Filton, Frenchay, Downend Loop 10.5m

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.99 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 112 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 112 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 73 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 10 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 37 m - Start on Ralph Road
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Muller Road, B4469
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.34 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Dovercourt Road
  6. 6 : km 0.53 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Dovercourt Road
  7. 7 : km 1.08 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Lockleaze Road
  8. 8 : km 1.26 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.33 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.92 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Bonnington Walk
  11. 11 : km 1.95 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.64 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight left
  13. 13 : km 3.48 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 3.49 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  15. 15 : km 3.63 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 3.67 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A4174
  17. 17 : km 4.56 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.57 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Ring Road Path
  19. 19 : km 4.59 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Ring Road Path
  20. 20 : km 4.64 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 4.68 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Filton Road
  22. 22 : km 5.61 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 5.62 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 5.94 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Filton Road
  25. 25 : km 5.97 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Old Gloucester Road
  26. 26 : km 6.33 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Old Gloucester Road
  27. 27 : km 6.34 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Old Gloucester Road
  28. 28 : km 6.35 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Ring Road Path
  29. 29 : km 6.5 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Ring Road Path
  30. 30 : km 6.51 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right onto Ring Road Path
  31. 31 : km 6.57 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Ring Road Path
  32. 32 : km 7.47 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Ring Road Path
  33. 33 : km 8.6 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 8.94 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  35. 35 : km 9.12 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Badminton Road, A432
  36. 36 : km 10.21 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 10.29 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left onto Badminton Road, A432
  38. 38 : km 10.84 - alt. 69 m - Keep left onto Badminton Road, A432
  39. 39 : km 10.86 - alt. 70 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Downend Road, A432
  40. 40 : km 11.57 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Downend Road, A432
  41. 41 : km 11.58 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Downend Road, A432
  42. 42 : km 12.39 - alt. 67 m - Keep right onto Downend Road, A432
  43. 43 : km 12.7 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right onto Fishponds Road, A432
  44. 44 : km 13.48 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  45. 45 : km 13.51 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  46. 46 : km 14.23 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  47. 47 : km 14.24 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  48. 48 : km 14.41 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 14.42 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  50. 50 : km 14.52 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 14.99 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 15.14 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 15.27 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 15.3 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 15.35 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 15.43 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 15.45 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 58 : km 15.46 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp right onto Muller Road, B4469
  59. 59 : km 16.94 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Ralph Road
  60. S/E : km 16.99 - alt. 37 m

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