Moordown Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.65 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 60 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 55 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 52 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 20 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/E : km 0 - alt. 20 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Branksome Wood Road
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Benellen Avenue
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left onto Leven Avenue
  5. 5 : km 1.28 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.84 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 2.4 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 2.43 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right onto Meyrick Park Crescent
  9. 9 : km 2.67 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right onto Wimborne Road, A347
  10. 10 : km 2.71 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 3.23 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left onto Charminster Road, B3063
  12. 12 : km 3.27 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Heron Court Road
  13. 13 : km 3.78 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Fitzharris Avenue
  14. 14 : km 3.9 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 4.14 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto Maxwell Road
  16. 16 : km 4.29 - alt. 30 m - Keep left onto Maxwell Road
  17. 17 : km 4.41 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Charminster Road, B3063
  18. 18 : km 4.79 - alt. 23 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Charminster Road, B3063
  19. 19 : km 4.91 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 5.03 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto Ashling Crescent
  21. 21 : km 5.17 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Strouden Avenue
  22. 22 : km 5.51 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Strouden Park, K44
  23. 23 : km 5.88 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Mallard Close
  24. 24 : km 5.94 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 6.16 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto East Way
  26. 26 : km 6.55 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Charminster Road, B3063
  27. 27 : km 6.56 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Court Road
  28. 28 : km 6.83 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Charminster Avenue
  29. 29 : km 6.97 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto Malvern Road
  30. 30 : km 7.55 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Endfield Road
  31. 31 : km 7.56 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto King Edward Avenue
  32. 32 : km 7.69 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Mayfield Road
  33. 33 : km 7.79 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 8.01 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left onto Wimborne Road
  35. 35 : km 8.01 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Maclaren Road
  36. 36 : km 8.14 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto The Avenue
  37. 37 : km 8.22 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Barrie Road
  38. 38 : km 8.34 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto The Grove
  39. 39 : km 8.36 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 8.49 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 8.58 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 9.2 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  43. 43 : km 9.25 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 44 : km 9.3 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Redhill Drive
  45. 45 : km 9.53 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Redhill Avenue, A347
  46. 46 : km 9.57 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto Columbia Road
  47. 47 : km 9.94 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Hendford Road
  48. 48 : km 10.39 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Ensbury Avenue
  49. 49 : km 10.42 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 10.52 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 10.76 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 10.95 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 11.28 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Slade's Lane
  54. 54 : km 11.33 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 11.33 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 11.35 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 11.38 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 11.4 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 11.99 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left onto Fern Barrow
  60. 60 : km 12.16 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Purchase Road
  61. 61 : km 12.22 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Isaacs Close
  62. 62 : km 12.23 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 12.53 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 12.64 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 12.83 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 12.93 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 13.2 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 13.3 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 13.66 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Rothesay Road
  70. 70 : km 14.09 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 14.33 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left
  72. 72 : km 14.36 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Branksome Hill Road
  73. 73 : km 14.42 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Glenferness Avenue
  74. 74 : km 14.5 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Branksome Wood Road
  75. 75 : km 14.6 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  76. S/E : km 14.65 - alt. 20 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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