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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 18.16 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 6 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 6 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 14 m
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    Lowest point: 5 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. 8 m
  2. 1 : km 0.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Thicket Road
  3. 2 : km 0.73 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto The Thicket Path
  4. 3 : km 1.61 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto The Thicket Path
  5. 4 : km 2.66 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto The Thicket Path
  6. 5 : km 2.73 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 6 : km 2.74 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto The Thicket Path
  8. 7 : km 2.75 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Westwood Road
  9. 8 : km 3.06 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  10. 9 : km 3.19 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Church Place
  11. 10 : km 3.26 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 3.35 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto The Waits
  13. 12 : km 3.6 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto The Broadway
  14. 13 : km 3.62 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Crown Street
  15. 14 : km 3.77 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Market Hill
  16. 15 : km 3.79 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Foundry Walk
  17. 16 : km 3.84 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Bridge Street
  18. 17 : km 4.63 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Hemingford Road
  19. 18 : km 6.52 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Braggs Lane
  20. 19 : km 6.6 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto High Street
  21. 20 : km 6.73 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto High Street
  22. 21 : km 6.93 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  23. 22 : km 7.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 8 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Rideaway
  25. 24 : km 8.02 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right onto Rideaway
  26. 25 : km 8.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Common Lane
  27. 26 : km 8.44 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 8.45 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Common Lane
  29. 28 : km 8.76 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left onto Abbots Close
  30. 29 : km 8.83 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Common Lane
  31. 30 : km 9.18 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 9.34 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 9.98 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Cow Lane
  34. 33 : km 11.16 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Cambridge Road
  35. 34 : km 12.39 - alt. 10 m - Keep right onto Cambridge Street
  36. 35 : km 12.41 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Post Street
  37. 36 : km 12.84 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 13.27 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Bridge Place
  39. 38 : km 13.27 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto The Avenue
  40. 39 : km 13.4 - alt. 10 m - Keep right onto B1044
  41. 40 : km 13.43 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 13.46 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right onto Castle Moat Road
  43. 42 : km 13.8 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto B1514
  44. 43 : km 15.32 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto The Hollow
  45. 44 : km 15.33 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Main Street
  46. 45 : km 15.62 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Old Houghton Road
  47. 46 : km 15.8 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  48. 47 : km 15.83 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right onto Old Houghton Road
  49. 48 : km 16.25 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Huntingdon Road
  50. 49 : km 16.49 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 16.52 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Huntingdon Road
  52. 51 : km 17.03 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 17.03 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 17.62 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 17.64 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Huntingdon Road
  56. S/E : km 18.16 - alt. 8 m

Useful Information

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