8 Mile M/T Colyton, Holyford, Couchill, Wetlands

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.96 km
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    Calculated time: 4h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 197 m
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    Vertical drop: - 196 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 125 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Colyton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.736971° / W 3.066087°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 15 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Coly Road
  3. 3 : km 0.65 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Sidmouth Road
  4. 4 : km 0.74 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto The Butts
  5. 5 : km 1.06 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.07 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Ridgway Lane
  7. 7 : km 1.54 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 1.89 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.16 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Old Sidmouth Road
  10. 10 : km 2.23 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Whitwell Lane
  11. 11 : km 3.2 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Holyford Lane
  12. 12 : km 3.91 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.98 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 4.2 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 4.51 - alt. 68 m - Keep right onto Holiford Nature reserve permitted path
  16. 16 : km 5.16 - alt. 90 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 5.5 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 6.4 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto A3052
  19. 19 : km 6.42 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Seaton Down Hill
  20. 20 : km 6.51 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 21 : km 6.54 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Seaton Down Hill
  22. 22 : km 6.85 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 7.51 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 7.78 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Couchill Lane
  25. 25 : km 7.91 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Seaton Down Hill
  26. 26 : km 8.02 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Traceys Avenue
  27. 27 : km 8.33 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto Homer Lane
  28. 28 : km 8.68 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Barnards Hill Lane
  29. 29 : km 8.69 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 8.74 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Harepath Road
  31. 31 : km 8.77 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Elizabeth Road
  32. 32 : km 9.1 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Scalwell Lane
  33. 33 : km 9.35 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Gravel Lane
  34. 34 : km 9.66 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Colyford Road
  35. 35 : km 9.82 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 10.4 - alt. 2 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 10.41 - alt. 2 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 10.46 - alt. 2 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 10.86 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  40. 40 : km 11.01 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Colyford Road
  41. 41 : km 11.28 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto A3052
  42. 42 : km 11.48 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 11.62 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto A3052
  44. 44 : km 11.68 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 12.53 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  46. 46 : km 12.64 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right onto Coly Road
  47. 47 : km 12.95 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  48. S/E : km 12.96 - alt. 17 m

Useful Information

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