Tour De Barnstaple

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.35 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 16 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 20 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 22 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Barnstaple 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.080234° / W 4.063332°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.081225° / W 4.066895°
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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. 6 m
  2. 1 : km 0.03 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Castle Street
  3. 2 : km 0.38 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto A3125
  4. 3 : km 0.39 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.4 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 0.54 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 0.78 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  8. 7 : km 0.84 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 8 : km 1.13 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 1.14 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 1.7 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 1.71 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 1.88 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 1.96 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Ladies' Mile
  15. 14 : km 2.46 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 2.46 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 2.59 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 2.6 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Ladies' Mile
  19. 18 : km 2.67 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 2.68 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 2.88 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  22. 21 : km 3.12 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 3.26 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 3.27 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto A3125
  25. 24 : km 3.43 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Sticklepath Terrace, A3125
  26. 25 : km 3.44 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  27. 26 : km 3.45 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  28. 27 : km 3.54 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  29. 28 : km 3.73 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  30. 29 : km 3.86 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 4.43 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 31 : km 4.7 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  33. 32 : km 4.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Seven Brethren Bank
  34. 33 : km 4.8 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 4.81 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Seven Brethren Bank
  36. 35 : km 5.06 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 5.42 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 5.62 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 5.78 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 5.91 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 5.91 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 5.93 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 5.95 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  44. 43 : km 5.97 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 5.97 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 45 : km 5.98 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 6 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 47 : km 6.14 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left
  49. 48 : km 6.17 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 6.22 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  51. 50 : km 6.41 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  52. 51 : km 6.42 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  53. 52 : km 7.03 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  54. 53 : km 7.51 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  55. 54 : km 8.02 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 8.14 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  57. 56 : km 8.57 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 57 : km 8.58 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto A3125
  59. 58 : km 8.68 - alt. 13 m - Keep left onto A3125
  60. 59 : km 8.78 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Barnstaple Western Bypass, A361
  61. 60 : km 9.58 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 61 : km 9.58 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 62 : km 9.91 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  64. 63 : km 10.07 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Riverside Road
  65. 64 : km 10.11 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  66. 65 : km 10.28 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  67. 66 : km 16.08 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  68. E : km 16.35 - alt. 2 m

Useful Information

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