35 First Ultra

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 51.85 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 15h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 269 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 272 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 112 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 9 m
  • ⚐
    District: Yeovil 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.943855° / W 2.659135°
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Description

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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. 60 m
  2. 1 : km 0.08 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Preston Road
  3. 2 : km 0.84 - alt. 68 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bunford Lane
  4. 3 : km 1.08 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bluebell Road
  5. 4 : km 1.9 - alt. 70 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Montacute Road
  6. 5 : km 5.1 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right onto Bishopston
  7. 6 : km 7.53 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Bonnie's Lane
  8. 7 : km 7.64 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Castle Street
  9. 8 : km 7.87 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right onto North Street
  10. 9 : km 10.29 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Church Street, B3165
  11. 10 : km 12.27 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 12.61 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto B3165/Long Load Road. Continue to follow B3165.
  13. 12 : km 17.16 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 17.42 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Cross Lane
  15. 14 : km 17.46 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Knightlands Lane
  16. 15 : km 17.99 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Harding's Hill, B3165
  17. 16 : km 21.88 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left onto Broad Street, B3165
  18. 17 : km 21.99 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto New Street
  19. 18 : km 22.18 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Old Hill
  20. 19 : km 22.35 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right onto Horse Mill Lane, B3153
  21. 20 : km 22.44 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto B3151
  22. 21 : km 22.7 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto B3153
  23. 22 : km 31.33 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Perry Hill.
  24. 23 : km 32.88 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed southeast (See map for details).
  25. 24 : km 33.18 - alt. 44 m - Turn right.
  26. 25 : km 33.19 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Pyle Well Lane.
  27. 26 : km 33.45 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed southeast (See map for details).
  28. 27 : km 35.62 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left onto Nightingale Lane.
  29. 28 : km 35.65 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed east (See map for details).
  30. 29 : km 36.02 - alt. 50 m - Turn right.
  31. 30 : km 36.26 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left onto Sparkford Road.
  32. 31 : km 37.65 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto High Street, A359
  33. 32 : km 38.49 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A359
  34. 33 : km 39.4 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto A359/High Street.
  35. 34 : km 40.18 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto A359/Camel Street. Continue to follow A359.
  36. 35 : km 42.25 - alt. 27 m - Turn right to stay on A359.
  37. 36 : km 42.52 - alt. 27 m - Turn left to stay on A359.
  38. 37 : km 50.13 - alt. 66 m - Keep right at the fork to go on A359/Mudford Road.
  39. 38 : km 50.18 - alt. 66 m - Enter next roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Preston Road.
  40. 39 : km 51.78 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Stratford Lane.
  41. S/E : km 51.85 - alt. 60 m

Useful Information

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