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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.28 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 65 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 65 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 74 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 26 m
  • ⚐
    District: Stoke Gifford 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.518246° / W 2.535405°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.518953° / W 2.530825°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 63 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Simmonds View
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Simmonds View
  4. 4 : km 0.19 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Simmonds View
  5. 5 : km 0.21 - alt. 64 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Newbrick Road
  6. 6 : km 0.3 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Newbrick Road
  7. 7 : km 0.32 - alt. 65 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hunts Ground Road
  8. 8 : km 0.49 - alt. 69 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  9. 9 : km 1 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Rosedown Avenue
  10. 10 : km 1.14 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.85 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Old Gloucester Road
  12. 12 : km 2.13 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto The Stream
  13. 13 : km 2.35 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto B4058
  14. 14 : km 2.56 - alt. 44 m - Keep right onto B4058
  15. 15 : km 2.59 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto B4058
  16. 16 : km 2.74 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Beckspool Road
  17. 17 : km 3.15 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Riverwood Road
  18. 18 : km 3.15 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Beckspool Road
  19. 19 : km 3.4 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Grange Park
  20. 20 : km 3.51 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 3.55 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 3.62 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 4.69 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 4.8 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 5.08 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Moorend Road
  26. 26 : km 5.24 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Worrells Lane
  27. 27 : km 5.25 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Moorend Road
  28. 28 : km 5.54 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto B4058
  29. 29 : km 6.73 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Dragon Road
  30. 30 : km 6.76 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Dragon Road
  31. 31 : km 6.82 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Flaxpits Lane
  32. 32 : km 7.45 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Flaxpits Lane
  33. 33 : km 7.48 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Hicks Common Road
  34. 34 : km 8.32 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto High Street, B4058
  35. 35 : km 8.74 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
  36. 36 : km 9.9 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 9.94 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight right onto Beacon Lane, B4057
  38. 38 : km 10.16 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 10.16 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 10.61 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Old Gloucester Road, B4427
  41. 41 : km 10.62 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left onto Winterbourne Road, B4057
  42. 42 : km 11 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Great Stoke Way
  43. 43 : km 11.04 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 11.05 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Great Stoke Way
  45. E : km 11.28 - alt. 63 m

Useful Information

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