Winterbourne - BS Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.81 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 40 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 71 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 40 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.

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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. 53 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Juniper Way
  3. 2 : km 0.25 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Marjoram Place
  4. 3 : km 0.35 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Marjoram Place
  5. 4 : km 0.42 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Webbs Wood Road
  6. 5 : km 0.51 - alt. 54 m - Enter roundabout
  7. 6 : km 0.96 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 1.03 - alt. 59 m - Keep left
  9. 8 : km 1.44 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Bradley Stoke Way
  10. 9 : km 1.48 - alt. 59 m - Enter roundabout
  11. 10 : km 2.99 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 3.72 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Flaxpits Lane
  13. 12 : km 3.75 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Hicks Common Road
  14. 13 : km 4.34 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Park Avenue
  15. 14 : km 4.77 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Watleys End Road
  16. 15 : km 5.32 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  17. 16 : km 5.4 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight left onto Court Road
  18. 17 : km 5.8 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  19. 18 : km 5.85 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Bristol Road, B4058
  20. 19 : km 6.89 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 6.9 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto High Street, B4058
  22. 21 : km 7.11 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 7.13 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto High Street, B4058
  24. 23 : km 7.52 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 7.92 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 7.92 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Beacon Lane, B4057
  27. 26 : km 8.25 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
  28. 27 : km 8.27 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Beacon Lane, B4057
  29. 28 : km 8.71 - alt. 48 m - Keep right onto Winterbourne Road, B4057
  30. 29 : km 9.17 - alt. 60 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Winterbourne Road, B4057
  31. 30 : km 9.24 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 9.25 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 9.78 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 10.21 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  35. 34 : km 10.21 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Webbs Wood Road
  36. 35 : km 10.22 - alt. 54 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Webbs Wood Road
  37. 36 : km 10.38 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Marjoram Place
  38. 37 : km 10.46 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Marjoram Place
  39. 38 : km 10.56 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Juniper Way
  40. 39 : km 10.74 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Juniper Way
  41. 40 : km 10.79 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Juniper Way
  42. S/E : km 10.81 - alt. 53 m

Useful Information

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