Widney Graveyard

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.98 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 31 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 30 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 139 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 111 m
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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. 124 m
  2. 1 : km 0.15 - alt. 122 m - Keep left
  3. 2 : km 0.18 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 0.73 - alt. 115 m - Keep right
  5. 4 : km 0.88 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left
  6. 5 : km 0.9 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 1.03 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp right
  8. 7 : km 1.09 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 1.21 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 9 : km 1.24 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 10 : km 2.63 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 11 : km 3.25 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Smiths Lane
  13. 12 : km 3.31 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 3.64 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight right onto Browns Lane
  15. 14 : km 3.95 - alt. 133 m - Turn sharp right onto Widney Road
  16. 15 : km 4.07 - alt. 134 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Widney Manor Road
  17. 16 : km 4.12 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 5.64 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Shelly Crescent
  19. 18 : km 5.76 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 5.98 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 6 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 6.04 - alt. 131 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 6.07 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 6.09 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 6.49 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Caldeford Avenue
  26. 25 : km 6.5 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Monkspath Hall Road
  27. 26 : km 6.7 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 6.81 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 6.88 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight right onto Lakeside Drive
  30. 29 : km 6.92 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 7.12 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 7.28 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 7.61 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
  34. 33 : km 8.34 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Brick Kiln Lane
  35. 34 : km 8.53 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Widney Lane
  36. 35 : km 8.66 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Whitefields Road
  37. 36 : km 8.99 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Dingle Lane
  38. 37 : km 9.65 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 9.68 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 9.69 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Danford Lane
  41. 40 : km 9.7 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Alderbrook Road
  42. 41 : km 10.97 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Blossomfield Road, B4102
  43. 42 : km 11.09 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 11.21 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 11.44 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 11.56 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 11.65 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 11.7 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 11.73 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 11.8 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
  51. 50 : km 11.84 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Monkspath Hall Road
  52. 51 : km 11.87 - alt. 122 m - Keep right onto Monkspath Hall Road
  53. 52 : km 11.96 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight right onto Prince's Way
  54. 53 : km 12.18 - alt. 119 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Church Hill Road
  55. 54 : km 12.26 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  56. 55 : km 12.28 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Church Hill Road
  57. 56 : km 12.3 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Rectory Road
  58. 57 : km 12.68 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  59. 58 : km 12.71 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 12.72 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp left
  61. 60 : km 12.73 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 61 : km 12.8 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  63. S/E : km 12.98 - alt. 124 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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