Teals To Queen Camel, Babcary, Galhampton And Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 25.23 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 183 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 182 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 100 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 17 m
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 51 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto A303
  3. 3 : km 0.24 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Parish Hill
  4. 4 : km 0.4 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.42 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Chapel Road
  6. 6 : km 2.64 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 3.29 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 5.63 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 5.88 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 5.91 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto High Street, A359
  11. 11 : km 6.02 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto West Camel Road
  12. 12 : km 7.59 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right onto Parsonage Road
  13. 13 : km 8.72 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Sparkford Road, A303
  14. 14 : km 8.72 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Steart Hill
  15. 15 : km 13 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto North Street
  16. 16 : km 13.06 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 13.56 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 14.34 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 15.21 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 15.45 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 15.77 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left
  22. 22 : km 15.9 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 17.34 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 18.53 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 19.82 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Hearn Lane
  26. 26 : km 20.15 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 20.29 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Hearn Lane
  28. 28 : km 21.23 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp right onto High Road, A359
  29. 29 : km 21.23 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Hearn Lane
  30. 30 : km 21.71 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Sandbrook Lane
  31. 31 : km 22.33 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Sandbrook Lane
  32. 32 : km 22.53 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 25.05 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto A303
  34. 34 : km 25.18 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  35. S/E : km 25.23 - alt. 52 m

Useful Information

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