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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 32.19 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 606 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 606 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 200 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 46 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ansford 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.09581° / W 2.516431°
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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. 94 m - Start on Orchard Close
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Tuckers Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Ansford Hill, A371
  4. 4 : km 0.17 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.55 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight left
  6. 6 : km 0.78 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 1.62 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 2.39 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Wyke Road
  9. 9 : km 3 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 3.33 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 3.48 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 3.51 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 4.41 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Portway Hill
  14. 14 : km 4.64 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.65 - alt. 129 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 6.15 - alt. 190 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 6.25 - alt. 189 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 6.89 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto B3081
  19. 19 : km 7.03 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto High Street
  20. 20 : km 7.04 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 7.15 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 7.89 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 7.92 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 9.43 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Westcombe Road
  25. 25 : km 9.43 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Back Lane
  26. 26 : km 9.68 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left onto Back Lane
  27. 27 : km 9.76 - alt. 90 m - Keep right onto Back Lane
  28. 28 : km 9.82 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 9.86 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 10 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 10.18 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 11.26 - alt. 118 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 11.33 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Chesterblade Road
  34. 34 : km 11.34 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 11.35 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Chesterblade Road
  36. 36 : km 11.73 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 12.38 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 12.84 - alt. 176 m - Turn sharp right
  39. 39 : km 14.14 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 14.81 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 15.06 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 15.28 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 15.5 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 15.65 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  45. 45 : km 16.03 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 16.06 - alt. 171 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 16.45 - alt. 163 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 16.73 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 16.93 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Back Lane
  50. 50 : km 17.06 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 17.4 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 18.16 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Crow's Hill
  53. 53 : km 18.53 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp left onto Portway Hill
  54. 54 : km 18.54 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 19.01 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Copplesbury Lane
  56. 56 : km 19.57 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Copplesbury Lane
  57. 57 : km 20.12 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 21.37 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left onto B3081
  59. 59 : km 21.6 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto On The Brook
  60. 60 : km 21.64 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  61. 61 : km 22.12 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 62 : km 22.2 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 22.27 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 22.4 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 23.25 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 23.65 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Wyke Lane
  67. 67 : km 23.66 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 24.19 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 24.69 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 24.89 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 71 : km 25.17 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right onto Wyke Lane
  72. 72 : km 25.18 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Wyke Lane
  73. 73 : km 25.53 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 25.8 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 26.36 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Lancombe Lane
  76. 76 : km 26.4 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 26.93 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 27.24 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 27.62 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Pitcombe Hill
  80. 80 : km 29.15 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto A359
  81. 81 : km 29.46 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Lime Kiln Lane
  82. 82 : km 29.49 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left onto Hell Ladder Lane
  83. 83 : km 30.51 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp left onto A371
  84. 84 : km 30.6 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 30.83 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 31.21 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 31.34 - alt. 85 m - Keep right onto The Pitching
  88. 88 : km 31.38 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Market Place
  89. 89 : km 31.4 - alt. 86 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Florida Street
  90. 90 : km 31.6 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 31.82 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Churchfields Drive
  92. 92 : km 31.9 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Mullins Way
  93. 93 : km 32.12 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Tuckers Lane
  94. 94 : km 32.16 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Hallett Road
  95. S/E : km 32.19 - alt. 94 m

Useful Information

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