Purton, Hook And Lydiard Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 19.17 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 63 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 64 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 150 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 83 m
  • ⚐
    District: Haydon Wick 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.589182° / W 1.830395°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 87 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right
  4. 4 : km 0.34 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right [private road]
  5. 5 : km 1.14 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto The Pry, B4553
  6. 6 : km 1.14 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Collins Lane
  7. 7 : km 2.96 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  8. 8 : km 3.08 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Witts Lane
  9. 9 : km 3.91 - alt. 89 m - Keep left onto The Common
  10. 10 : km 5.26 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto High Street
  11. 11 : km 6.02 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Bagbury Lane
  12. 12 : km 7.09 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Lydiard Green
  13. 13 : km 7.71 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Greatfield
  14. 14 : km 7.71 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 8.85 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 9.09 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 9.71 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Flaxlands
  18. 18 : km 10.54 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 10.78 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Hook Street
  20. 20 : km 13.88 - alt. 116 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 14.01 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 14.62 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 15.06 - alt. 96 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 15.13 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Tewkesbury Way
  25. 25 : km 15.17 - alt. 96 m - Keep right onto Tewkesbury Way
  26. 26 : km 15.21 - alt. 97 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Middleleaze Drive
  27. 27 : km 15.28 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 15.33 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 15.36 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 15.74 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 15.8 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight left
  32. 32 : km 15.95 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 15.96 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 16.02 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left
  35. 35 : km 16.16 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 16.18 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 16.18 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 16.26 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 16.35 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 16.72 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 16.75 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 16.96 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Swinley Drive
  43. 43 : km 18.44 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 18.65 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 18.98 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  46. S/E : km 19.17 - alt. 86 m

Useful Information

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Association or club
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Uffington White Horse and Wayland's Smithy
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Walker
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