Knowle/Chaffcombe

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 63 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 72 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 118 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 57 m
  • ⚐
    District: Chard Town 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.879901° / W 2.966514°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 115 m - Start on Bews Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.32 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 6 : km 1 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.56 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.56 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.12 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Hornsbury Hill, A358
  10. 10 : km 2.5 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Knowle Lane
  11. 11 : km 4.3 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp left onto Woodhouse Lane
  12. 12 : km 5.47 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp right onto Chaffcombe Lane
  13. 13 : km 5.66 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 5.73 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Chaffcombe Lane
  15. 15 : km 5.75 - alt. 85 m - Keep right onto Chaffcombe Lane
  16. 16 : km 6.26 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 6.39 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Taunton to Chard Line
  18. 18 : km 7.3 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Touches Lane
  19. 19 : km 7.45 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right onto Chaffcombe Road
  20. 20 : km 7.67 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Furnham Road, A358
  21. 21 : km 7.78 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Mount Hindrance Lane
  22. 22 : km 7.87 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Mount Hindrance Lane
  23. 23 : km 8.11 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 8.12 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Thorndun Park Drive
  25. 25 : km 8.33 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Britannia Way
  26. 26 : km 8.48 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 8.58 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 8.65 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp left
  29. 29 : km 8.69 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight left
  30. 30 : km 8.83 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  31. S/E : km 9 - alt. 115 m

Useful Information

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