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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 24.07 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 41 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 33 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 41 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 19 m
  • ⚐
    District: Colchester 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.890923° / E 0.898628°
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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. 22 m
  2. 1 : km 0.03 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto West Stockwell Street
  3. 2 : km 0.24 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Culver Street West
  4. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Trinity Street
  5. 4 : km 0.39 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Sir Isaac's Walk
  6. 5 : km 0.6 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Head Street
  7. 6 : km 0.75 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 0.86 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 0.88 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Southway, A1124
  10. 9 : km 2.33 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Fitzwalter Road
  11. 10 : km 2.36 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Lexden Road, A1124
  12. 11 : km 3.49 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Lexden Road, A1124
  13. 12 : km 3.54 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto London Road, A1124
  14. 13 : km 4.68 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 4.71 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto London Road, A1124
  16. 15 : km 5.15 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto London Road, B1408
  17. 16 : km 5.58 - alt. 41 m - Keep right onto London Road, B1408
  18. 17 : km 5.62 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto London Road, B1408
  19. 18 : km 6.31 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Church Lane
  20. 19 : km 7.39 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Footpath 149_11
  21. 20 : km 7.47 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Stanway Western Bypass
  22. 21 : km 8.13 - alt. 30 m - Keep right onto Stanway Western Bypass
  23. 22 : km 8.18 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Warren Lane
  24. 23 : km 8.43 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Dyers Road
  25. 24 : km 9.32 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Blackberry Road
  26. 25 : km 10.25 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Straight Road
  27. 26 : km 10.79 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 10.8 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Straight Road
  29. 28 : km 11.03 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Shrub End Road, B1022
  30. 29 : km 11.33 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 11.41 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 11.43 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Cunobelin Way
  33. 32 : km 11.79 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Cunobelin Way
  34. 33 : km 11.81 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cunobelin Way
  35. 34 : km 12.1 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Gosbecks Road
  36. 35 : km 12.71 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Layer Road, B1026
  37. 36 : km 12.75 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Berechurch Hall Road
  38. 37 : km 14.29 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Berechurch Hall Road
  39. 38 : km 14.53 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Berechurch Hall Road
  40. 39 : km 14.93 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Berechurch Hall Road
  41. 40 : km 15.48 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Mersea Road, B1025
  42. 41 : km 18.17 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Napier Road
  43. 42 : km 19.15 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Circular Road West
  44. 43 : km 19.25 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Goojerat Road
  45. 44 : km 19.52 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  46. 45 : km 19.72 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Layer Road, B1026
  47. 46 : km 20.64 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Boadicea Way
  48. 47 : km 21.46 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Shrub End Road, B1022
  49. 48 : km 21.73 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Shrub End Road, B1022
  50. 49 : km 23.05 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Maldon Road, B1022
  51. 50 : km 23.09 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Southway, A134
  52. 51 : km 23.23 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Butt Road, B1026
  53. 52 : km 23.57 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto High Street
  54. 53 : km 23.84 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto East Stockwell Street
  55. 54 : km 23.93 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto East Stockwell Street
  56. 55 : km 23.98 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Quakers Alley
  57. S/E : km 24.07 - alt. 22 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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Walking Two Colnes Circular

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Walking Alton Water Reservoir

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↔12.30 km ↗+9 m ↘-9 m ◔3h 30 ▲Moderate
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Walking Across the Dam and Up the Creek

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⚑Departure from Stutton (Suffolk)

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↔4.85 km ↗+9 m ↘-9 m ◔1h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Stutton (Suffolk)

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Walking Two Tothams Pub

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↔11.27 km ↗+60 m ↘-60 m ◔3h 25 ▲Moderate
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