6 Miles Big Hill Into Bishop Tawton.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.46 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 00 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 96 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 98 m
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    Highest point: 98 m
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    Lowest point: 3 m
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    District: Barnstaple 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.073817° / W 4.038528°
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 12 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 10 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 17 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.6 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Landkey Road
  7. 7 : km 1.12 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto St Josephs Close
  8. 8 : km 1.15 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Landkey Road
  9. 9 : km 1.18 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.48 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.55 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right onto Deer Park Road
  12. 12 : km 1.56 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.59 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Deer Park Road
  14. 14 : km 1.62 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Venn Road
  15. 15 : km 2.41 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 3.38 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Windy Ash Hill
  17. 17 : km 3.96 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp left onto Easter Street
  18. 18 : km 3.98 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp left onto Sanders Lane
  19. 19 : km 4.19 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Old Exeter Road, A377
  20. 20 : km 5.03 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Pill Lane
  21. 21 : km 5.54 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 6.14 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 6.14 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 6.18 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 6.62 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 6.82 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 7.28 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 7.72 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 7.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto A3125
  30. 30 : km 8.01 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto A3125
  31. 31 : km 8.02 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A3125
  32. 32 : km 8.13 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A39
  33. 33 : km 8.18 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A39
  34. 34 : km 8.62 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Inner Relief Road, A39
  35. 35 : km 8.75 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto Inner Relief Road, A39
  36. 36 : km 9.01 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Eastern Avenue, A39
  37. 37 : km 9.05 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Eastern Avenue, A39
  38. S/E : km 9.46 - alt. 15 m

Useful Information

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