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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 43.21 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 71 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 72 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 45 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Colchester 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.872058° / E 0.878968°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.865436° / E 0.87197°
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Start on Layer Road, B1026
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 1.12 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Berechurch Road
  4. 4 : km 2.35 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Berechurch Road
  5. 5 : km 2.36 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Berechurch Hall Road
  6. 6 : km 3.03 - alt. 34 m - Keep right onto Berechurch Hall Road
  7. 7 : km 3.04 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Berechurch Hall Road
  8. 8 : km 3.28 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Berechurch Hall Road
  9. 9 : km 3.69 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Berechurch Hall Road
  10. 10 : km 4.24 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Mersea Road, B1025
  11. 11 : km 5.48 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 5.5 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 5.51 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 5.53 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Mersea Road, B1025
  15. 15 : km 5.56 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Abbot's Road
  16. 16 : km 6.55 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Range View
  17. 17 : km 6.56 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 6.82 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp right onto Old Heath Road
  19. 19 : km 7.11 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Whitehall Road
  20. 20 : km 7.8 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Haven Road
  21. 21 : km 8.34 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Haven Road
  22. 22 : km 8.35 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Haven Road
  23. 23 : km 8.38 - alt. 4 m - Enter roundabout
  24. 24 : km 8.44 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight right onto Haven Bridge, A134
  25. 25 : km 8.6 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Colne Causeway, A134
  26. 26 : km 8.66 - alt. 3 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Eastern Approach, A134
  27. 27 : km 8.94 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Eastern Approach, A134
  28. 28 : km 8.97 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Elmstead Road, A134
  29. 29 : km 9.09 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Greenstead Roundabout, A133
  30. 30 : km 9.13 - alt. 12 m - Keep left onto Greenstead Roundabout, A133
  31. 31 : km 9.2 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right onto Avon Way
  32. 32 : km 11.26 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Bromley Road
  33. 33 : km 15.74 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Hall Road, B1029
  34. 34 : km 17.52 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 17.72 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 17.88 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B1029
  37. 37 : km 18.51 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Harwich Road, A137
  38. 38 : km 19.15 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Wick Lane
  39. 39 : km 19.86 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Lodge Lane
  40. 40 : km 21.05 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Crown Lane North
  41. 41 : km 22.27 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Old Ipswich Road
  42. 42 : km 22.74 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 22.83 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp right onto A120
  44. 44 : km 22.84 - alt. 37 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  45. 45 : km 23.65 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  46. 46 : km 23.8 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  47. 47 : km 24.26 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  48. 48 : km 24.3 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  49. 49 : km 26.22 - alt. 16 m - Keep right onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  50. 50 : km 26.24 - alt. 16 m - Enter roundabout
  51. 51 : km 26.35 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left onto Cowdray Avenue, A133
  52. 52 : km 28.09 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Colne Bank Avenue, A133
  53. 53 : km 28.4 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  54. 54 : km 28.51 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Colne Bank Avenue, A133
  55. 55 : km 30.32 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  56. 56 : km 30.95 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Lexden Road, A1124
  57. 57 : km 30.96 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Lexden Road, A1124
  58. 58 : km 30.98 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Lexden Road, A1124
  59. 59 : km 31 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Lexden Road, A1124
  60. 60 : km 31.04 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Lexden Road, A1124
  61. 61 : km 31.06 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Lexden Road, A1124
  62. 62 : km 31.07 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Lexden Road, A1124
  63. 63 : km 31.09 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Lexden Road, A1124
  64. 64 : km 31.11 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto London Road, A1124
  65. 65 : km 32.69 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto London Road, B1408
  66. 66 : km 33.17 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  67. 67 : km 33.22 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right
  68. 68 : km 33.25 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 4
  69. 69 : km 33.4 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 33.46 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  71. 71 : km 34.74 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Warren Lane
  72. 72 : km 35.27 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Blackberry Road
  73. 73 : km 36.75 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Straight Road
  74. 74 : km 37.52 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Shrub End Road, B1022
  75. 75 : km 37.56 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Gosbecks Road
  76. 76 : km 38.11 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gosbecks Road
  77. 77 : km 38.74 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Layer Road, B1026
  78. 78 : km 38.83 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Berechurch Hall Road
  79. 79 : km 39.72 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right onto Berechurch Road
  80. 80 : km 39.74 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Berechurch Road
  81. 81 : km 40.84 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Earlswood Way
  82. 82 : km 41.55 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Fallowfield Road
  83. 83 : km 41.58 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Alamein Road
  84. 84 : km 41.63 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Cassino Road
  85. 85 : km 42.21 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Alamein Road
  86. 86 : km 42.44 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Salerno Crescent
  87. 87 : km 42.52 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Salerno Crescent
  88. 88 : km 42.6 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Layer Road, B1026
  89. 89 : km 43.12 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 43.13 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  91. E : km 43.21 - alt. 35 m

Useful Information

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