Sandbanks Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.83 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 91 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 98 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 43 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
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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. 20 m
  2. 1 : km 0.05 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Branksome Wood Road
  3. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 0.28 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right
  5. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  6. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Surrey Road
  7. 6 : km 0.42 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 0.6 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Prince Of Wales Road
  9. 8 : km 0.79 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Prince Of Wales Road
  10. 9 : km 0.9 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Poole Road
  11. 10 : km 0.97 - alt. 43 m - At roundabout, take exit 6 onto Lindsay Road
  12. 11 : km 1.23 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Burton Road
  13. 12 : km 1.86 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right onto Western Road
  14. 13 : km 2.17 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 2.56 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 3.09 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 3.11 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 3.38 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Martello Road
  19. 18 : km 3.54 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Ravine Road
  20. 19 : km 3.87 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right onto Moorfields Road
  21. 20 : km 4.02 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Elmstead Road
  22. 21 : km 4.12 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Haven Road, B3065
  23. 22 : km 4.23 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 4.73 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Haven Road, B3065
  25. 24 : km 4.95 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto Chaddesley Glen
  26. 25 : km 5.06 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  27. 26 : km 5.18 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Chaddesley Glen
  28. 27 : km 5.29 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Shore Road, B3369
  29. 28 : km 6.51 - alt. 1 m - Keep left onto Banks Road, B3369
  30. 29 : km 6.56 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Banks Road, B3369
  31. 30 : km 7.16 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 7.18 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Banks Road, B3369
  33. 32 : km 7.37 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Banks Road, B3369
  34. 33 : km 8.38 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left onto Banks Road, B3369
  35. 34 : km 8.46 - alt. 2 m - Keep right onto Banks Road, B3369
  36. 35 : km 8.48 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Banks Road, B3369
  37. 36 : km 9.45 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  38. 37 : km 9.55 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Shore Road
  39. 38 : km 9.56 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 9.61 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Shore Road Promenade
  41. 40 : km 12.16 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 12.2 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right
  43. 42 : km 12.22 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 12.43 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Cassel Avenue
  45. 44 : km 12.61 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Mountbatten Road
  46. 45 : km 12.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Alumhurst Road
  47. 46 : km 12.68 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 47 : km 12.93 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 12.95 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 12.98 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Alum Chine
  51. 50 : km 13.23 - alt. 22 m - Keep right onto Alum Chine
  52. 51 : km 13.45 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto West Cliff Road
  53. 52 : km 13.5 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Grosvenor Road
  54. 53 : km 13.96 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Poole Road
  55. 54 : km 14.02 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Pine Tree Glen
  56. 55 : km 14.12 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Pine Tree Glen
  57. 56 : km 14.15 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right
  58. 57 : km 14.39 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp left onto Surrey Road
  59. 58 : km 14.49 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto A11
  60. 59 : km 14.57 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right onto Prince Of Wales Road
  61. 60 : km 14.68 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp left onto Branksome Wood Road
  62. 61 : km 14.77 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  63. S/E : km 14.83 - alt. 20 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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