Cary, Ditcheat, Alford, Nature Reserve, Over Lodge

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.03 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 203 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 200 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 150 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 27 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ansford 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.095503° / W 2.516066°
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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.
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(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. 94 m - Start on Hallett Road
  2. 2 : km 0.19 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.33 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Lower Ansford
  5. 5 : km 0.34 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight left onto Lower Ansford
  6. 6 : km 0.77 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 0.88 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Station Road, A371
  8. 8 : km 0.93 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.87 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Bolters Lane
  10. 10 : km 2.83 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 2.98 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto West Lane
  12. 12 : km 3.04 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 3.29 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Mill Lane
  14. 14 : km 3.38 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.8 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.83 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 4.31 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 4.32 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left onto Smith's Lane
  19. 19 : km 4.42 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 4.81 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Kite Lane
  21. 21 : km 5.31 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right
  22. 22 : km 5.38 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 5.72 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 6.3 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 7.69 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 8.15 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 8.44 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 9.07 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 9.26 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Old Approach
  30. 30 : km 9.59 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto B3153
  31. 31 : km 9.64 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 9.8 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto B3153
  33. 33 : km 9.9 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 9.99 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 10.55 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 11.61 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 12.71 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 12.74 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 13.89 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Thornymarsh Lane
  40. 40 : km 13.99 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Thornymarsh Lane
  41. 41 : km 14.01 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right
  42. 42 : km 14.35 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight right onto Cooper's Ash Lane
  43. 43 : km 14.37 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Cooper's Ash Lane
  44. 44 : km 14.53 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Thornymarsh Lane
  45. 45 : km 14.95 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  46. 46 : km 15.85 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Cooper's Ash Lane
  47. 47 : km 16.04 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto B3152
  48. 48 : km 16.44 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto South Bank
  49. 49 : km 16.44 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto South Bank
  50. 50 : km 16.61 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight right onto Park Avenue
  51. 51 : km 16.68 - alt. 105 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 17.18 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 53 : km 17.19 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto Broadway lane
  54. 54 : km 17.24 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 17.25 - alt. 148 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 17.55 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 17.71 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 17.96 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto A371
  59. 59 : km 18.05 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp right onto Hell Ladder Lane
  60. 60 : km 18.52 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 18.56 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp left onto Hell Ladder Lane
  62. 62 : km 19.11 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight right onto Lime Kiln Lane
  63. 63 : km 19.14 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto A359
  64. 64 : km 19.45 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  65. 65 : km 20.56 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Ridge Lane
  66. 66 : km 21.78 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 21.99 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 23.58 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left onto Wyke Road
  69. 69 : km 23.7 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Solomon's Lane
  70. 70 : km 24.51 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Cumnock Road, A371
  71. 71 : km 24.9 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Tuckers Lane
  72. 72 : km 25.01 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Hallett Road
  73. S/E : km 25.03 - alt. 94 m

Useful Information

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