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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.89 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 70 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 70 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 75 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 27 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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 64 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.08 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.1 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Simmonds View
  6. 6 : km 0.15 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Simmonds View
  7. 7 : km 0.17 - alt. 64 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Newbrick Road
  8. 8 : km 0.26 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Newbrick Road
  9. 9 : km 0.28 - alt. 65 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Hunts Ground Road
  10. 10 : km 0.43 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Windsor Avenue
  11. 11 : km 0.64 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 0.78 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 0.85 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 0.92 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.11 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 1.31 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Old Gloucester Road
  17. 17 : km 1.45 - alt. 48 m - Keep right onto Old Gloucester Road
  18. 18 : km 1.46 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 2.03 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 2.04 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Beacon Lane
  21. 21 : km 2.25 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 2.29 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Church Lane
  23. 23 : km 3.45 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto High Street
  24. 24 : km 3.69 - alt. 70 m - Keep left onto Dragon Road
  25. 25 : km 4.25 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Mill Road
  26. 26 : km 4.76 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Mill Road
  27. 27 : km 4.91 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Mill Road
  28. 28 : km 5.09 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 5.16 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 5.37 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Bury Hill
  31. 31 : km 5.53 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Old Bromley Heath Road
  32. 32 : km 6.25 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 6.43 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Ring Road Path
  34. 34 : km 6.53 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 6.69 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Wedgewood Road
  36. 36 : km 6.86 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Quakers Road
  37. 37 : km 6.92 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Bromley Heath Road
  38. 38 : km 6.93 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Bampton Drive
  39. 39 : km 7.06 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 7.11 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 7.2 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 7.21 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 7.52 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Cleeve Wood Road
  44. 44 : km 8.18 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Belfields Lane
  45. 45 : km 8.76 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Old Gloucester Road
  46. 46 : km 8.79 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Filton Road
  47. 47 : km 10 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 10.02 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp right onto Ring Road Path
  49. 49 : km 10.3 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 10.35 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 10.58 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 10.62 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Oxleigh Way
  53. 53 : km 10.65 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 10.88 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 11.23 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Harry Stoke Road
  56. 56 : km 11.24 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  57. 57 : km 11.6 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 11.7 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 11.71 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right onto Brierly Furlong
  60. 60 : km 11.81 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right
  61. 61 : km 11.82 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 62 : km 11.88 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto North Road
  63. 63 : km 12.34 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Rock Lane
  64. 64 : km 12.58 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 12.6 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 12.73 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 12.75 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight left onto Simmonds View
  68. 68 : km 12.78 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Simmonds View
  69. 69 : km 12.86 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 12.87 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  71. S/E : km 12.89 - alt. 65 m

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