17 Urban Miles…Railway Path = Trail Right?

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.48 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 73 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 72 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 140 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 93 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wroughton 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.530683° / W 1.792944°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.532682° / W 1.793234°
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 108 m - Start on Inverary Road
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Dunbar Road
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Boness Road
  4. 4 : km 0.39 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Falkirk Road
  5. 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Falkirk Road
  6. 6 : km 0.5 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.54 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.11 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.41 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 10 : km 1.43 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Wharf Road, B4005
  11. 11 : km 2.16 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto High Street, A4361
  12. 12 : km 2.72 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Moormead Road, A4361
  13. 13 : km 2.98 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 2.99 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Moormead Road, A4361
  15. 15 : km 3.57 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight right onto Swindon Road, A4361
  16. 16 : km 3.96 - alt. 107 m - Keep left onto A4361
  17. 17 : km 4.52 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 4.64 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 5.12 - alt. 106 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Pipers Way, B4006
  20. 20 : km 5.18 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 5.19 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 5.84 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 5.85 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Pipers Way, B4006
  24. 24 : km 6.26 - alt. 127 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Marlborough Road, B4006
  25. 25 : km 6.55 - alt. 125 m - Keep right onto Marlborough Road, B4006
  26. 26 : km 6.64 - alt. 125 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Marlborough Road, B4006
  27. 27 : km 7.96 - alt. 107 m - Keep left onto Marlborough Road, B4006
  28. 28 : km 8.05 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 8.07 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Marlborough Road, B4006
  30. 30 : km 8.08 - alt. 105 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Marlborough Road, A4259
  31. 31 : km 8.53 - alt. 109 m - Keep right onto Biddestone Avenue
  32. 32 : km 9.29 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Homington Avenue
  33. 33 : km 9.47 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 9.47 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 9.52 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 9.55 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 9.66 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Liden Drive
  38. 38 : km 11 - alt. 103 m - Keep right onto Liden Drive
  39. 39 : km 11.05 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight right onto Wheatstone Road, B4006
  40. 40 : km 11.2 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 11.21 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto B4006
  42. 42 : km 11.29 - alt. 102 m - Keep right onto Faraday Road
  43. 43 : km 11.96 - alt. 94 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Murdock Road
  44. 44 : km 12.12 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 12.39 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Kestrel Drive
  46. 46 : km 12.43 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto St. Paul's Drive
  47. 47 : km 12.84 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Kingfisher Drive
  48. 48 : km 13.47 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Dorcan Way, B4006
  49. 49 : km 14.03 - alt. 95 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Dorcan Way, B4006
  50. 50 : km 14.12 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 14.86 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight left
  52. 52 : km 14.93 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp left onto Drakes Way, A4312
  53. 53 : km 16.32 - alt. 101 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queens Drive, A4259
  54. 54 : km 16.64 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 16.67 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 17.09 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 17.78 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Windsor Road
  58. 58 : km 18.13 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Dorchester Road
  59. 59 : km 18.59 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 18.66 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 18.78 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 62 : km 19.04 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight left onto Old Mill Lane
  63. 63 : km 19.19 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Marlborough Road, B4006
  64. 64 : km 19.29 - alt. 129 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Signal Way
  65. 65 : km 19.4 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Signal Way
  66. 66 : km 22.31 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 22.63 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 22.92 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp left
  69. 69 : km 23.07 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 23.08 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Scott Way
  71. 71 : km 23.31 - alt. 96 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 23.4 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 23.4 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 24.01 - alt. 98 m - Keep left onto Peglars Way
  75. 75 : km 24.09 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Peglars Way
  76. 76 : km 24.14 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left onto Foxham Way
  77. 77 : km 24.26 - alt. 102 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Foxham Way
  78. 78 : km 24.52 - alt. 105 m - Keep left onto Foxham Way
  79. 79 : km 24.56 - alt. 104 m - Keep left onto East Wichel Way
  80. 80 : km 25.9 - alt. 103 m - Keep right onto East Wichel Way
  81. 81 : km 25.94 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Croft Road, A4361
  82. 82 : km 26.78 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 26.92 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 27.04 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 27.18 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 27.32 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight left
  87. E : km 27.47 - alt. 105 m

Useful Information

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