Cary To Alfred Tower And Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 30.18 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 462 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 470 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 257 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 46 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ansford 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.095604° / W 2.51025°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.095758° / W 2.516307°
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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. 107 m
  2. 1 : km 0.2 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 2 : km 0.46 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Solomon's Lane
  4. 3 : km 0.97 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Wyke Road
  5. 4 : km 1.09 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 5 : km 2.69 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left
  7. 6 : km 3.22 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Wyke Lane
  8. 7 : km 3.57 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left
  9. 8 : km 3.85 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 4.01 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 5.29 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right
  12. 11 : km 5.34 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto A359
  13. 12 : km 5.4 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Mill Lane
  14. 13 : km 5.58 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 5.64 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 5.69 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left onto Plox, A359
  17. 16 : km 5.73 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp right onto Godminster Lane
  18. 17 : km 6.31 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 18 : km 6.53 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 6.55 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Dropping Lane, B3081
  21. 20 : km 6.73 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Park Wall
  22. 21 : km 6.75 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left
  23. 22 : km 7.79 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight left
  24. 23 : km 8.27 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 8.91 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto B3081
  26. 25 : km 9.03 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 12.73 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  28. 27 : km 13.13 - alt. 172 m - Turn slight right
  29. 28 : km 13.86 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  30. 29 : km 13.93 - alt. 213 m - Keep right
  31. 30 : km 15.03 - alt. 252 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 15.06 - alt. 253 m - Turn left onto Tower Road
  33. 32 : km 15.61 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 16.09 - alt. 197 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 17.42 - alt. 172 m - Turn right
  36. 35 : km 17.82 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight left
  37. 36 : km 21 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 21.02 - alt. 147 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 38 : km 21.55 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto B3081
  40. 39 : km 21.66 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 22.31 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 22.78 - alt. 118 m - Keep right
  43. 42 : km 23.83 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right onto Park Wall
  44. 43 : km 23.84 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Dropping Lane, B3081
  45. 44 : km 24.03 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 24.04 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 24.27 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp left
  48. 47 : km 24.84 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp left onto Plox, A359
  49. 48 : km 24.87 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  50. 49 : km 24.93 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 24.99 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Lower Backway
  52. 51 : km 25.17 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto High Street, A359
  53. 52 : km 25.22 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 25.27 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight left
  55. 54 : km 26.72 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right
  56. 55 : km 27.11 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Wyke Road
  57. 56 : km 27.8 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  58. 57 : km 28.56 - alt. 46 m - Keep left
  59. 58 : km 29.41 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight right
  60. 59 : km 29.64 - alt. 110 m - Keep right
  61. 60 : km 30.02 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Ansford Hill, A371
  62. 61 : km 30.03 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Tuckers Lane
  63. 62 : km 30.14 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Hallett Road
  64. E : km 30.18 - alt. 94 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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