5km Round Barnstaple 2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.02 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 21 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 21 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 29 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Barnstaple 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.069963° / W 4.045236°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 25 m - Start on Clinton Road
  2. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Landkey Road
  3. 3 : km 0.43 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto St John's Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.78 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.79 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto St John's Lane
  6. 6 : km 0.8 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.1 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.17 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.48 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.51 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Eastern Avenue, A39
  12. 12 : km 2.03 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  13. 13 : km 2.05 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Eastern Avenue, A39
  14. 14 : km 2.29 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto Inner Relief Road, A39
  15. 15 : km 2.34 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Victoria Road
  16. 16 : km 2.36 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Inner Relief Road, A39
  17. 17 : km 2.47 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A39
  18. 18 : km 2.9 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A3125
  19. 19 : km 3.01 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A3125
  20. 20 : km 3.22 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Taw Vale
  21. 21 : km 3.24 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Taw Vale
  22. 22 : km 3.62 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto New Road
  23. 23 : km 3.67 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 3.68 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 25 : km 3.81 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 3.85 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 3.93 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 4.54 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto South Street, B3138
  29. 29 : km 4.74 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Fortescue road
  30. S/E : km 5.02 - alt. 25 m

Useful Information

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