Downs 10k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.59 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 133 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 136 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 7 m
  • ⚐
    District: City of Bristol 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.466728° / W 2.610261°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.46805° / W 2.608981°
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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. 66 m - Start on Ashgrove Road
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Whiteladies Road, A4018
  3. 3 : km 0.42 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Whiteladies Road, A4018
  4. 4 : km 0.6 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Whiteladies Road, A4018
  5. 5 : km 0.66 - alt. 94 m - Keep left onto Whiteladies Road, A4018
  6. 6 : km 0.71 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Upper Belgrave Road, A4176
  7. 7 : km 0.71 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.72 - alt. 96 m - Turn sharp left onto Upper Belgrave Road, A4176
  9. 9 : km 1.19 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.32 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.38 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 1.86 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 1.91 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 1.98 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Fountains Hill
  15. 15 : km 1.99 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Circular Road
  16. 16 : km 3.79 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Ivywell Road
  17. 17 : km 4.53 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Hazelwood Road
  18. 18 : km 4.56 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  19. 19 : km 4.69 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Old Sneed Park
  20. 20 : km 5.11 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Glenavon Park
  21. 21 : km 5.24 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Glenavon Park
  22. 22 : km 5.33 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 5.35 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 5.47 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 5.88 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 6.05 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  27. 27 : km 6.2 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left
  28. 28 : km 6.42 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left onto Bramble Drive
  29. 29 : km 6.42 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Bramble Lane
  30. 30 : km 6.5 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Knoll Hill
  31. 31 : km 7.03 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Seawalls Road
  32. 32 : km 7.13 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 7.49 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right onto Ivywell Road
  34. 34 : km 7.5 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Rockleaze
  35. 35 : km 7.73 - alt. 88 m - Keep left onto Downleaze
  36. 36 : km 8.6 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right onto Parrys Lane, B4054
  37. 37 : km 8.84 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight right onto Westbury Road, A4018
  38. 38 : km 9.43 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Upper Belgrave Road, A4018
  39. 39 : km 9.53 - alt. 96 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 9.54 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 9.55 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 9.56 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 9.56 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Stoke Road
  44. 44 : km 10.19 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Ashgrove Road
  45. 45 : km 10.28 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Chertsey Road
  46. 46 : km 10.29 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Ashgrove Road
  47. 47 : km 10.42 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Hampton Park
  48. 48 : km 10.46 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Auburn Road
  49. E : km 10.59 - alt. 64 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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Walking Durdham Down

Walker
↔3.58 km ↗+47 m ↘-47 m ◔1h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

It is 150 years since The Clifton and Durdham Downs (Bristol) Act, 1861 secured the Downs as a place of recreation for us all – forever. This trail and a second trail exploring the Promenade and Observatory Hill celebrate this anniversary and explore the rich and fascinating history of the Downs.

Walking Clifton Down

Walker
↔2.31 km ↗+63 m ↘-43 m ◔0h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

It is 150 years since The Clifton and Durdham Downs (Bristol) Act, 1861 secured the Downs as a place of recreation for us all – forever. This trail and a second trail exploring Durdham Down celebrate this anniversary and explore the rich and fascinating history of the Downs.

Walking Blaise Castle Steep via Henbury Golf Course

Walker
↔4.01 km ↗+76 m ↘-75 m ◔1h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

A moderate walk suitable for a family with older children but unsuitable for wheels. Takes you through quieter parts of the Blaise estate and Henbury gold course.

Walking Stoke Park

Walker
↔2.77 km ↗+47 m ↘-47 m ◔0h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

Hilly, with extensive views over and beyond the park landscape, mainly on open land.

Walking Barn Wood

Walker
↔2.97 km ↗+51 m ↘-51 m ◔1h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

Contoured walk with a focus on 18th century historic features in semi-ancient woodland.

Walking Gorge

Walker
↔1.80 km ↗+37 m ↘-35 m ◔0h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

The gorge is at its deepest below Lover’s Leap. You can see massive cliffs of steeply tilted white Carboniferous Limestone. It is difficult to see exactly how the Gorge was formed. It would have been directly influenced by the most recent Ice Age up to 100,000 years ago.

Walking Rhododendron

Walker
↔3.93 km ↗+88 m ↘-95 m ◔1h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

Passing by Goram’s Chair, Tarn Lake, Beech Cathedral, Lily Pond, Rhododendron Walk, Rustic Lodge, Woodman’s Cottage.

Walking Royals and St Mary’s Church

Walker
↔2.46 km ↗+30 m ↘-33 m ◔0h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from City of Bristol

The Church of St Mary the Virgin dates back to 1093, with various rebuilding over the years until an extensive refurbishment in 1878. Look out for two notable graves; an obelisk memorial to the Egyptologist Amelia Edwards and coloured head and foot stones of ‘Scipio Africanus’, a negro slave.

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