Longham Lakes

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 31.01 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 52 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 52 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 41 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 9 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.

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. 41 m - Start on Charminster Road, B3063
  2. 2 : km 0.73 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Firbank Road
  3. 3 : km 1.63 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Calvin Road
  4. 4 : km 1.67 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto Calvin Road
  5. 5 : km 1.78 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Muscliffe Road
  6. 6 : km 2.29 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Evelyn Road
  7. 7 : km 2.39 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Evelyn Road
  8. 8 : km 2.4 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Coronation Avenue
  9. 9 : km 2.8 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Wimborne Road
  10. 10 : km 2.82 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Ensbury Park Road
  11. 11 : km 3.4 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Ensbury Park Road
  12. 12 : km 3.49 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Redhill Avenue, A347
  13. 13 : km 3.49 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto Columbia Road
  14. 14 : km 3.87 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Hendford Road
  15. 15 : km 4.2 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Barnes Road
  16. 16 : km 4.46 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 4.55 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 4.68 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Learning Lane
  19. 19 : km 5 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Kinson Road
  20. 20 : km 5.61 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Brook Road
  21. 21 : km 5.63 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 5.86 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 5.96 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 6.01 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 6.35 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Poole Lane
  26. 26 : km 6.6 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Durdells Avenue
  27. 27 : km 7.13 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Wimborne Road, A341
  28. 28 : km 7.22 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Garsdale Close
  29. 29 : km 7.24 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 7.26 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Garsdale Close
  31. 31 : km 7.3 - alt. 19 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 7.44 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 7.45 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 7.6 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 7.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Millhams Road
  36. 36 : km 7.8 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 7.8 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Millhams Road
  38. 38 : km 7.91 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Ringwood Road, A348
  39. 39 : km 7.92 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 7.94 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Ringwood Road, A348
  41. 41 : km 8.18 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail
  42. 42 : km 8.47 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 8.48 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail
  44. 44 : km 8.52 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 8.55 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right
  46. 46 : km 8.89 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right
  47. 47 : km 8.91 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 8.95 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 9.52 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 9.67 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 9.7 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 9.9 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  53. 53 : km 11.19 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 11.29 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  55. 55 : km 11.32 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right
  56. 56 : km 12.05 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 12.07 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 12.09 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 12.29 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 12.44 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 12.47 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 12.67 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 13.96 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 14.06 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 14.09 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right
  66. 66 : km 14.23 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 14.34 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Ringwood Road, A348
  68. 68 : km 14.35 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Lake Farm Close
  69. 69 : km 14.46 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Ringwood Road, A348
  70. 70 : km 15.15 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ringwood Road, A348
  71. 71 : km 15.21 - alt. 14 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ringwood Road, A348
  72. 72 : km 15.56 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 15.57 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 15.82 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Angel Lane
  75. 75 : km 15.83 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Ringwood Road, A348
  76. 76 : km 15.88 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 15.89 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 15.91 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Casterbridge Road
  79. 79 : km 16.19 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Casterbridge Road
  80. 80 : km 16.41 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right onto Casterbridge Road
  81. 81 : km 16.58 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Casterbridge Road
  82. 82 : km 16.6 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Casterbridge Road
  83. 83 : km 16.63 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 16.65 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 16.69 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 16.78 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 16.97 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 17.12 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right
  89. 89 : km 17.22 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right
  90. 90 : km 17.24 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Coppins Close
  91. 91 : km 17.25 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
  92. 92 : km 17.3 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 17.32 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 17.33 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Christchurch Road, B3073
  95. 95 : km 18.73 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 18.81 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  97. 97 : km 18.84 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 19.09 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  99. 99 : km 19.46 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 19.6 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 19.89 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  102. 102 : km 19.98 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right
  103. 103 : km 20.04 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
  104. 104 : km 20.06 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left
  105. 105 : km 20.15 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  106. 106 : km 20.6 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 20.67 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 20.83 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Barrack Road
  109. 109 : km 22.41 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Christchurch Road, B3073
  110. 110 : km 22.46 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  111. 111 : km 22.69 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  112. 112 : km 22.99 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Church Lane
  113. 113 : km 23.82 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 24.03 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
  115. 115 : km 24.66 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 24.97 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto New Road, A347
  117. 117 : km 26.22 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto New Road, A347
  118. 118 : km 26.29 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Whitelegg Way, A347
  119. 119 : km 27.23 - alt. 20 m - Keep left onto Whitelegg Way, A347
  120. 120 : km 27.25 - alt. 20 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wimborne Road, A3060
  121. 121 : km 28.69 - alt. 13 m - Keep left onto Castle Lane West, A3060
  122. 122 : km 28.77 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Castle Lane West, A3060
  123. 123 : km 28.84 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Charminster Road, B3063
  124. 124 : km 30.13 - alt. 23 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Charminster Road, B3063
  125. 125 : km 31 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left onto Capstone Road
  126. S/E : km 31.01 - alt. 41 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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