Route 2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.50 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 183 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 188 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 155 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 60 m
  • ⚐
    District: Great Ashby 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.932475° / W 0.178248°
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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. 142 m - Start on Mendip Way
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 143 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Mendip Way
  3. 3 : km 0.18 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Mendip Way
  4. 4 : km 0.22 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Whernside Drive
  5. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.49 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Back Lane
  7. 7 : km 0.5 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.28 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Back Lane
  9. 9 : km 1.51 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Back Lane
  10. 10 : km 1.78 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Back Lane
  11. 11 : km 2.74 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.85 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 3.41 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto High Street, B197
  14. 14 : km 3.42 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Graveley Lane
  15. 15 : km 3.64 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 3.7 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 4.29 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 5.38 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Willian Road
  19. 19 : km 5.55 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 20 : km 6.4 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 6.71 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp right onto Hitchin Road
  22. 22 : km 6.96 - alt. 61 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wymondley Road
  23. 23 : km 7.13 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 7.27 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 8.24 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Stevenage Road, A602
  26. 26 : km 8.39 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Blackhorse Lane
  27. 27 : km 9.25 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Gosmore Road
  28. 28 : km 9.26 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Brick Kiln Lane
  29. 29 : km 10.26 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Charlton Road
  30. 30 : km 11.28 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Temple Close
  31. 31 : km 11.73 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Hoar's Lane
  32. 32 : km 12.58 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 13.63 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 14.14 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 14.21 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 14.62 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 14.73 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 15.11 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Dead Woman's Lane
  39. 39 : km 15.38 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 15.96 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Butchers Lane
  41. 41 : km 16.08 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Church Lane
  42. 42 : km 16.39 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  43. 43 : km 17.2 - alt. 148 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 17.25 - alt. 148 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 18.96 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right onto London Road, B656
  46. 46 : km 19.18 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 19.81 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 20.78 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 21.19 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 21.26 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 21.43 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 21.52 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 21.59 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right
  54. 54 : km 21.63 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight left
  55. 55 : km 21.78 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left
  56. 56 : km 21.87 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right onto Blakeney Road
  57. 57 : km 21.93 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Blakeney Road
  58. 58 : km 21.96 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Clovelly Way
  59. 59 : km 21.99 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Bude Crescent
  60. 60 : km 22.17 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight left onto Scarborough Avenue
  61. 61 : km 22.24 - alt. 102 m - Keep right onto Scarborough Avenue
  62. 62 : km 22.5 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 22.55 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 23.1 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 23.2 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left onto Hitchin Road, A602
  66. 66 : km 23.23 - alt. 99 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Martins Way, A1072
  67. 67 : km 24.64 - alt. 126 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Canterbury Way
  68. 68 : km 24.91 - alt. 133 m - Keep left onto Canterbury Way
  69. 69 : km 24.96 - alt. 135 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Great Ashby Way
  70. 70 : km 25.91 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 26.02 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 26.24 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Bray Drive
  73. 73 : km 26.3 - alt. 140 m - Turn slight right onto Bray Drive
  74. 74 : km 26.41 - alt. 141 m - Turn slight right onto Mendip Way
  75. S/E : km 26.5 - alt. 142 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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