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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.10 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 19 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 19 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 71 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 49 m
  • ⚐
    District: Shrewsbury 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.690124° / W 2.721418°
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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. 68 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp right onto Anchorage Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Wenlock Road, A458
  4. 4 : km 0.33 - alt. 70 m - Enter roundabout
  5. 5 : km 0.7 - alt. 68 m - Keep left onto Thieves' Lane, B4380
  6. 6 : km 0.71 - alt. 68 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Thieves' Lane, B4380
  7. 7 : km 1.14 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Thieves' Lane, B4380
  8. 8 : km 1.18 - alt. 60 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto London Road, A5064
  9. 9 : km 3.16 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Abbey Foregate
  10. 10 : km 4.18 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 4.19 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Abbey Foregate
  12. 12 : km 4.54 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Wyle Cop
  13. 13 : km 4.55 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left onto Saint Julian's Friars
  14. 14 : km 4.66 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Victoria Avenue
  15. 15 : km 4.75 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 4.76 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.93 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Victoria Avenue
  18. 18 : km 5.81 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Gloucester Avenue
  19. 19 : km 6.05 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Gloucester Avenue
  20. 20 : km 6.07 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Gloucester Avenue
  21. 21 : km 6.11 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Saint Chad's Terrace
  22. 22 : km 6.49 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Belmont
  23. 23 : km 6.5 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Town Walls
  24. 24 : km 6.89 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right onto Saint Julian's Friars
  25. 25 : km 6.9 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Saint Julian's Friars
  26. 26 : km 6.96 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 6.96 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Saint Julian's Friars
  28. 28 : km 7.03 - alt. 51 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 7.14 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Longden Coleham
  30. 30 : km 7.18 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Greyfriars Road
  31. 31 : km 7.18 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left onto Longden Coleham
  32. 32 : km 7.71 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto South Hermitage
  33. 33 : km 8.16 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Belle Vue Road
  34. 34 : km 9.1 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left onto Coleham Head
  35. 35 : km 9.13 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right onto English Bridge Gyratory, A458
  36. 36 : km 9.19 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto English Bridge Gyratory, A458
  37. 37 : km 9.23 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto English Bridge Gyratory, A458
  38. 38 : km 9.23 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Old Potts Way, A458
  39. 39 : km 9.43 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 9.43 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 9.85 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 9.85 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Old Potts Way, A458
  43. 43 : km 10 - alt. 56 m - Keep right onto Old Potts Way, A458
  44. 44 : km 10.03 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  45. 45 : km 10.04 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Old Potts Way, A458
  46. 46 : km 10.06 - alt. 55 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Haycock Way, A458
  47. 47 : km 10.4 - alt. 67 m - Keep right onto Haycock Way, A458
  48. 48 : km 10.43 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wenlock Road, A458
  49. 49 : km 11.36 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Wenlock Road
  50. 50 : km 11.36 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Wenlock Road, A458
  51. 51 : km 11.99 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Anchorage Avenue
  52. 52 : km 12.09 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  53. S/E : km 12.1 - alt. 68 m

Useful Information

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