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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.88 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 14 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 16 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 79 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 51 m
  • ⚐
    District: Filton 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.506503° / W 2.565548°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.507257° / W 2.564736°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Start on Filton Avenue
  2. 2 : km 0.36 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Wallscourt Road South
  3. 3 : km 0.49 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Kipling Road
  4. 4 : km 0.53 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.68 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.7 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.71 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.74 - alt. 68 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 0.98 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.23 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Long Down Avenue
  12. 12 : km 1.31 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Wider Mead
  13. 13 : km 1.35 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left onto Long Down Avenue
  14. 14 : km 1.44 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Wallshut Wood
  15. 15 : km 1.56 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight right onto Wallshut Wood
  16. 16 : km 1.62 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Long Mead
  17. 17 : km 2.08 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Platts Wood
  18. 18 : km 2.09 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Long Mead
  19. 19 : km 2.27 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 2.34 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 2.35 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 2.38 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 2.4 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 2.41 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 2.44 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 2.46 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 2.46 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 2.6 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 2.71 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 2.73 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp left onto Long Down Avenue
  31. 31 : km 2.74 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp right onto Stoke Lane
  32. 32 : km 2.88 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Slade Baker Way
  33. 33 : km 2.91 - alt. 73 m - Keep right onto Slade Baker Way
  34. 34 : km 3.08 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 3.22 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 3.52 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 4.19 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 4.2 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Filton Road
  39. 39 : km 4.28 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 4.39 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 4.43 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left onto Ring Road Path
  42. 42 : km 4.44 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 4.5 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 4.97 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 4.98 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 5.17 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Oxleigh Way
  47. 47 : km 5.34 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Westfield Lane
  48. 48 : km 5.62 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto Great Stoke Way
  49. 49 : km 5.66 - alt. 60 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  50. 50 : km 6.06 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 6.07 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 6.16 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto Station Road
  53. 53 : km 6.2 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right onto Station Road
  54. 54 : km 6.74 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto Filton Avenue
  55. E : km 6.88 - alt. 64 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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