Winterbourne Downe To Pensford 17mi (Summer GMU)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.08 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 151 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 158 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 119 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 8 m
  • ⚐
    District: Winterbourne 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.51308° / W 2.495154°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.371695° / W 2.549374°
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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. 39 m
  2. 1 : km 0.05 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.6 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.64 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 1.16 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 1.19 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  7. 6 : km 1.29 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp left onto Park Lane
  8. 7 : km 1.45 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Park Lane
  9. 8 : km 1.49 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto A432
  10. 9 : km 1.87 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Ruffet Road
  11. 10 : km 1.95 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right onto Ruffet Road
  12. 11 : km 2.62 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 2.63 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 2.64 - alt. 48 m - Keep left onto Community Forest Path
  15. 14 : km 2.84 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 2.85 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Ruffet Road
  17. 16 : km 3.15 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 3.93 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp left onto Ram Hill
  19. 18 : km 4.01 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right onto The Dramway
  20. 19 : km 4.53 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Box Hedge Farm Lane
  21. 20 : km 4.97 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 5.92 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 6.33 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left
  24. 23 : km 6.36 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 6.56 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Bristol and Gloucestershire Railway
  26. 25 : km 6.99 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  27. 26 : km 7.11 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 7.71 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  29. 28 : km 7.77 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 7.77 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 7.85 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 7.99 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 8.44 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 8.6 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left
  35. 34 : km 8.62 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  36. 35 : km 8.68 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 10.4 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  38. 37 : km 10.55 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 10.7 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Goose Green
  40. 39 : km 10.73 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 10.96 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 10.98 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 11 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  44. 43 : km 11.12 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  45. 44 : km 11.25 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  46. 45 : km 11.38 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  47. 46 : km 11.48 - alt. 53 m - Keep right
  48. 47 : km 11.52 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 11.57 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Avon and Gloucestershire Railway
  50. 49 : km 11.77 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto London Road, A420
  51. 50 : km 11.83 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 51 : km 12.76 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Windermere Way
  53. 52 : km 12.82 - alt. 48 m - Keep right onto Avon and Gloucestershire Railway
  54. 53 : km 13 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 13.01 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 13.14 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Southway Drive
  57. 56 : km 13.25 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Bristol & Bath Railway Path
  58. 57 : km 14.84 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  59. 58 : km 14.85 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  60. 59 : km 14.93 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Cherry Wood
  61. 60 : km 15.06 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 15.07 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 15.16 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Avon and Gloucestershire Railway
  64. 63 : km 15.35 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 15.58 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  66. 65 : km 15.6 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 15.67 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 15.68 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  69. 68 : km 15.85 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Willsbridge Hill, A431
  70. 69 : km 16.06 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  71. 70 : km 16.12 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  72. 71 : km 16.12 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  73. 72 : km 16.82 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  74. 73 : km 17.01 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  75. 74 : km 17.64 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  76. 75 : km 17.76 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Keynsham Road, A4175
  77. 76 : km 17.95 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  78. 77 : km 18.1 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Avon Mill Lane
  79. 78 : km 18.16 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  80. 79 : km 18.22 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right
  81. 80 : km 18.33 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp left
  82. 81 : km 18.56 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  83. 82 : km 18.6 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  84. 83 : km 18.79 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  85. 84 : km 18.95 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  86. 85 : km 19.15 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Steel Mills
  87. 86 : km 19.17 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  88. 87 : km 19.2 - alt. 14 m - Keep left
  89. 88 : km 19.28 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  90. 89 : km 20.23 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  91. 90 : km 20.3 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Chewton Road
  92. 91 : km 20.34 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  93. 92 : km 20.92 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  94. 93 : km 20.93 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp right
  95. 94 : km 23.09 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Culverhay
  96. 95 : km 23.13 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Peppershells Lane
  97. 96 : km 23.83 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  98. 97 : km 24.98 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Woollard Lane
  99. 98 : km 25 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Hunstrete Lane
  100. 99 : km 25.1 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  101. 100 : km 25.13 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  102. 101 : km 25.14 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  103. 102 : km 25.46 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  104. 103 : km 25.98 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  105. 104 : km 26.35 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Publow Lane
  106. 105 : km 26.4 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  107. 106 : km 26.42 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  108. 107 : km 26.86 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Publow Lane
  109. 108 : km 26.92 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto Publow Lane
  110. 109 : km 26.99 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto New Road, A37
  111. E : km 27.08 - alt. 32 m

Useful Information

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