Forest Of Dean 35

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 35.25 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 617 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 625 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 215 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 23 m
  • ⚐
    District: Cinderford 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.809356° / W 2.547547°
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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. 170 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.27 - alt. 164 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 1.07 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 1.08 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp left
  6. 6 : km 1.09 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.2 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.41 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Speech House Road, B4226
  9. 9 : km 1.46 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 3.36 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Family Cycle Route
  11. 11 : km 4.03 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 4.09 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Family Cycle Route
  13. 13 : km 5.06 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Family Cycle Route
  14. 14 : km 5.78 - alt. 130 m - Keep left onto Mineral Loop
  15. 15 : km 8.26 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto Family Cycle Route
  16. 16 : km 8.3 - alt. 171 m - Turn slight right onto Family Cycle Route
  17. 17 : km 8.59 - alt. 176 m - Turn right onto Family Cycle Route
  18. 18 : km 9 - alt. 176 m - Keep left onto Mineral Loop
  19. 19 : km 9.89 - alt. 178 m - Keep left onto Family Cycle Route
  20. 20 : km 11.38 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 11.82 - alt. 187 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 11.98 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 12 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 13.13 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp right onto High Street, A4136
  25. 25 : km 13.42 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Pludds Road
  26. 26 : km 13.86 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 14.21 - alt. 118 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 15.16 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 15.78 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Horslea
  30. 30 : km 15.9 - alt. 194 m - Keep left onto Horslea
  31. 31 : km 15.94 - alt. 194 m - Turn right onto Timber Tump
  32. 32 : km 16.53 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 16.59 - alt. 126 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 16.72 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 16.76 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 16.98 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Forest Rise
  37. 37 : km 17 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  38. 38 : km 17.04 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto B4234
  39. 39 : km 17.13 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left onto School Road
  40. 40 : km 17.36 - alt. 87 m - Keep right onto School Road
  41. 41 : km 17.53 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp left onto New Road
  42. 42 : km 18 - alt. 147 m - Turn sharp right
  43. 43 : km 18.09 - alt. 148 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 18.24 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 18.78 - alt. 148 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 19.25 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 19.34 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 20.09 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto B4234
  49. 49 : km 20.46 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Stowfield Road
  50. 50 : km 20.77 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 24.91 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 25.26 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 53 : km 25.43 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left
  54. 54 : km 25.71 - alt. 144 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 25.84 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 25.97 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 26.02 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 27.36 - alt. 185 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 27.6 - alt. 198 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 28.11 - alt. 206 m - Turn sharp right onto Ross Road
  61. 61 : km 28.15 - alt. 208 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 28.43 - alt. 176 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 28.75 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight right
  64. 64 : km 28.76 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 29.06 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 30.23 - alt. 184 m - Turn sharp right
  67. 67 : km 30.71 - alt. 210 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 30.78 - alt. 215 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 30.94 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 31.01 - alt. 215 m - Turn left onto A4136
  71. 71 : km 31.15 - alt. 212 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 31.34 - alt. 190 m - Keep left
  73. 73 : km 31.5 - alt. 188 m - Turn slight left
  74. 74 : km 31.76 - alt. 186 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 32.28 - alt. 149 m - Keep left
  76. 76 : km 32.55 - alt. 150 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 32.63 - alt. 146 m - Turn sharp right
  78. 78 : km 32.68 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 32.96 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 33.08 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto B4234
  81. 81 : km 33.41 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 33.78 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 33.91 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight left
  84. 84 : km 33.94 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 33.97 - alt. 111 m - Keep right
  86. 86 : km 34.81 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 34.97 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left
  88. 88 : km 35.23 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 35.25 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  90. S/E : km 35.25 - alt. 170 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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Walking Cabtree Hill and Woorgreens Lake

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This circular walk in the forest of Dean provides a good way to discover paths and tracks along a section of Gloucestershire Way and Woorgreens Nature Reserve.

Walking Speech House Lake and New Fancy Colliery Screens

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