Rec - Kingswood - Common Wood - Penn Wood

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.61 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 171 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 164 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 179 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 105 m
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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.

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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. 172 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.41 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.69 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.72 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.72 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.84 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.85 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp right
  8. 8 : km 1.23 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.3 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 2.31 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.47 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 2.65 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2.69 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.84 - alt. 115 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 2.88 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 3.09 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.12 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 3.23 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 19 : km 3.53 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp left onto Cock Lane
  20. 20 : km 3.61 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Ashwells
  21. 21 : km 3.75 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 3.76 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 3.95 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Carter Walk
  24. 24 : km 4.06 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto Wheeler Avenue
  25. 25 : km 4.1 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 4.26 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  27. 27 : km 4.28 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 4.38 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 4.41 - alt. 157 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 4.56 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 31 : km 4.58 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 4.75 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Rays Lane
  33. 33 : km 4.76 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 4.93 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight left onto Hazlemere Road, B474
  35. 35 : km 4.94 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Common Wood Lane
  36. 36 : km 5.1 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 5.33 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Boundary Ride
  38. 38 : km 6.11 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 6.56 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Rushmoor Path
  40. 40 : km 6.76 - alt. 147 m - Keep right onto Rushmoor Path
  41. 41 : km 6.82 - alt. 136 m - Keep left onto Rushmoor Path
  42. 42 : km 6.86 - alt. 132 m - Turn slight right onto Rushmoor Path
  43. 43 : km 7.29 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto Gravelly Way
  44. 44 : km 7.32 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 7.34 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 7.76 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 8.36 - alt. 170 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 8.76 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 8.79 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 9.93 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 10.05 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 10.39 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 10.46 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 10.47 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 10.58 - alt. 158 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 10.59 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp right
  57. 57 : km 10.7 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 10.9 - alt. 155 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 11.2 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  60. 60 : km 11.42 - alt. 151 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 11.46 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 62 : km 11.86 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 11.87 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp right
  64. 64 : km 12.58 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 12.6 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto Gravelly Way
  66. 66 : km 12.63 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Rushmoor Path
  67. 67 : km 12.9 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 12.93 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Holloway
  69. 69 : km 13.46 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Chalk Track
  70. 70 : km 13.79 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Rushmoor Path
  71. 71 : km 14.09 - alt. 166 m - Turn left onto Hazlemere Road, B474
  72. 72 : km 14.13 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Curzon Avenue
  73. 73 : km 14.5 - alt. 163 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 14.74 - alt. 168 m - Turn left onto Firs Close
  75. 75 : km 14.75 - alt. 168 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 14.82 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 14.83 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 14.9 - alt. 169 m - Turn left onto Ashfield Way
  79. 79 : km 14.91 - alt. 169 m - Turn right onto Beechfield Way
  80. 80 : km 15.45 - alt. 172 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 15.48 - alt. 172 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 15.52 - alt. 172 m - Turn right onto Rowan Close
  83. 83 : km 15.55 - alt. 172 m - Turn left onto Highfield Way
  84. 84 : km 15.63 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Willow Walk
  85. 85 : km 15.66 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Highfield Way
  86. 86 : km 15.79 - alt. 174 m - Turn right onto Amersham Road, A404
  87. 87 : km 15.85 - alt. 174 m - Turn left onto Green Street
  88. 88 : km 15.88 - alt. 174 m - Keep left onto Green Street
  89. 89 : km 16.13 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
  90. S/E : km 16.61 - alt. 175 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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