Spring Road To Capel And Back 22m/36km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 36.10 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 112 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 116 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 55 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ipswich 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.057067° / E 1.170404°
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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. 14 m - Start on Spring Road
  2. 2 : km 0.27 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Rope Walk
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Rope Walk
  4. 4 : km 0.56 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.57 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Grimwade Street, A1156
  6. 6 : km 0.58 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Rope Walk
  7. 7 : km 0.91 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Foundation Street
  8. 8 : km 0.96 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Foundation Street
  9. 9 : km 1.21 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto Star Lane
  10. 10 : km 1.38 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.42 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 1.43 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto College Street
  13. 13 : km 1.44 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 1.46 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Bridge Street
  15. 15 : km 1.48 - alt. 3 m - Enter roundabout
  16. 16 : km 1.74 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 1.82 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Commercial Road, A137
  18. 18 : km 1.94 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Commercial Road, A137
  19. 19 : km 2.07 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto West End Road, A137
  20. 20 : km 2.99 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto West End Road, A137
  21. 21 : km 3.03 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 3.04 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.06 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto London Road
  24. 24 : km 3.16 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 4.18 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Elton Park
  26. 26 : km 4.2 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Hadleigh Road
  27. 27 : km 4.38 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 4.41 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 4.55 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 4.7 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right
  31. 31 : km 4.77 - alt. 29 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 5.28 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto London Road, A1214
  33. 33 : km 5.82 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 5.87 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 6.52 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 6.56 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 10.34 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto London Road
  38. 38 : km 11.57 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto London Road
  39. 39 : km 11.95 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 13.53 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Mill Hill
  41. 41 : km 14.2 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 15.23 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 43 : km 15.74 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 15.75 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 17.41 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto B1070
  46. 46 : km 18.57 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right onto Woodlands Road
  47. 47 : km 22.35 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Woodlands Road
  48. 48 : km 23.11 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right
  49. 49 : km 23.52 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 23.54 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 24.92 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 52 : km 24.94 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Chattisham Road
  53. 53 : km 26.13 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left onto Chattisham Road
  54. 54 : km 26.62 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Hollow Road
  55. 55 : km 26.66 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Hollow Road
  56. 56 : km 27.05 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  57. 57 : km 27.07 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 27.82 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 27.86 - alt. 49 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 27.87 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight left onto London Road
  61. 61 : km 29.39 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 62 : km 29.4 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 63 : km 29.78 - alt. 40 m - Keep right onto London Road
  64. 64 : km 29.82 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto London Road, A1214
  65. 65 : km 31.32 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 31.32 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 32.17 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Dickens Road
  68. 68 : km 32.19 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto London Road, A1214
  69. 69 : km 32.46 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto London Road
  70. 70 : km 32.49 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 32.5 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 32.58 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Ranelagh Road
  73. 73 : km 33.48 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 33.49 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 33.69 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  76. 76 : km 33.83 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  77. 77 : km 34.03 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 34.11 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto Grafton Way, A137
  79. 79 : km 34.3 - alt. 3 m - Keep right onto Grafton Way, A137
  80. 80 : km 34.31 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Grafton Way, A137
  81. 81 : km 34.32 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Grafton Way, A137
  82. 82 : km 34.35 - alt. 3 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A137
  83. 83 : km 34.41 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto A137
  84. 84 : km 34.42 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto St Peter's Dock
  85. 85 : km 34.52 - alt. 2 m - Keep left onto Albion Quay
  86. 86 : km 35.06 - alt. 2 m - Keep right onto Neptune Quay
  87. 87 : km 35.08 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 35.15 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 35.2 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  90. 90 : km 35.38 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 35.63 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right
  92. 92 : km 35.64 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left
  93. 93 : km 35.64 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right
  94. 94 : km 35.67 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 35.72 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Milner Street
  96. 96 : km 35.8 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Rope Walk
  97. 97 : km 35.84 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto St Helens Street, B1075
  98. S/E : km 36.1 - alt. 14 m

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