Exeter - St James Canal River Loop 7.6 Mi

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.30 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 55 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 61 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 56 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Exeter 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.730089° / W 3.521691°
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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. 50 m - Start on St James' Road
  2. 2 : km 0.26 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto York Road
  3. 3 : km 0.32 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.48 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.49 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Sidwell Street
  6. 6 : km 0.68 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.69 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Sidwell Street
  8. 8 : km 0.71 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  9. 9 : km 0.94 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.99 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Catherine Street
  11. 11 : km 1.03 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto Catherine Street
  12. 12 : km 1.07 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Cathedral Close
  13. 13 : km 1.08 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 1.09 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 1.26 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Palace Gate
  16. 16 : km 1.56 - alt. 20 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 1.6 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Lower Coombe Street
  18. 18 : km 1.64 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Quay Hill
  19. 19 : km 1.71 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Quay Hill
  20. 20 : km 1.74 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto The Quay
  21. 21 : km 1.77 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 1.79 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 1.8 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 1.8 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 2.62 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 2.63 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 2.69 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.06 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 3.13 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  30. 30 : km 3.43 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Salmon Pool Lane
  31. 31 : km 3.48 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Salmon Pool Lane
  32. 32 : km 3.56 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 3.77 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 3.92 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 3.93 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 4.47 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Millennium Avenue
  37. 37 : km 4.5 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 5.7 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 5.78 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 6.61 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 6.87 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 6.92 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 6.95 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 7.71 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Clapperbrook Lane East
  45. 45 : km 7.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  46. 46 : km 7.76 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 8.87 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  48. 48 : km 8.88 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 8.96 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 8.97 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 9 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 9.5 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Cricklepit Bridge
  53. 53 : km 9.56 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 9.79 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 9.83 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 9.86 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 9.9 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 9.96 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 10 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 10.03 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto New Bridge Street
  61. 61 : km 10.15 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Bartholomew Street West
  62. 62 : km 10.25 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 10.26 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Bartholomew Terrace
  64. 64 : km 10.58 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 10.59 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Bartholomew Street East
  66. 66 : km 10.74 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Maddocks Row
  67. 67 : km 10.86 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Maddocks Row
  68. 68 : km 10.89 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Northernhay Street
  69. 69 : km 11.09 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 11.12 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 11.17 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 11.25 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  73. 73 : km 11.32 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 11.45 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Bailey Street
  75. 75 : km 11.77 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Queen's Crescent
  76. 76 : km 11.89 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto York Road
  77. 77 : km 11.97 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Well Street
  78. 78 : km 12.24 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto St James' Road
  79. S/E : km 12.3 - alt. 49 m

Useful Information

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