Ilton To Chard 20.75 Miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 33.40 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 235 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 241 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 101 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 15 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ilton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.951598° / W 2.928439°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 32 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Hawthorn Road
  3. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  4. 3 : km 2.43 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Garden Plot Hill
  5. 4 : km 4.48 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp left onto Cad Road
  6. 5 : km 4.63 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Chard Road
  7. 6 : km 6.08 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Dillington House Lane
  8. 7 : km 6.1 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right onto Dillington House Lane
  9. 8 : km 6.11 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto B3168
  10. 9 : km 7.5 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  11. 10 : km 8.14 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Station Road
  12. 11 : km 9.12 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Southfields Roundabout
  13. 12 : km 11.31 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  14. 13 : km 11.55 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 11.56 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 11.62 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 11.67 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Old Taunton to Chard Train Line
  18. 17 : km 12.88 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Greenway
  19. 18 : km 12.89 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 13.56 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 15.64 - alt. 68 m - Keep right onto Old Taunton to Chard Line
  22. 21 : km 16.54 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 16.69 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Chaffcombe Road
  24. 23 : km 16.9 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Furnham Road
  25. 24 : km 17.08 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Thorndun Park Drive
  26. 25 : km 17.65 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 17.66 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 17.74 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Furnham Crescent
  29. 28 : km 18.03 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Furnham Road
  30. 29 : km 18.23 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Chaffcombe Road
  31. 30 : km 19.28 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 19.42 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight right onto Old Taunton to Chard Line
  33. 32 : km 21.5 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 22.17 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Greenway
  35. 34 : km 22.18 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  36. 35 : km 24.05 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 24.84 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  38. 37 : km 25.5 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 25.51 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Canal Way
  40. 39 : km 25.82 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Ditton Street
  41. 40 : km 26.01 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Silver Street
  42. 41 : km 26.36 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Bay Hill
  43. 42 : km 27.86 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right
  44. 43 : km 27.97 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Eaglewood Park
  45. 44 : km 28.26 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 28.68 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 29.5 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  48. 47 : km 29.79 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right onto B3168
  49. 48 : km 31.23 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Cad Road
  50. 49 : km 32.98 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 32.99 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Cad Road
  52. 51 : km 33.02 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Road
  53. 52 : km 33.29 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Hawthorn Road
  54. 53 : km 33.37 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Willow Road
  55. S/E : km 33.4 - alt. 32 m

Useful Information

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