Ipswich 15km 3

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 15.08 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 35 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 35 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 50 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ipswich 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.0597° / E 1.164345°
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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. 16 m - Start on Finchley Road
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Cemetery Road
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Blanche Street
  4. 4 : km 0.3 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Woodbridge Road
  5. 5 : km 0.31 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Orchard Street
  6. 6 : km 0.42 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right
  7. 7 : km 0.45 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto St Helens Street, A1156
  8. 8 : km 0.58 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp left onto Upper Orwell Street
  9. 9 : km 0.69 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Upper Barclay Street
  10. 10 : km 0.79 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Cox Lane
  11. 11 : km 0.81 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 0.86 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 0.97 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Tacket Street
  14. 14 : km 1.14 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Silent Street
  15. 15 : km 1.3 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto St Nicholas Street
  16. 16 : km 1.32 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Cutler Street
  17. 17 : km 1.38 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 1.53 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 1.59 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 1.6 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Quadling Way
  21. 21 : km 1.62 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto Quadling Way
  22. 22 : km 1.63 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 1.68 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right onto Grafton Way, A137
  24. 24 : km 1.69 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 1.7 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Grafton Way, A137
  26. 26 : km 1.73 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Commercial Road, A137
  27. 27 : km 1.87 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Commercial Road, A137
  28. 28 : km 2 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto West End Road, A137
  29. 29 : km 2.22 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 2.34 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 2.36 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 2.37 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Compair Crescent
  33. 33 : km 2.46 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Ranelagh Road
  34. 34 : km 3.2 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Ranelagh Road
  35. 35 : km 3.28 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto London Road
  36. 36 : km 3.41 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 4.37 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 4.39 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Valley Road, A1214
  39. 39 : km 6.14 - alt. 50 m - Keep right onto Valley Road, A1214
  40. 40 : km 6.17 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Valley Road, A1214
  41. 41 : km 6.24 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 6.26 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 6.79 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Tuddenham Road
  44. 44 : km 6.79 - alt. 47 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Colchester Road, A1214
  45. 45 : km 7.2 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Sidegate Lane West
  46. 46 : km 7.22 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Sidegate Lane West
  47. 47 : km 8.16 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Humber Doucy Lane
  48. 48 : km 9.91 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Playford Road
  49. 49 : km 10.03 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Playford Road
  50. 50 : km 10.11 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right onto Woodbridge Road East, A1214
  51. 51 : km 10.32 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto Woodbridge Road East
  52. 52 : km 10.37 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Heath Road
  53. 53 : km 10.63 - alt. 40 m - Keep right onto Heath Road, A1189
  54. 54 : km 11.52 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto Heath Road
  55. 55 : km 11.55 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Foxhall Road
  56. 56 : km 14.2 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right onto Warwick Road
  57. 57 : km 14.32 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Woodbridge Road
  58. 58 : km 14.72 - alt. 18 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 14.81 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 14.97 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Cemetery Road
  61. S/E : km 15.08 - alt. 15 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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