Leckhampton - Air Balloon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.19 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 275 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 271 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 275 m
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    Lowest point: 52 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. 58 m - Start on Bath Road, A46
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Bath Parade
  3. 3 : km 0.25 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto College Road, A46
  4. 4 : km 0.33 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.43 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right
  6. 6 : km 0.59 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.66 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 0.69 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Keynsham Road
  9. 9 : km 0.71 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.91 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Old Bath Road, A40
  11. 11 : km 1.32 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Old Bath Road
  12. 12 : km 3.02 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Pilford Road
  13. 13 : km 3.16 - alt. 111 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 3.18 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 3.71 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 3.74 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.03 - alt. 225 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 4.4 - alt. 263 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 5.17 - alt. 251 m - Turn slight left onto Hartley Lane
  20. 20 : km 5.43 - alt. 275 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 5.45 - alt. 274 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 6.59 - alt. 217 m - Turn sharp right onto Ullenwood Manor Lane
  23. 23 : km 7 - alt. 232 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 8.14 - alt. 236 m - Turn right onto A436
  25. 25 : km 8.23 - alt. 235 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A417
  26. 26 : km 8.26 - alt. 236 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 8.46 - alt. 235 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 9.63 - alt. 213 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 9.64 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 10.49 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 11.37 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 11.87 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Shurdington Road, A46
  33. 33 : km 12.86 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 34 : km 13.66 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 14.31 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Up Hatherley Way
  36. 36 : km 14.38 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto Up Hatherley Way
  37. 37 : km 14.41 - alt. 61 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Caernarvon Road
  38. 38 : km 14.5 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 14.51 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 14.74 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Davallia Drive
  41. 41 : km 14.75 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Caernarvon Road
  42. 42 : km 15.02 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 15.05 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 15.12 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Warden Hill Road
  45. 45 : km 16.09 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Hatherley Road
  46. 46 : km 16.68 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Lansdown Road, A40
  47. 47 : km 16.82 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Lansdown Road, A40
  48. 48 : km 17.18 - alt. 67 m - Keep left onto Lansdown Road, A40
  49. 49 : km 17.23 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left onto A40
  50. 50 : km 17.33 - alt. 68 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Montpellier Walk, A4015
  51. 51 : km 17.81 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Imperial Square, A46
  52. 52 : km 17.97 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto Oriel Road, A46
  53. 53 : km 18.12 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto Oriel Road, A46
  54. 54 : km 18.14 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left onto Oriel Road, A46
  55. 55 : km 18.15 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left onto Bath Road, A46
  56. S/E : km 18.19 - alt. 58 m

Useful Information

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