Box Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.92 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 611 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 608 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 214 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 36 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. 171 m - Start on Headley Common Road
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 171 m - Turn left onto Headley Common Road
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 171 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 174 m - Turn slight right onto Headley Common Road
  5. 5 : km 0.4 - alt. 184 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.57 - alt. 187 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.92 - alt. 186 m - Turn left onto BW 492
  8. 8 : km 0.93 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto BW 490
  9. 9 : km 1.4 - alt. 186 m - Turn left onto BW 490
  10. 10 : km 1.51 - alt. 184 m - Keep left onto BW 490
  11. 11 : km 1.67 - alt. 172 m - Turn sharp left onto BW 490
  12. 12 : km 1.85 - alt. 179 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 1.91 - alt. 182 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.8 - alt. 136 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 2.96 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.98 - alt. 149 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 3.42 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 3.92 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 3.98 - alt. 161 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 4.89 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 4.91 - alt. 144 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 5.1 - alt. 132 m - Turn slight left
  23. 23 : km 5.23 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 5.54 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 5.62 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Byttom Hill
  26. 26 : km 5.67 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  27. 27 : km 5.96 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 6.19 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto FP 8
  29. 29 : km 6.24 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 6.6 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto FP 10
  31. 31 : km 7 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight right onto FP 10
  32. 32 : km 7.45 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto Juniper Bottom
  33. 33 : km 7.72 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 7.96 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 8.1 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 8.13 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 8.15 - alt. 148 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 8.16 - alt. 148 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 8.26 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 8.57 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 41 : km 8.58 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 42 : km 8.6 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 8.62 - alt. 98 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 8.68 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 8.7 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 9.29 - alt. 176 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 9.31 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 9.32 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 9.53 - alt. 178 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 9.6 - alt. 174 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 9.61 - alt. 171 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 9.82 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 10.13 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight left
  54. 54 : km 10.19 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right
  55. 55 : km 10.47 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 10.58 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 10.63 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  58. 58 : km 11.26 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 11.27 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left
  60. 60 : km 11.41 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 11.75 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 12.18 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 12.24 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight right
  64. 64 : km 12.55 - alt. 158 m - Turn slight right
  65. 65 : km 12.6 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 12.99 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 13.02 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight right
  68. 68 : km 13.12 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp left
  69. 69 : km 13.13 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 13.29 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight right
  71. 71 : km 13.31 - alt. 110 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 14.48 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp right onto FP 583
  73. 73 : km 14.53 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left onto White Road (BW 42)
  74. 74 : km 14.81 - alt. 205 m - Keep left onto BW 42
  75. 75 : km 15.77 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight left
  76. 76 : km 15.81 - alt. 186 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 15.91 - alt. 185 m - Keep left
  78. 78 : km 15.97 - alt. 182 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 16.02 - alt. 179 m - Turn slight left onto BW 490
  80. 80 : km 16.21 - alt. 172 m - Turn sharp right onto BW 490
  81. 81 : km 16.47 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto BW 490
  82. 82 : km 16.95 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto BW 492
  83. 83 : km 17 - alt. 186 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 17.51 - alt. 184 m - Turn slight right onto Headley Common Road
  85. 85 : km 17.79 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  86. 86 : km 17.9 - alt. 171 m - Turn slight left onto Headley Common Road
  87. 87 : km 17.91 - alt. 171 m - Turn left
  88. S/E : km 17.92 - alt. 171 m

Useful Information

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