Half Branksome & Alum Chines Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.17 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 46 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 53 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 46 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 12 m
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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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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 20 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Branksome Wood Road
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right
  5. 5 : km 0.29 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.39 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Surrey Road
  7. 7 : km 0.79 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Prince Of Wales Road
  8. 8 : km 0.9 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Poole Road
  9. 9 : km 0.98 - alt. 43 m - At roundabout, take exit 6 onto Lindsay Road
  10. 10 : km 1.56 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Wilderton Road
  11. 11 : km 2.18 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.44 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.59 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 2.98 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Tower Road West
  15. 15 : km 3.12 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Tower Road West
  16. 16 : km 3.49 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto Tower Road
  17. 17 : km 3.71 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Pinewood Road
  18. 18 : km 3.76 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Mountbatten Road
  19. 19 : km 3.99 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Alumhurst Road
  20. 20 : km 4.02 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 4.27 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 4.29 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 4.32 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Alum Chine
  24. 24 : km 4.57 - alt. 22 m - Keep right onto Alum Chine
  25. 25 : km 4.79 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto West Cliff Road
  26. 26 : km 4.84 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Grosvenor Road
  27. 27 : km 5.3 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Poole Road
  28. 28 : km 5.36 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Pine Tree Glen
  29. 29 : km 5.46 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Pine Tree Glen
  30. 30 : km 5.73 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp left onto Surrey Road
  31. 31 : km 5.83 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto A11
  32. 32 : km 5.91 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right onto Prince Of Wales Road
  33. 33 : km 6.02 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp left onto Branksome Wood Road
  34. 34 : km 6.11 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  35. S/E : km 6.17 - alt. 20 m

Useful Information

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