Oakington To Wells

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 172.57 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 50h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 290 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 297 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 92 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -3 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.

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. 8 m
  2. 1 : km 0.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Cambridge Road
  3. 2 : km 0.2 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  4. 3 : km 1.35 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Gatehouse Road
  5. 4 : km 3.5 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto The Green
  6. 5 : km 3.64 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Glebe Way, B1049
  7. 6 : km 3.65 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 3.66 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 3.68 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Impington Lane
  10. 9 : km 4.29 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Clay Close Lane
  11. 10 : km 4.65 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Milton Road
  12. 11 : km 5.15 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  13. 12 : km 6.2 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Butt Lane
  14. 13 : km 6.33 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Mere Way
  15. 14 : km 8.78 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Waterbeach Road
  16. 15 : km 9.93 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Waterbeach Road
  17. 16 : km 9.95 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 17 : km 9.99 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 10.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Cambridge Road
  20. 19 : km 10.3 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Glebe Road
  21. 20 : km 10.58 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 10.59 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 10.71 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Cambridge Road
  24. 23 : km 11.6 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 11.64 - alt. 2 m - Keep left
  26. 25 : km 11.95 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight right onto NCN 11
  27. 26 : km 12.07 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 12.11 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 12.17 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  30. 29 : km 15.21 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  31. 30 : km 15.89 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 19.03 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight left
  33. 32 : km 19.37 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 19.57 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Old School Lane
  35. 34 : km 19.65 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Old School Lane
  36. 35 : km 19.67 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 22.69 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 26.89 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 29.88 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  40. 39 : km 29.88 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 29.89 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Queen Adelaide Way
  42. 41 : km 31.78 - alt. 3 m - Keep right onto Hereward Way
  43. 42 : km 34.91 - alt. -1 m - Turn left onto Hereward Way
  44. 43 : km 35.75 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight left onto Putney Hill Road
  45. 44 : km 35.83 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Putney Hill Road, B1104
  46. 45 : km 35.86 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Main Street, B1382
  47. 46 : km 37.32 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Lark Bank
  48. 47 : km 37.54 - alt. 1 m - Keep right onto Lark Bank
  49. 48 : km 38.82 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 42.08 - alt. -3 m - Keep left
  51. 50 : km 42.27 - alt. -1 m - Turn sharp left onto Burnt Fen Turnpike, A1101
  52. 51 : km 42.27 - alt. -1 m - Turn sharp right onto Hereward Way
  53. 52 : km 45.82 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight left onto Poultry Road
  54. 53 : km 46.77 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 50.05 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto High Street, B1112
  56. 55 : km 51.97 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  57. 56 : km 53.99 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  58. 57 : km 58.23 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Chalk Road
  59. 58 : km 58.24 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  60. 59 : km 58.6 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Manor Road
  61. 60 : km 58.7 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Church End
  62. 61 : km 58.88 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right onto Church Road
  63. 62 : km 59.01 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Victoria Avenue
  64. 63 : km 59.47 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Coulson Lane
  65. 64 : km 59.47 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto London Road, A1065
  66. 65 : km 59.61 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto Market Hill
  67. 66 : km 59.62 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Thetford Road, B1107
  68. 67 : km 59.77 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left
  69. 68 : km 59.9 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Gashouse Drove
  70. 69 : km 61.23 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  71. 70 : km 61.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  72. 71 : km 61.45 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 61.7 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  74. 73 : km 62.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto Mark Lane
  75. 74 : km 63.32 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  76. 75 : km 63.34 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Santon Road
  77. 76 : km 63.82 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Santon Street, 21 [private road]
  78. 77 : km 63.84 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto 21 [private road]
  79. 78 : km 63.85 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto Santon Street, 21 [private road]
  80. 79 : km 66.08 - alt. 16 m - Keep right
  81. 80 : km 66.83 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  82. 81 : km 67.57 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  83. 82 : km 67.58 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  84. 83 : km 67.62 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Two Mile Bottom, A134
  85. 84 : km 67.68 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  86. 85 : km 69.44 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Frog Hill Road
  87. 86 : km 69.46 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp left onto Wretham Road
  88. 87 : km 76.62 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Watton Road, A1075
  89. 88 : km 77.14 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  90. 89 : km 77.14 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  91. 90 : km 77.49 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left onto Woodcock Road
  92. 91 : km 79.62 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  93. 92 : km 86.54 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  94. 93 : km 88.1 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Brandon Road, B1108
  95. 94 : km 89.79 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Watton Road
