Colchester - Harwich September 2022

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 51.18 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 15h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 125 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 151 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 33 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Colchester 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.88978° / E 0.900406°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.947193° / E 1.284722°
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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. 28 m - Start on High Street
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Museum Street
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Ryegate Road
  4. 4 : km 0.17 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left onto Museum Street
  5. 5 : km 0.19 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.25 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 0.34 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Mayor's Walk
  8. 8 : km 0.41 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 0.45 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 0.51 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 0.61 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 12 : km 0.68 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left onto Maidenburgh Street
  13. 13 : km 0.81 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto St. Helens Lane
  14. 14 : km 0.93 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto East Stockwell Street
  15. 15 : km 1 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto East Stockwell Street
  16. 16 : km 1.09 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.12 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 1.13 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto High Street
  19. 19 : km 1.36 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto North Hill
  20. 20 : km 1.39 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Balkerne Passage
  21. 21 : km 1.59 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 1.6 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 1.64 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto St Mary's Fields
  24. 24 : km 1.79 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right onto Balkerne Hill, A134
  25. 25 : km 1.87 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 1.88 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Balkerne Hill, A134
  27. 27 : km 1.95 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Southway, A134
  28. 28 : km 2.63 - alt. 17 m - Enter roundabout
  29. 29 : km 2.66 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto St Botolphs Street
  30. 30 : km 2.72 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto St Botolph's Church Walk
  31. 31 : km 2.75 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 2.77 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 2.85 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 2.85 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Priory Street
  35. 35 : km 3.14 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 3.35 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Ernulph Walk
  37. 37 : km 3.42 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Childwell Alley
  38. 38 : km 3.72 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Brook Street
  39. 39 : km 3.73 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 4.16 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 4.36 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 4.65 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 4.68 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Haddon Park
  44. 44 : km 4.74 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto Spurgeon Street
  45. 45 : km 4.84 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Hythe Station Road
  46. 46 : km 4.98 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Hythe Quay, A134
  47. 47 : km 5.14 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 5.19 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 5.44 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 5.49 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 5.54 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Wivenhoe Trail
  52. 52 : km 8.48 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 9.12 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 9.16 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto West Quay
  55. 55 : km 9.53 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto The Quay
  56. 56 : km 9.74 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto The Folly
  57. 57 : km 9.88 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Walter Radcliffe Road
  58. 58 : km 9.91 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 10.01 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 10.05 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 12.92 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left onto Ford Lane
  62. 62 : km 12.95 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 13.05 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 13.06 - alt. 2 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 14.14 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 14.16 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left
  67. 67 : km 14.6 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 15.33 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight right
  69. 69 : km 15.35 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Brightlingsea Road, B1029
  70. 70 : km 15.77 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
  71. 71 : km 15.85 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp left
  72. 72 : km 16.53 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Samsons Road
  73. 73 : km 16.55 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp left onto Church Road, B1029
  74. 74 : km 17.41 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 17.43 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 17.6 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Church Road, B1029
  77. 77 : km 17.96 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto Church Road, B1029
  78. 78 : km 18.97 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto New Street
  79. 79 : km 19.01 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Waterside
  80. 80 : km 19.08 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 19.16 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 19.44 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 19.52 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right onto Waterside
  84. 84 : km 19.55 - alt. 3 m - Keep right onto Waterside
  85. 85 : km 19.63 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Waterside
  86. 86 : km 19.71 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Waterside
  87. 87 : km 19.75 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right onto Waterside
  88. 88 : km 19.75 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
  89. 89 : km 19.78 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Copperas Road
  90. 90 : km 19.78 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Tower Street
  91. 91 : km 20.08 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Lime Street
  92. 92 : km 20.44 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto High Street
  93. 93 : km 20.5 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto John Street
  94. 94 : km 20.96 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Chapel Road
  95. 95 : km 21.33 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right
  96. 96 : km 22.26 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 23.12 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 24.88 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Dead Lane
  99. 99 : km 25.6 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Straight Road
  100. 100 : km 29.42 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Clacton Road, B1441
  101. 101 : km 29.44 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
  102. 102 : km 31.11 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight right
  103. 103 : km 31.69 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 32.75 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right
  105. 105 : km 32.85 - alt. 22 m - Keep left onto Mill Lane
  106. 106 : km 33.08 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto High Street, B1033
  107. 107 : km 33.21 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto High Street
  108. 108 : km 33.21 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto High Street, B1033
  109. 109 : km 33.3 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto New Town Road
  110. 110 : km 33.35 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Saint Michael's Road
  111. 111 : km 33.96 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  112. 112 : km 34.1 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Golden Lane
  113. 113 : km 34.18 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 35.35 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  115. 115 : km 35.58 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left onto Church Lane
  116. 116 : km 37.76 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 38.09 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right onto Beaumont Road, B1414
  118. 118 : km 38.57 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  119. 119 : km 38.89 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right
  120. 120 : km 40.86 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  121. 121 : km 41.07 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Harwich Road, B1414
  122. 122 : km 41.13 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  123. 123 : km 41.17 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 41.31 - alt. 25 m - Keep left
  125. 125 : km 42.64 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Clacton Road, B1414
  126. 126 : km 43.44 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 43.93 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  128. 128 : km 45.13 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp left
  129. 129 : km 47.1 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Promenade
  130. 130 : km 48.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  131. 131 : km 48.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  132. 132 : km 48.57 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  133. 133 : km 48.57 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  134. 134 : km 48.68 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  135. 135 : km 48.7 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  136. 136 : km 48.71 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left
  137. 137 : km 49.05 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  138. 138 : km 50.17 - alt. 2 m - Keep left
  139. 139 : km 50.19 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  140. 140 : km 50.3 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  141. 141 : km 50.31 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  142. 142 : km 50.64 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
  143. 143 : km 50.66 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  144. 144 : km 50.71 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Wellington Road
  145. 145 : km 50.79 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Outpart Eastward
  146. 146 : km 50.81 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto Kings Quay Street
  147. 147 : km 50.97 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto The Quay, A120
  148. E : km 51.18 - alt. 2 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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