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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.74 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 30 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 62 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 50 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ipswich 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.055575° / E 1.174691°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.055124° / E 1.166395°
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 41 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.14 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Wellesley Road
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Darwin Road
  4. 4 : km 0.42 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Fuchsia Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.53 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp left onto Foxhall Road, B1075
  6. 6 : km 0.63 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Tomline Road, B1075
  7. 7 : km 0.93 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Derby Road, B1075
  8. 8 : km 1.19 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Felixstowe Road, A1156
  9. 9 : km 1.2 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Hatfield Road
  10. 10 : km 1.62 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Nacton Road
  11. 11 : km 2.75 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.77 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 3.57 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 3.57 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.66 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Nacton Road
  17. 17 : km 3.69 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto Nacton Road
  18. 18 : km 3.72 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 3.73 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.78 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 3.8 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Ransomes Way, A1189
  22. 22 : km 3.89 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.9 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 4.1 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 4.13 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 4.5 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 4.51 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 4.72 - alt. 32 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 4.73 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 4.75 - alt. 33 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 4.87 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 5.52 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 6.34 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Penshurst Road
  34. 34 : km 6.35 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Bixley Road, A1189
  35. 35 : km 6.51 - alt. 38 m - Keep left onto Bixley Road, A1189
  36. 36 : km 6.53 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Heath Road
  37. 37 : km 6.58 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto Heath Road, A1189
  38. 38 : km 6.99 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Heath Road, A1189
  39. 39 : km 7.16 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 7.17 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 7.2 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Adelaide Road
  42. 42 : km 7.53 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Melbourne Road
  43. 43 : km 7.69 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Melbourne Road
  44. 44 : km 7.7 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Melbourne Road
  45. 45 : km 7.8 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Glenavon Road
  46. 46 : km 7.91 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Woodbridge Road East, A1214
  47. 47 : km 9.03 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Elm Road
  48. 48 : km 9.03 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 9.42 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Cambridge Road
  50. 50 : km 9.61 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Carlton Road
  51. 51 : km 9.87 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Edmonton Road
  52. 52 : km 9.94 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Edmonton Close
  53. 53 : km 10.37 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Bell Lane
  54. 54 : km 10.43 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Twelve Acre Approach
  55. 55 : km 10.55 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Pilsboroghs Walk
  56. 56 : km 10.98 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 11 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Pilsboroghs Walk
  58. 58 : km 11.74 - alt. 31 m - Keep right onto Pilsboroghs Walk
  59. 59 : km 12.41 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Dobbs Lane
  60. 60 : km 12.41 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Dobbs Lane
  61. 61 : km 12.59 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Deben Avenue
  62. 62 : km 13.09 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Main Road, A1214
  63. 63 : km 13.81 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Main Road, A1214
  64. 64 : km 13.88 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Main Road, A1214
  65. 65 : km 14.73 - alt. 33 m - Keep right onto Main Road, A1214
  66. 66 : km 14.77 - alt. 33 m - Keep right onto Main Road, A1214
  67. 67 : km 16.94 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 17.03 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Playford Road
  69. 69 : km 17.04 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Humber Doucy Lane
  70. 70 : km 18.79 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Sidegate Lane
  71. 71 : km 19.74 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left
  72. 72 : km 19.75 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Sidegate Lane West
  73. 73 : km 19.76 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Colchester Road, A1214
  74. 74 : km 20.14 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Colchester Road, A1214
  75. 75 : km 20.17 - alt. 47 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Valley Road, A1214
  76. 76 : km 20.35 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 20.36 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Valley Road, A1214
  78. 78 : km 20.73 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Valley Road, A1214
  79. 79 : km 20.75 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Valley Road, A1214
  80. 80 : km 22.57 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 22.58 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Norwich Road, A1156
  82. 82 : km 23.29 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight left onto St Matthew's Street, A1156
  83. 83 : km 23.38 - alt. 17 m - Keep left onto St Matthew's Street
  84. 84 : km 23.42 - alt. 16 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Civic Drive
  85. 85 : km 23.63 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Civic Drive
  86. 86 : km 24.33 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 24.37 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto College Street
  88. 88 : km 24.57 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 24.59 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 24.66 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 24.69 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Albion Wharf
  92. 92 : km 25.18 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 25.25 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 25.3 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 25.34 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right onto Back Hamlet
  96. 96 : km 25.48 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 25.73 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  98. E : km 25.74 - alt. 12 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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