Butcombe Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 74.86 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 25h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,475 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,470 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 315 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 6 m
  • ⚐
    District: Priddy 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.253886° / W 2.677689°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 241 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 239 m - Turn slight left onto Pelting Drove
  3. 3 : km 0.2 - alt. 239 m - Keep right onto Townsend
  4. 4 : km 0.49 - alt. 240 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.66 - alt. 254 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.72 - alt. 255 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 7 : km 0.93 - alt. 253 m - Turn right onto Nine Barrows Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.94 - alt. 268 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 2.53 - alt. 282 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 10 : km 4.29 - alt. 251 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 5.01 - alt. 253 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 5.21 - alt. 262 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 5.76 - alt. 266 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 6.14 - alt. 278 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 6.3 - alt. 280 m - Turn right onto B3135
  16. 16 : km 6.95 - alt. 259 m - Turn left onto Torhole Bottom
  17. 17 : km 7.05 - alt. 251 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 8.96 - alt. 267 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 9.58 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight left onto Greendown Batch
  20. 20 : km 9.6 - alt. 210 m - Turn left onto Back Lane
  21. 21 : km 9.94 - alt. 181 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 10.57 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 11.03 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 11.13 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 11.54 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 11.73 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 11.76 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right onto B3114
  28. 28 : km 11.86 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left
  29. 29 : km 12.39 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 12.41 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 12.84 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 13.89 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Hook Lane
  33. 33 : km 14.06 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Sutton Hill Road
  34. 34 : km 14.58 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 14.6 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Upper Road
  36. 36 : km 14.91 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 15.08 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 16.14 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 16.23 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 16.69 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Sutton Hill Road
  41. 41 : km 17.04 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 17.48 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 18.49 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto East Harptree Road, B3114
  44. 44 : km 18.5 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto The Street, A368
  45. 45 : km 18.58 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Ridge Lane
  46. 46 : km 18.79 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 19.26 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 19.83 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight left onto Harptree Hill
  49. 49 : km 19.88 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 20.26 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto Highfield Lane
  51. 51 : km 20.65 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto The Street, A368
  52. 52 : km 21.2 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto The Coombe
  53. 53 : km 21.61 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 22.27 - alt. 231 m - Keep left
  55. 55 : km 22.35 - alt. 240 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 22.67 - alt. 253 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 25.58 - alt. 243 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 25.66 - alt. 245 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 25.97 - alt. 251 m - Turn right onto Blackmoor
  60. 60 : km 26.13 - alt. 258 m - Turn left onto Rain's Batch
  61. 61 : km 26.91 - alt. 312 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 27.86 - alt. 292 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 28.87 - alt. 313 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 29 - alt. 311 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 29.63 - alt. 291 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 30.08 - alt. 249 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 30.23 - alt. 236 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 30.66 - alt. 180 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 30.79 - alt. 173 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 30.88 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 31.17 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight right
  72. 72 : km 31.23 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 31.32 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 31.86 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 31.99 - alt. 173 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 32.7 - alt. 178 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 32.74 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  78. 78 : km 32.84 - alt. 163 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 32.92 - alt. 152 m - Keep right
  80. 80 : km 33.43 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 33.47 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left onto Doleberrow
  82. 82 : km 34.09 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 34.29 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp left onto Rowberrow Lane
  84. 84 : km 34.88 - alt. 134 m - Turn sharp right
  85. 85 : km 35.58 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  86. 86 : km 36.03 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Cheddarcoombe Lane
  87. 87 : km 36.16 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto A38
  88. 88 : km 36.27 - alt. 84 m - Keep right onto Pylewell Lane
  89. 89 : km 36.52 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Mapleton Lane
  90. 90 : km 36.96 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 38.47 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 38.63 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Shipham Lane
  93. 93 : km 39.21 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 39.22 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 39.29 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 39.3 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left onto Ilex Lane
  97. 97 : km 39.43 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left
  98. 98 : km 40.28 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 40.99 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left onto The Rhodyate
  100. 100 : km 41.32 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 41.6 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Wint Hill
  102. 102 : km 41.66 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 42.11 - alt. 76 m - Keep right
  104. 104 : km 43.22 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  105. 105 : km 43.34 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Bridewell Lane
  106. 106 : km 44.74 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 45.07 - alt. 114 m - Keep right
  108. 108 : km 45.62 - alt. 77 m - Keep left
  109. 109 : km 45.63 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Canada Coombe
  110. 110 : km 45.68 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 47.65 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Roman Road
  112. 112 : km 47.81 - alt. 111 m - Keep left
  113. 113 : km 48.38 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  114. 114 : km 48.39 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Celtic Way
  115. 115 : km 48.69 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Shiplate Road
  116. 116 : km 49.03 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 49.19 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  118. 118 : km 49.23 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  119. 119 : km 50.04 - alt. 123 m - Turn sharp right onto Roman Road
  120. 120 : km 51.08 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 51.73 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 51.86 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp right
  123. 123 : km 54.13 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right
  124. 124 : km 54.18 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Christon Road
  125. 125 : km 54.26 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
  126. 126 : km 54.6 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 54.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  128. 128 : km 55.25 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Barton Road
  129. 129 : km 56.07 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  130. 130 : km 56.37 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left
  131. 131 : km 57.03 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  132. 132 : km 58.05 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  133. 133 : km 58.71 - alt. 208 m - Keep left
  134. 134 : km 59.28 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  135. 135 : km 60.37 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  136. 136 : km 60.4 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  137. 137 : km 60.56 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right onto Strawberry Line
  138. 138 : km 61.65 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  139. 139 : km 61.85 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  140. 140 : km 61.9 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  141. 141 : km 62.04 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto West Street
  142. 142 : km 63.42 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  143. 143 : km 63.46 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  144. 144 : km 65.64 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  145. 145 : km 66.38 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Froglands Lane
  146. 146 : km 66.86 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  147. 147 : km 67.2 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Bradley Cross Lane
  148. 148 : km 67.27 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  149. 149 : km 67.28 - alt. 51 m - Keep right
  150. 150 : km 67.4 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  151. 151 : km 68.51 - alt. 200 m - Keep left
  152. 152 : km 68.58 - alt. 207 m - Keep left
  153. 153 : km 68.9 - alt. 233 m - Turn right
  154. 154 : km 69.25 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  155. 155 : km 70.42 - alt. 193 m - Keep left
  156. 156 : km 73.01 - alt. 245 m - Turn left onto Broad Road
  157. 157 : km 73.02 - alt. 245 m - Turn right onto Coxton End Lane
  158. 158 : km 73.27 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  159. 159 : km 73.98 - alt. 246 m - Turn left
  160. 160 : km 73.99 - alt. 246 m - Turn right onto Coxton End Lane
  161. 161 : km 74.75 - alt. 239 m - Keep right onto Pelting Drove
  162. S/E : km 74.86 - alt. 241 m

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