Orwell Via Belstead Brook

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.25 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 70 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 78 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 42 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ipswich 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.05394° / E 1.111718°
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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. 22 m - Start on Larchwood Close
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right onto Larchwood Close
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Hadleigh Road
  4. 4 : km 1.15 - alt. 38 m - Keep left onto London Road, A1214
  5. 5 : km 1.21 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.23 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight right onto London Road, A1214
  7. 7 : km 1.23 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.24 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.27 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto London Road
  10. 10 : km 1.28 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Scrivener Drive
  11. 11 : km 1.33 - alt. 40 m - Keep right onto Scrivener Drive
  12. 12 : km 1.44 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 13 : km 1.45 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.51 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.51 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Scrivener Drive
  16. 16 : km 1.63 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Shepherd Drive
  17. 17 : km 1.74 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Chamberlain Way
  18. 18 : km 2.24 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Cottingham Road
  19. 19 : km 2.58 - alt. 19 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 2.87 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 3.11 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 3.27 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 3.79 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Ellenbrook Road
  25. 25 : km 3.84 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 4.31 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 4.37 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 4.51 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 5.02 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 5.03 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 5.05 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 5.63 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left
  33. 33 : km 6.75 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto A137
  34. 34 : km 6.77 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto The Street
  35. 35 : km 7.08 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 8 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 8.35 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto B1456
  38. 38 : km 8.49 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 9.64 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 9.65 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  41. 41 : km 9.7 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto The Strand
  42. 42 : km 9.94 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A137
  43. 43 : km 9.99 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Wherstead Road, A137
  44. 44 : km 10.13 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 11.36 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight right onto Bobbits Lane
  46. 46 : km 11.43 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 11.44 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 11.95 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  49. 49 : km 12.09 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 12.16 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 12.62 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Ellenbrook Road
  52. 52 : km 12.68 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 13.18 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 13.2 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 13.36 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 13.38 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 13.6 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 58 : km 13.75 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 14.4 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Shepherd Drive
  60. 60 : km 14.65 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Scrivener Drive
  61. 61 : km 14.95 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto London Road
  62. 62 : km 14.96 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 14.99 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 15 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto London Road, A1214
  65. 65 : km 15.01 - alt. 39 m - Keep left
  66. 66 : km 15.02 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 15.03 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 15.05 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 16.22 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Larchwood Close
  70. 70 : km 16.23 - alt. 20 m - Keep left onto Larchwood Close
  71. S/E : km 16.25 - alt. 21 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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