Birks' 10k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.15 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 163 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 164 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 141 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 16 m
  • ⚐
    District: Exeter 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.73712° / W 3.543203°
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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. 29 m
  2. 1 : km 0.03 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Birks Grange
  3. 2 : km 0.39 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left onto Grafton Road
  4. 3 : km 0.51 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Belvidere Road
  5. 4 : km 1.44 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Argyll Road
  6. 5 : km 1.46 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left onto Doriam Close
  7. 6 : km 1.48 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp left onto Pennsylvania Road
  8. 7 : km 2.54 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Collins Road
  9. 8 : km 2.66 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 2.72 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Stoke Meadow Close
  11. 10 : km 2.73 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 2.77 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 3.06 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  14. 13 : km 3.16 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  15. 14 : km 3.41 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 3.48 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  17. 16 : km 3.52 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right
  18. 17 : km 3.55 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  19. 18 : km 3.81 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 3.93 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Calthorpe Road
  21. 20 : km 4.04 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto St Katherines Road
  22. 21 : km 4.15 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right
  23. 22 : km 4.4 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Beacon Avenue
  24. 23 : km 4.41 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Beacon Avenue
  25. 24 : km 4.44 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  26. 25 : km 4.5 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 4.52 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 4.54 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Pinhoe Road
  29. 28 : km 4.58 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp left onto Hamlin Lane
  30. 29 : km 5.42 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right onto South Lawn Terrace
  31. 30 : km 5.65 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Goldsmith Street
  32. 31 : km 5.67 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Park Place
  33. 32 : km 5.74 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Homefield Road
  34. 33 : km 5.93 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Fore Street
  35. 34 : km 6.05 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto Magdalen Road
  36. 35 : km 6.38 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Victoria Park Road
  37. 36 : km 6.72 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Penleonard Close
  38. 37 : km 6.85 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 6.93 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left onto Magdalen Road
  40. 39 : km 7.61 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Western Way
  41. 40 : km 7.64 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 41 : km 7.65 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 7.66 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 7.69 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 7.69 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Southernhay Gardens
  46. 45 : km 7.78 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 7.84 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Southernhay Gardens
  48. 47 : km 7.91 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Southernhay East
  49. 48 : km 7.91 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 8.18 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Cathedral Close
  51. 50 : km 8.19 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Martins Lane
  52. 51 : km 8.25 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto High Street
  53. 52 : km 8.26 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Queen Street
  54. 53 : km 8.41 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Queen Street
  55. 54 : km 8.76 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto Queen Street
  56. 55 : km 8.78 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto New North Road
  57. 56 : km 9.85 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Birks Grange
  58. 57 : km 9.98 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp left
  59. 58 : km 9.99 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 10.02 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 10.04 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 10.1 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left onto Birks Grange
  63. 62 : km 10.1 - alt. 29 m - Keep right onto Birks Grange
  64. S/E : km 10.15 - alt. 29 m

Useful Information

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NOTE: this description has been amended to correct a route error.

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