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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.16 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 146 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 144 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 100 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 32 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.

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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. 82 m
  2. 1 : km 0.44 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Potters Bank
  3. 2 : km 0.61 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Potters Bank
  4. 3 : km 0.63 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto C98a
  5. 4 : km 0.67 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left onto Quarry Heads Lane, C98a
  6. 5 : km 0.72 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  7. 6 : km 0.87 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 1.02 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 1.19 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 1.99 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 2 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 2 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 2.32 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 2.37 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Elvet Waterside
  15. 14 : km 2.4 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 2.59 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 2.71 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  18. 17 : km 2.72 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
  19. 18 : km 3.02 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 3.03 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  21. 20 : km 3.06 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 3.28 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 3.63 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  24. 23 : km 3.65 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto No. 54
  25. 24 : km 3.67 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 3.74 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 4.48 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  28. 27 : km 4.55 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 4.86 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  30. 29 : km 4.89 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight left
  31. 30 : km 5.09 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 5.31 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 5.52 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Hall Lane
  34. 33 : km 6.65 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 7.02 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  36. 35 : km 7.11 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight right
  37. 36 : km 7.21 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  38. 37 : km 7.84 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 7.85 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right onto (Estimated path)
  40. 39 : km 8.58 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight left
  41. 40 : km 8.96 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 9.06 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 9.17 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left
  44. 43 : km 9.34 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto Bridle Road
  45. 44 : km 9.35 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  46. 45 : km 9.57 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 9.73 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 9.99 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto A167
  49. 48 : km 10.18 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 10.34 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  51. 50 : km 11.81 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  52. 51 : km 11.81 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto A167
  53. 52 : km 12.18 - alt. 93 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A167
  54. 53 : km 13.8 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 13.82 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 13.89 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 13.96 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right onto Clay Lane
  58. 57 : km 14.17 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Clay Lane
  59. 58 : km 14.23 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  60. 59 : km 14.28 - alt. 96 m - Keep right
  61. 60 : km 14.35 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight right
  62. 61 : km 14.36 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 14.43 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Potters Bank
  64. 63 : km 14.73 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 14.77 - alt. 81 m - Keep right
  66. 65 : km 14.83 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left
  67. 66 : km 14.93 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Elvet Hill Road
  68. S/E : km 15.16 - alt. 82 m

Useful Information

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