  16. 16 : km 3.29 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.75 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 3.76 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 3.79 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.85 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Dock Road
  21. 21 : km 4.04 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  22. 22 : km 4.04 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 4.4 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto Brent Way
  24. 24 : km 4.43 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 25 : km 4.86 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left onto A315
  26. 26 : km 4.91 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 4.99 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 5.76 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 6.12 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 6.13 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Transport Avenue
  31. 31 : km 6.22 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 6.23 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 7.71 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 7.72 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 9.74 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 9.77 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left onto Windmill Lane, A4127
  37. 37 : km 9.82 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 9.84 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right
  39. 39 : km 9.9 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 10.47 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right
  41. 41 : km 10.48 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right onto Glade Lane
  42. 42 : km 10.58 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 10.59 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Melbury Avenue
  44. 44 : km 11.01 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Minterne Avenue
  45. 45 : km 11.16 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Tentelow Lane, A4127
  46. 46 : km 11.6 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto St. Mary's Avenue Central
  47. 47 : km 11.75 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 12.17 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 12.17 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Osterley Lane
  50. 50 : km 12.19 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right onto Osterley Lane
  51. 51 : km 12.4 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left onto Osterley Lane
  52. 52 : km 12.51 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 12.54 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  54. 54 : km 12.55 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 12.96 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 12.98 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  57. 57 : km 13.12 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left
  58. 58 : km 13.45 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 13.93 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 13.96 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Jersey Road
  61. 61 : km 13.97 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Thornbury Road
  62. 62 : km 14.21 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 14.23 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 14.23 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 14.24 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Great West Road, A4
  66. 66 : km 14.25 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Thornbury Road
  67. 67 : km 14.93 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Spring Grove Road, B363
  68. 68 : km 15.18 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto London Road, A315
  69. 69 : km 15.52 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto St. John's Road, B363
  70. 70 : km 16.45 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Twickenham Road, A310
  71. 71 : km 16.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto North Street
  72. 72 : km 16.71 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 16.77 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 16.8 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto North Street
  75. 75 : km 16.89 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto North Street
  76. 76 : km 16.94 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto South Street, A3004
  77. 77 : km 16.97 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Richmond Road, A3004
  78. 78 : km 17.38 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Railshead Road
  79. 79 : km 17.89 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Ranelagh Drive
  80. 80 : km 17.91 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 17.95 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Richmond Lock Footbridge
  82. 82 : km 18.08 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 18.12 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
  84. 84 : km 19.02 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  85. 85 : km 19.02 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 19.03 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  87. 87 : km 19.32 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Benns Walk
  88. 88 : km 19.33 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Kew Road, A307
  89. 89 : km 19.86 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Pagoda Avenue
  90. 90 : km 19.92 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Kew Road, A307
  91. 91 : km 20.57 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto The Avenue
  92. S/E : km 20.93 - alt. 6 m

Useful Information

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