16km Grassy Washlands, Brackmills Police, Delapre

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.36 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 44 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 41 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 90 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 52 m
  • ⚐
    District: Northampton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.240778° / W 0.845411°
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Description

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(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/E : km 0 - alt. 56 m - Start on Bowthorpe Close
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Bowthorpe Close
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Cavendish Drive
  4. 4 : km 0.32 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Cavendish Drive
  5. 5 : km 0.37 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.43 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.46 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.47 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Billing Road East
  9. 9 : km 0.64 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Weston Mill Lane
  10. 10 : km 1.02 - alt. 53 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 1.4 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.51 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.6 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Nene Valley Way
  14. 14 : km 1.67 - alt. 56 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 3.86 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp left onto Nene Valley Way
  16. 16 : km 3.87 - alt. 56 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 4.48 - alt. 56 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 4.62 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 4.63 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Nene Valley Way
  20. 20 : km 5.12 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 5.3 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Rhosili Road
  22. 22 : km 5.43 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Rhosili Road
  23. 23 : km 5.5 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight left onto Rhosili Road
  24. 24 : km 5.84 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 5.88 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Pavilion Drive
  26. 26 : km 6.54 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Pavilion Drive
  27. 27 : km 6.55 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Pavilion Drive
  28. 28 : km 6.59 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 6.61 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 6.69 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto Port Way
  31. 31 : km 7.03 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Eagle Drive
  32. 32 : km 7.52 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 7.92 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right onto Mill Path
  34. 34 : km 7.92 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 8.17 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 8.35 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 8.37 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 8.38 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left onto Locomotive Walk
  39. 39 : km 8.73 - alt. 59 m - Keep right onto Nene Square
  40. 40 : km 8.9 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right
  41. 41 : km 9.34 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Riverside Walk
  42. 42 : km 9.9 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  43. 43 : km 10.05 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Bedford Road, A428
  44. 44 : km 10.38 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp left
  45. 45 : km 10.39 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 46 : km 11.24 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Rushmere Road, A5095
  47. 47 : km 13.01 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Wellingborough Road, A4500
  48. 48 : km 13.07 - alt. 88 m - Keep right onto Wellingborough Road, A4500
  49. 49 : km 13.84 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Abington Park Crescent
  50. 50 : km 14.33 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Bridgewater Drive
  51. 51 : km 14.63 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left onto Bridgewater Drive
  52. 52 : km 15.23 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Church Way
  53. 53 : km 15.29 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 15.32 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 15.77 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Dulverton Road
  56. 56 : km 15.78 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Billing Road East
  57. 57 : km 15.9 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 15.91 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 16 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Cavendish Drive
  60. 60 : km 16.04 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Cavendish Drive
  61. 61 : km 16.27 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Bowthorpe Close
  62. 62 : km 16.34 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Bowthorpe Close
  63. S/E : km 16.36 - alt. 56 m

Useful Information

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↔10.29 km ↗+31 m ↘-31 m ◔3h 00 ▲Easy
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