Houghton 5.3

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n°51124495

Creation

24 May 2024

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 8.68 km
Calculated time: 2h 35
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 30 m
Vertical drop: - 30 m
Highest point: 36 m
Lowest point: 5 m

District: St. Ives
Start/End: N 52.328099° / W 0.072781°
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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

S/E : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Start on
2 : km 0.54 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Green Leys
3 : km 0.55 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Green Leys
4 : km 0.76 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Green Leys
5 : km 1.12 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto High Leys
6 : km 1.19 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
7 : km 1.48 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
8 : km 3.57 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto St Ives Road
9 : km 3.9 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto The Green
10 : km 3.92 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Mill Street
11 : km 4.11 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
12 : km 4.32 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
13 : km 4.5 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
14 : km 4.56 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Thicket Road
15 : km 4.9 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
16 : km 4.9 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Thicket Road
17 : km 4.96 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
18 : km 4.96 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto The Thicket Path
19 : km 5.8 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto The Thicket Path
20 : km 6.85 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Barnes Walk
21 : km 7.13 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Barnes Walk
22 : km 7.14 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
23 : km 7.23 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
24 : km 7.56 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Merryland
25 : km 7.68 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Crown Street
26 : km 7.73 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto The Pavement
27 : km 7.84 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Market Hill
28 : km 7.89 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Priory Road
29 : km 7.9 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Market Road
30 : km 7.98 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Cromwell Place
31 : km 8.11 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Meadow Lane
32 : km 8.4 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Crown Walk
33 : km 8.4 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Crown Close
34 : km 8.44 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Crown Close
35 : km 8.45 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Crown Close
36 : km 8.55 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
37 : km 8.58 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Grove Court
S/E : km 8.68 - alt. 6 m

Useful Information

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