A Route 8

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.11 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 41 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 43 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 32 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Norwich 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.641729° / E 1.302609°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.64203° / E 1.300087°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 26 m - Start on Silver Road
  2. 2 : km 0.6 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Barrack Street, A147
  3. 3 : km 0.64 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.65 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.81 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.81 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Whitefriars
  7. 7 : km 0.99 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Whitefriars
  8. 8 : km 1.22 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.32 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.33 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Tombland
  11. 11 : km 1.39 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Tombland
  12. 12 : km 1.54 - alt. 12 m - Keep right onto Upper King Street
  13. 13 : km 1.57 - alt. 12 m - Keep right onto Upper King Street
  14. 14 : km 2.02 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Orford Hill
  15. 15 : km 2.02 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Orford Hill
  16. 16 : km 2.04 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Orford Hill
  17. 17 : km 2.04 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp left onto Red Lion Street
  18. 18 : km 2.06 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 2.09 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto Orford Place
  20. 20 : km 2.1 - alt. 19 m - Keep left onto Red Lion Street
  21. 21 : km 2.1 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto Red Lion Street
  22. 22 : km 2.31 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Saint Stephens Street
  23. 23 : km 2.32 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Saint Stephens Street
  24. 24 : km 2.37 - alt. 23 m - Keep left onto Saint Stephens Street
  25. 25 : km 2.38 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left onto Saint Stephens Street
  26. 26 : km 2.43 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right onto Saint Stephens Street
  27. 27 : km 2.48 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Saint Stephens Road, A11
  28. 28 : km 3.36 - alt. 26 m - Keep left onto Newmarket Road, A11
  29. 29 : km 3.44 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Mount Pleasant
  30. 30 : km 3.47 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Arlington Lane
  31. 31 : km 3.49 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 3.53 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 3.61 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 3.65 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right onto Arlington Lane
  35. 35 : km 3.85 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Mount Pleasant
  36. 36 : km 3.87 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Newmarket Street
  37. 37 : km 4.36 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Brunswick Road
  38. 38 : km 4.4 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right onto Union Street
  39. 39 : km 4.83 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Walpole Gardens
  40. 40 : km 4.89 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 4.92 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 42 : km 4.94 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 5.01 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left
  44. 44 : km 5.01 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 5.11 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 5.19 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right onto Chapelfield North
  47. 47 : km 5.38 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp left onto Little Bethel Street
  48. 48 : km 5.45 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Bethel Street
  49. 49 : km 5.64 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left onto Saint Peters Street
  50. 50 : km 5.73 - alt. 20 m - Keep right onto Saint Peters Street
  51. 51 : km 5.73 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right onto Gaol Hill
  52. 52 : km 6.01 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Saint Andrews Street
  53. 53 : km 6.14 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  54. 54 : km 6.15 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Saint Georges Street
  55. 55 : km 6.25 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Riverside Walk
  56. 56 : km 6.43 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Riverside Walk
  57. 57 : km 6.48 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 6.53 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Saint Clements Avenue
  59. 59 : km 6.54 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Fye Bridge Street
  60. 60 : km 6.93 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Cowgate
  61. 61 : km 7.11 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Cowgate
  62. 62 : km 7.12 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 7.17 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto Charlton Road, A1151
  64. 64 : km 7.21 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Steward Street
  65. 65 : km 7.28 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Silver Street
  66. 66 : km 7.43 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Silver Road
  67. 67 : km 7.93 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Northcote Road
  68. 68 : km 8.1 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Spencer Street
  69. E : km 8.11 - alt. 24 m

Useful Information

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