Old Railway 6k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.36 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 32 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 34 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 48 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 30 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wells 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.208695° / W 2.658618°
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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. 48 m - Start on Fairways
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Fairways
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Balch Road
  4. 4 : km 0.26 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Balch Road
  5. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Burcott Road
  6. 6 : km 0.4 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Barley Close
  7. 7 : km 0.48 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Clements Close
  8. 8 : km 0.54 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp left onto Clements Close
  9. 9 : km 0.72 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Strawberry Way, A39
  10. 10 : km 0.95 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Priory Road
  11. 11 : km 0.99 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.33 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 1.61 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.01 - alt. 44 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 2.85 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 2.95 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.57 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Silver Street
  18. 18 : km 5.01 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Silver Street
  19. 19 : km 5.03 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Southover
  20. 20 : km 5.25 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Southover
  21. 21 : km 5.31 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Priory Road
  22. 22 : km 5.34 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto West Street
  23. 23 : km 5.49 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto St Andrew's Walk
  24. 24 : km 5.59 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Strawberry Way, A39
  25. 25 : km 5.65 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Sheldon Drive
  26. 26 : km 5.82 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Clements Close
  27. 27 : km 5.89 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right onto Barley Close
  28. 28 : km 5.97 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Burcott Road
  29. 29 : km 5.97 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Balch Road
  30. 30 : km 6.1 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Balch Road
  31. 31 : km 6.2 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Tudway Close
  32. 32 : km 6.32 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Fairways
  33. S/E : km 6.36 - alt. 48 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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↔3.92 km ↗+32 m ↘-32 m ◔1h 15 ▲Easy
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Walking Cheddar Gorge from Black Rock

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Walking Harptree Combe, Niver North Top and River Chew from West Harptree

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Harptree Combe, Niver North Top and River Chew from West Harptree
↔11.06 km ↗+195 m ↘-192 m ◔3h 45 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from West Harptree (Bath and North East Somerset)

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Walker
↔3.39 km ↗+18 m ↘-18 m ◔1h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Butleigh (Somerset)

Unimproved neutral grassland and a small copse. The site has open access via rights of way from Butleigh. Please keep to the edges of the field until the hay has been cut.

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