Balmore Walk And Sonning Eye

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.75 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 98 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 104 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 93 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 34 m
  • ⚐
    District: Reading 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.482245° / W 0.990057°
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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. 75 m
  2. 1 : km 0.15 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Kidmore Road
  3. 2 : km 0.5 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp left onto Gravel Hill
  4. 3 : km 0.51 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Gravel Hill
  5. 4 : km 1.19 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 1.58 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 6 : km 1.86 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 1.95 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Tanners Lane
  9. 8 : km 1.96 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp left onto Tanners Lane
  10. 9 : km 2.35 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Kidmore End Road
  11. 10 : km 2.83 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Crawshay Drive
  12. 11 : km 3.11 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Rosehill Park
  13. 12 : km 3.46 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Peppard Road, B481
  14. 13 : km 3.76 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Tower Close
  15. 14 : km 3.98 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right onto Marchwood Ave - Tower Close
  16. 15 : km 4.06 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Marchwood Avenue
  17. 16 : km 4.09 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 4.37 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right
  19. 18 : km 4.43 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 19 : km 4.45 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 4.85 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight right onto Row Lane
  22. 21 : km 4.92 - alt. 83 m - Keep left onto Church Lane
  23. 22 : km 5.04 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 5.25 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto Church Lane
  25. 24 : km 5.81 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto Dunsden Way
  26. 25 : km 6.02 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 6.79 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Henley Road, A4155
  28. 27 : km 6.99 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Spring Lane
  29. 28 : km 7.02 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto Spring Lane
  30. 29 : km 7.12 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 7.68 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left
  32. 31 : km 8.06 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 8.1 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 8.27 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right onto Playhatch Road, B478
  35. 34 : km 8.55 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 35 : km 10.17 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 10.18 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  38. 37 : km 11.91 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  39. 38 : km 13.11 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  40. 39 : km 13.24 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 13.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 41 : km 14.09 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 14.1 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 14.16 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  45. 44 : km 14.26 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  46. 45 : km 14.66 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Gosbrook Road
  47. 46 : km 14.68 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  48. 47 : km 14.85 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Westfield Road
  49. 48 : km 15.07 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Henley Road, A4155
  50. 49 : km 15.08 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right onto Peppard Road, B481
  51. 50 : km 15.1 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  52. 51 : km 15.12 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight left
  53. 52 : km 15.16 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 15.17 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 15.53 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight left
  56. 55 : km 16.01 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Rotherfield Way
  57. 56 : km 16.08 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right onto Oakley Road
  58. 57 : km 16.09 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Hemdean Road
  59. 58 : km 16.52 - alt. 44 m - Keep right
  60. 59 : km 16.67 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 16.7 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Tymawr
  62. 61 : km 16.86 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Tymawr
  63. 62 : km 16.88 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  64. 63 : km 17 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Kidmore Road
  65. 64 : km 17.23 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Hornbeam Close
  66. 65 : km 17.24 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Kidmore Road
  67. 66 : km 17.6 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Morecambe Avenue
  68. S/E : km 17.75 - alt. 75 m

Useful Information

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