  96. 95 : km 90 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Pilgrims Way
  97. 96 : km 94.58 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Caudle Hill
  98. 97 : km 94.62 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left onto Swaffham Road
  99. 98 : km 95.54 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto West View
  100. 99 : km 95.93 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto West View
  101. 100 : km 96.27 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Airfield Lane
  102. 101 : km 97.91 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  103. 102 : km 98.16 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  104. 103 : km 98.26 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Procession Lane
  105. 104 : km 98.63 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto North Pickenham Road
  106. 105 : km 98.65 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Procession Lane
  107. 106 : km 102.62 - alt. 79 m - Keep right
  108. 107 : km 102.65 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Sporle Road
  109. 108 : km 102.9 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Palgrave Road
  110. 109 : km 103.68 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
  111. 110 : km 104.14 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Southacre Road
  112. 111 : km 105.54 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  113. 112 : km 105.55 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  114. 113 : km 105.98 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Southacre Road
  115. 114 : km 106.19 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Swaffham Road, A1065
  116. 115 : km 106.23 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Big Wood Lane
  117. 116 : km 107.54 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Big Wood Lane
  118. 117 : km 107.55 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left onto South Acre Road
  119. 118 : km 108.53 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right onto Chimney Street
  120. 119 : km 108.54 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto South Acre Road
  121. 120 : km 108.6 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  122. 121 : km 108.76 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto High Street
  123. 122 : km 108.89 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto High Street
  124. 123 : km 114.38 - alt. 90 m - Keep left
  125. 124 : km 118.02 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
  126. 125 : km 118.04 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  127. 126 : km 118.05 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight left
  128. 127 : km 120.31 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  129. 128 : km 120.54 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Fakenham Street
  130. 129 : km 120.54 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right
  131. 130 : km 123.63 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  132. 131 : km 128.45 - alt. 63 m - Keep right [private road]
  133. 132 : km 132.8 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Docking Road, B1454
  134. 133 : km 132.87 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Magazine Lane
  135. 134 : km 133.51 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto Peddars Way
  136. 135 : km 136.51 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto Burnham Road
  137. 136 : km 136.53 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Burnham Road
  138. 137 : km 136.54 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Foundry Lane
  139. 138 : km 136.97 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto High Street
  140. 139 : km 137.94 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Peddars Way North
  141. 140 : km 138.66 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  142. 141 : km 140.11 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Old Hunstanton Road, A149
  143. 142 : km 140.12 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Beach Road
  144. 143 : km 141.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  145. 144 : km 141.32 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  146. 145 : km 141.43 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  147. 146 : km 141.57 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  148. 147 : km 142.29 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  149. 148 : km 142.45 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  150. 149 : km 143.84 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  151. 150 : km 144.05 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
  152. 151 : km 144.11 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  153. 152 : km 145.7 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto Station Lane
  154. 153 : km 145.78 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  155. 154 : km 146.28 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  156. 155 : km 146.35 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  157. 156 : km 146.63 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Church Street
  158. 157 : km 146.68 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto High Street, A149
  159. 158 : km 150.59 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Broad Lane
  160. 159 : km 150.94 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  161. 160 : km 152.94 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  162. 161 : km 153.04 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto Harbour Way
  163. 162 : km 154.31 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  164. 163 : km 157.76 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  165. 164 : km 157.78 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  166. 165 : km 159.2 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  167. 166 : km 159.42 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  168. 167 : km 159.64 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  169. 168 : km 159.64 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Burnham Road, A149
  170. 169 : km 160.29 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto West Harbour Way
  171. 170 : km 160.55 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  172. 171 : km 161.66 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto FRP 6
  173. 172 : km 162.88 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  174. 173 : km 165.86 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  175. 174 : km 166.13 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
  176. 175 : km 166.64 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  177. 176 : km 166.74 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right
  178. 177 : km 166.82 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  179. 178 : km 168.8 - alt. 2 m - Keep left
  180. 179 : km 169.19 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  181. 180 : km 169.28 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  182. 181 : km 169.28 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  183. 182 : km 169.45 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  184. 183 : km 169.5 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  185. 184 : km 169.53 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  186. 185 : km 169.92 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  187. 186 : km 171.41 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto East End
  188. 187 : km 171.79 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto East End
  189. 188 : km 171.89 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  190. E : km 172.57 - alt. 3 m

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