Chard East Mixed Terrain Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.24 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 299 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 301 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 206 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 37 m
  • ⚐
    District: Chard Town 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.880258° / W 2.945312°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 81 m
  2. 1 : km 2.22 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp left
  3. 2 : km 2.49 - alt. 136 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 3 : km 2.51 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 3.2 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Limekiln Lane
  6. 5 : km 3.4 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 4.69 - alt. 206 m - Turn left onto Cudworth Road
  8. 7 : km 4.8 - alt. 203 m - Turn right onto New Lane
  9. 8 : km 5.04 - alt. 203 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 5.28 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 6.03 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 6.16 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Knight's Lane
  13. 12 : km 6.44 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 6.61 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  15. 14 : km 6.63 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight left onto Cudworth Road
  16. 15 : km 6.64 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 6.9 - alt. 126 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 6.9 - alt. 126 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 7.26 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 7.27 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Chard Lane
  21. 20 : km 7.29 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 7.65 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Cricket Lane
  23. 22 : km 8.17 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 9.2 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Chard Lane
  25. 24 : km 9.48 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Oxenford Lane
  26. 25 : km 10.81 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 10.82 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 11.7 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 11.78 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Greenway
  30. 29 : km 11.88 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 12.72 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 13.75 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp right
  33. 32 : km 13.78 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 14.4 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right
  35. 34 : km 14.5 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Park Lane
  36. 35 : km 14.5 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 14.51 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 14.56 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 14.61 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Old Taunton to Chard Train Line
  40. 39 : km 15.42 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 15.44 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto A358
  42. 41 : km 15.45 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Stibbear Lane
  43. 42 : km 16.77 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 16.79 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 17.24 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Bell Lane
  46. 45 : km 18.79 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Bell Lane
  47. 46 : km 18.8 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Four Lanes
  48. 47 : km 19.34 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 19.69 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp right
  50. 49 : km 20.63 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 21.39 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp left
  52. 51 : km 21.74 - alt. 117 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 52 : km 21.8 - alt. 117 m - Turn sharp left
  54. 53 : km 22.31 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 22.46 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Thorndun Park Drive
  56. 55 : km 22.71 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Crib Close
  57. 56 : km 22.74 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  58. 57 : km 22.87 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Crib Close
  59. 58 : km 22.9 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Thorndun Park Drive
  60. 59 : km 22.94 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 22.95 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 23.19 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Mount Hindrance Lane
  63. 62 : km 23.27 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Furnham Road, A358
  64. 63 : km 23.39 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Chaffcombe Road
  65. 64 : km 23.6 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  66. 65 : km 24.23 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  67. S/E : km 24.24 - alt. 81 m

Useful Information

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