Dunster And Trees?

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.84 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 323 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 323 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 210 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 27 m
  • ⚐
    District: Dunster 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.185375° / W 3.442587°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 37 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Dunster Steep, A396
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto Castle Hill
  4. 4 : km 0.4 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Castle Hill
  5. 5 : km 0.53 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto West Street, A396
  6. 6 : km 0.65 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Mill Lane
  7. 7 : km 0.77 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Mill Gardens
  8. 8 : km 0.85 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Park Street
  9. 9 : km 0.99 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Knowle Lane, A396
  10. 10 : km 1.5 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.09 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.11 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.14 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 2.87 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.95 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.69 - alt. 201 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 4.11 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.24 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp right onto Park Lane
  19. 19 : km 4.34 - alt. 143 m - Turn left onto Longcombe Lane
  20. 20 : km 4.73 - alt. 134 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 5.57 - alt. 135 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 5.83 - alt. 137 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 6.84 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 6.85 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 7.49 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 8.73 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 8.96 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Mill Gardens
  28. 28 : km 9.05 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Mill Lane
  29. 29 : km 9.17 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto West Street, A396
  30. 30 : km 9.48 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto High Street, A396
  31. 31 : km 9.65 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 9.69 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto The Ball
  33. 33 : km 9.73 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Dunster Steep, A396
  34. 34 : km 9.78 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  35. S/E : km 9.84 - alt. 35 m

Useful Information

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