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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 25.87 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 317 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 315 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 232 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 19 m
  • ⚐
    District: Thorverton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.817055° / W 3.558055°
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Description

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(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. 179 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 176 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.36 - alt. 143 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.4 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 1.33 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.43 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 2.65 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight left onto Bullen Street
  10. 10 : km 2.84 - alt. 43 m - Keep right onto Silver Street
  11. 11 : km 4.05 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 5.78 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 5.81 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 14 : km 6.34 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 6.47 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 7 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 7.63 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 8.73 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 8.87 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 20 : km 9.2 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 9.27 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 9.29 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 9.51 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 10.9 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 11.01 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Upton Pyne Hill
  26. 26 : km 11.34 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 11.65 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 11.93 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left onto Bidwell Lane
  29. 29 : km 12.55 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Langford Road
  30. 30 : km 12.65 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 13.36 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 32 : km 15.19 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  33. 33 : km 15.75 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 16.25 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 17.54 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 17.68 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 17.98 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto Wyke Hill
  38. 38 : km 18.36 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 18.74 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 19.61 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 20.53 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 21.01 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 21.56 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 23.25 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 24.06 - alt. 175 m - Turn slight right
  46. 46 : km 24.28 - alt. 191 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 24.39 - alt. 191 m - Keep right
  48. S/E : km 25.87 - alt. 181 m

Useful Information

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NOTE: this description has been amended to correct a route error.

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