4 Mile Aix Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.54 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 52 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 58 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 215 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 159 m
  • ⚐
    District: Aix-en-Provence (13100|13090|13540)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.530546° / E 5.447847°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3143ET, 3244ET
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 201 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 201 m - Turn left onto Rue du Griffon
  3. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 202 m - Turn right onto Rue Campra
  4. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 201 m - Turn right onto Rue Pierre et Marie Curie
  5. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 201 m - Turn sharp left onto Rue du Puits Neuf
  6. 5 : km 0.34 - alt. 201 m - Turn left onto Rue Mignet
  7. 6 : km 0.35 - alt. 201 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 0.39 - alt. 203 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 0.4 - alt. 203 m - Turn left onto Cours Saint-Louis
  10. 9 : km 0.41 - alt. 204 m - Turn sharp right onto Avenue Sainte-Victoire, D 10
  11. 10 : km 0.75 - alt. 204 m - Turn slight right onto Rue Pétrarque
  12. 11 : km 0.76 - alt. 204 m - Keep right onto Rue Nostradamus
  13. 12 : km 1.11 - alt. 214 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rue Saint-Thomas de Villeneuve
  14. 13 : km 1.16 - alt. 213 m - Keep right onto Traverse du Lavoir de Grand Mère
  15. 14 : km 1.3 - alt. 196 m - Turn left onto Traverse du Lavoir de Grand Mère
  16. 15 : km 1.54 - alt. 210 m - Turn right onto Traverse Cortesine
  17. 16 : km 1.74 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 1.76 - alt. 198 m - Turn slight left
  19. 18 : km 1.97 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left
  20. 19 : km 2.23 - alt. 187 m - Turn right onto Avenue des Écoles Militaires Saint-Cyr et Maixent
  21. 20 : km 2.38 - alt. 195 m - Keep left onto Avenue des Écoles Militaires Saint-Cyr et Maixent
  22. 21 : km 2.39 - alt. 195 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 2.72 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 2.72 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 2.78 - alt. 193 m - Turn left onto Avenue des Déportés de la Résistance Aixoise
  26. 25 : km 2.86 - alt. 194 m - Keep right onto Avenue des Déportés de la Résistance Aixoise
  27. 26 : km 2.88 - alt. 195 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Avenue des Déportés de la Résistance Aixoise
  28. 27 : km 3.1 - alt. 190 m - Turn left onto Impasse du Champ de Manoeuvre
  29. 28 : km 3.15 - alt. 187 m - Turn right onto Cours Gambetta
  30. 29 : km 3.34 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 3.52 - alt. 189 m - Turn slight left
  32. 31 : km 3.55 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 3.56 - alt. 189 m - Turn left onto Traverse Paul Beltçaguy
  34. 33 : km 3.56 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 3.56 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 3.73 - alt. 187 m - Turn left onto Avenue de Craponne
  37. 36 : km 3.73 - alt. 187 m - Turn right onto Avenue Lucien Gautier
  38. 37 : km 3.77 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 3.81 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 3.82 - alt. 185 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 3.83 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 4.26 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 4.27 - alt. 183 m - Turn right onto Avenue Pierre Puget
  44. 43 : km 4.31 - alt. 179 m - Turn left onto Avenue Jules Ferry
  45. 44 : km 4.51 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 4.51 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 4.54 - alt. 169 m - Keep right
  48. 47 : km 4.56 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 4.57 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 4.58 - alt. 168 m - Turn right onto Rue Paul Guigou
  51. 50 : km 4.6 - alt. 167 m - Turn right
  52. 51 : km 4.6 - alt. 167 m - Keep left
  53. 52 : km 4.63 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp left
  54. 53 : km 4.82 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 4.89 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right
  56. 55 : km 5.1 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 5.41 - alt. 172 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 5.42 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Avenue Robert Schuman
  59. 58 : km 5.45 - alt. 171 m - Keep left
  60. 59 : km 5.51 - alt. 174 m - Turn slight right onto Place Lucien Paye
  61. 60 : km 5.57 - alt. 176 m - Turn slight left onto Avenue Benjamin Abram
  62. 61 : km 5.64 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto Avenue Benjamin Abram
  63. 62 : km 5.87 - alt. 183 m - Turn right onto Rue Cardinale
  64. 63 : km 5.89 - alt. 184 m - Turn sharp left onto Rue Laroque
  65. 64 : km 6.16 - alt. 187 m - Turn right onto Rue Espariat
  66. 65 : km 6.17 - alt. 188 m - Turn left onto Rue de Bédarrides
  67. 66 : km 6.32 - alt. 195 m - Turn left onto Rue du Maréchal Foch
  68. 67 : km 6.52 - alt. 200 m - Turn right onto Rue Gibelin
  69. S/E : km 6.54 - alt. 201 m

Useful Information

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