A Route 16

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.37 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 107 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 118 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 39 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Norwich 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.641585° / E 1.302621°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.642078° / E 1.300344°
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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. 26 m - Start on Silver Road
  2. 2 : km 0.34 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right
  4. 4 : km 0.38 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right onto Sprowston Road, A1151
  5. 5 : km 1.28 - alt. 30 m - Keep left onto Sprowston Road, A1151
  6. 6 : km 1.32 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Chartwell Road, A1042
  7. 7 : km 1.81 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Chartwell Road, A1042
  8. 8 : km 1.86 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Chartwell Road, A1042
  9. 9 : km 1.94 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.05 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 2.18 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Saint Clements Hill
  12. 12 : km 2.18 - alt. 23 m - Keep left onto Saint Clements Hill
  13. 13 : km 2.21 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Chartwell Road, A1042
  14. 14 : km 2.67 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto Chartwell Road, A1042
  15. 15 : km 3.32 - alt. 23 m - Keep left onto Mile Cross Lane, A1042
  16. 16 : km 3.81 - alt. 32 m - Keep right onto Mile Cross Lane, A1042
  17. 17 : km 3.82 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Mile Cross Lane, A1042
  18. 18 : km 4.22 - alt. 25 m - Keep right onto Boundary Road, A140
  19. 19 : km 4.71 - alt. 14 m - Keep right onto Boundary Road, A140
  20. 20 : km 5.48 - alt. 25 m - Keep left onto Sweet Briar Road, A140
  21. 21 : km 5.54 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Hellesdon Hall Road
  22. 22 : km 6.1 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Hellesdon Road
  23. 23 : km 6.84 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Gunton Lane
  24. 24 : km 6.87 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Gunton Lane
  25. 25 : km 7.29 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Gunton Lane
  26. 26 : km 8.35 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Norwich Road
  27. 27 : km 8.51 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Kabin Road
  28. 28 : km 8.69 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Hawthorn Road
  29. 29 : km 8.96 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Hill Road
  30. 30 : km 9.28 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Norwich Road
  31. 31 : km 10.86 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto West End
  32. 32 : km 11.1 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Longwater Lane
  33. 33 : km 11.96 - alt. 21 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 11.98 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 11.99 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 12.2 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right onto East Hills Road
  37. 37 : km 12.21 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Longwater Lane
  38. 38 : km 12.37 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Dereham Road, A1074
  39. 39 : km 12.41 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right onto Dereham Road, A1074
  40. 40 : km 12.67 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 12.73 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Mill Croft Close
  42. 42 : km 12.74 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Dereham Road, A1074
  43. 43 : km 12.96 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 13.6 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto Dragonfly Way
  45. 45 : km 13.89 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 13.9 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 13.96 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 14.01 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Ashwell Court
  49. 49 : km 14.02 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Bendish Way
  50. 50 : km 14.21 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Chapel Break Road
  51. 51 : km 14.39 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Scorpion Way
  52. 52 : km 14.52 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight right onto Scorpion Way
  53. 53 : km 14.52 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Bowthorpe Hall Road
  54. 54 : km 14.59 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Bowthorpe Hall Road
  55. 55 : km 14.66 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Bowthorpe Hall Road
  56. 56 : km 14.81 - alt. 25 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 15.31 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 15.46 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto Clover Hill Road
  59. 59 : km 15.51 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Clover Hill Road
  60. 60 : km 15.6 - alt. 33 m - Keep right onto Earlham Green Lane
  61. 61 : km 16.2 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Larkman Lane
  62. 62 : km 16.56 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto Larkman Lane
  63. 63 : km 16.62 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Dereham Road, A1074
  64. 64 : km 16.98 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Dereham Road, A1074
  65. 65 : km 17.64 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto Dereham Road, A1074
  66. 66 : km 17.86 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Dereham Road, A1074
  67. 67 : km 18.17 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Waterworks Road
  68. 68 : km 19.39 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 19.62 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Dolphin Path
  70. 70 : km 19.85 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Drayton Road, A1067
  71. 71 : km 20.48 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left onto Patteson Road
  72. 72 : km 20.75 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Angel Road
  73. 73 : km 20.78 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Shipstone Road
  74. 74 : km 20.84 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Shipstone Road
  75. 75 : km 20.89 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 20.89 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Shipstone Road
  77. 77 : km 21.02 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Magdalen Road, A1151
  78. 78 : km 21.12 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 21.13 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Sprowston Road, A1151
  80. 80 : km 21.16 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Northcote Road
  81. 81 : km 21.35 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Spencer Street
  82. 82 : km 21.35 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Northcote Road
  83. E : km 21.37 - alt. 24 m

Useful Information

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