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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 19.64 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 19 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 15 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 24 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ards 
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    Start: N 54.547915° / W 5.752422°
  • ⚑
    End: N 54.549198° / W 5.751154°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 15 m - Start on Ballygowan Road
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Ballygowan Road
  3. 3 : km 0.53 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto The Square
  4. 4 : km 0.92 - alt. 11 m - Enter roundabout
  5. 5 : km 1.95 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  6. 6 : km 1.99 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 2.09 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp left
  8. 8 : km 2.1 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Newtownards Road
  9. 9 : km 6.67 - alt. 2 m - Keep right onto Comber Road
  10. 10 : km 6.7 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 6.75 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Messines Road
  12. 12 : km 8.12 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Messines Road
  13. 13 : km 8.15 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Blair Mayne Road South
  14. 14 : km 8.28 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 8.29 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 8.51 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Kempe Stones Road
  17. 17 : km 8.53 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Blair Mayne Road North
  18. 18 : km 8.94 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 9.13 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 9.16 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left onto Circular Road
  21. 21 : km 9.24 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Street
  22. 22 : km 9.87 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Gibson's Lane
  23. 23 : km 9.89 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Gibson's Lane
  24. 24 : km 10.34 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto High Street
  25. 25 : km 10.37 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Movilla Street
  26. 26 : km 10.4 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Castle Place
  27. 27 : km 11.01 - alt. 1 m - Keep left onto Portaferry Road
  28. 28 : km 11.04 - alt. 1 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Portaferry Road
  29. 29 : km 11.8 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 12.27 - alt. 1 m - Keep left onto Tide Bank
  31. 31 : km 13.44 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 32 : km 13.85 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Comber Road
  33. 33 : km 13.94 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 14.03 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Comber Road
  35. 35 : km 14.87 - alt. 2 m - Keep right onto Newtownards Road
  36. 36 : km 17.56 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Copeland Link
  37. 37 : km 18.62 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto The Square
  38. 38 : km 18.66 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto The Square
  39. 39 : km 18.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Castle Street
  40. 40 : km 19.33 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Laurel Bank
  41. 41 : km 19.46 - alt. 15 m - Keep left onto Laurel Bank
  42. 42 : km 19.51 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  43. E : km 19.64 - alt. 19 m

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