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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.12 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 24 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 24 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 74 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 43 m
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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. 67 m - Start on Cooks Close
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Cooks Close
  3. 3 : km 0.38 - alt. 64 m - Keep left onto Pear Tree Road
  4. 4 : km 0.4 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.4 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.41 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.42 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Pear Tree Road
  8. 8 : km 0.43 - alt. 64 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bradley Stoke Way
  9. 9 : km 0.5 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.5 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.55 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 0.56 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 0.82 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 1.08 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 1.21 - alt. 61 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 1.3 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 1.31 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right onto Bradley Stoke Way
  18. 18 : km 1.66 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 1.67 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 1.94 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 1.98 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 2.42 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 2.65 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 2.71 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 2.96 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 4.1 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 4.13 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 5.7 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 5.71 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Bradley Stoke Way
  30. 30 : km 6 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 6.01 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 6.24 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 6.25 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 6.36 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Ellicks Close
  35. 35 : km 6.4 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Ellicks Close
  36. 36 : km 6.46 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto Ellicks Close
  37. 37 : km 6.48 - alt. 61 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bowsland Way
  38. 38 : km 6.66 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Bowsland Way
  39. 39 : km 6.68 - alt. 64 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Woodlands Lane
  40. 40 : km 7.5 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 7.52 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Woodlands Lane
  42. 42 : km 7.64 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Woodlands Lane
  43. 43 : km 7.66 - alt. 73 m - Enter roundabout
  44. 44 : km 7.73 - alt. 73 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pear Tree Road
  45. 45 : km 7.81 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right onto Pear Tree Road
  46. 46 : km 7.82 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Pear Tree Road
  47. 47 : km 7.86 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Pear Tree Road
  48. 48 : km 7.88 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight right onto Pear Tree Road
  49. 49 : km 7.95 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Cooks Close
  50. 50 : km 8.07 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Cooks Close
  51. S/E : km 8.12 - alt. 67 m

Useful Information

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