Home And Around Alton Water

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 55.69 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 16h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 171 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 172 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 50 m
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    Lowest point: 3 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. 46 m - Start on Keelers Way
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Malvern Way
  3. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Coach Road
  4. 4 : km 0.32 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.68 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.91 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.02 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto The Causeway, A134
  8. 8 : km 1.02 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Ivy Lodge Road
  9. 9 : km 1.4 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Essex Way
  10. 10 : km 1.5 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left onto Ivy Lodge Road
  11. 11 : km 2.61 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Straight Road
  12. 12 : km 3.41 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Old House Lane
  13. 13 : km 4.92 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Langham Lane
  14. 14 : km 6.2 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto School Road
  15. 15 : km 6.81 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 6.92 - alt. 46 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 7.68 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Grove Hill
  18. 18 : km 7.71 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 7.78 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 8.79 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 8.85 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 9.11 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Essex Way
  23. 23 : km 9.85 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Gun Hill
  24. 24 : km 10.02 - alt. 23 m - Keep left onto The Street
  25. 25 : km 10.29 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 11.99 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto Dedham Road, B1029
  27. 27 : km 12.01 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 12.4 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 13.01 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  30. 30 : km 13.13 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 13.52 - alt. 26 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 15 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Manningtree Road, B1070
  33. 33 : km 15.4 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 15.62 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 16.51 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 16.81 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 16.89 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 17.37 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left onto A137
  39. 39 : km 18.56 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Jimmys Lane
  40. 40 : km 18.77 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 19.56 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto A137
  42. 42 : km 20.43 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 20.69 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Stutton Lane
  44. 44 : km 21.72 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 22.15 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 22.94 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 23.01 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 23.9 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 24.38 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right onto Lemons Hill
  50. 50 : km 24.68 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 25.12 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 25.24 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 25.99 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 26.59 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 27.24 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 27.46 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  57. 57 : km 28.52 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 28.64 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 29.43 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 30.81 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 30.9 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 31.31 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 31.41 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 32.01 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 32.8 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left onto Alton Hall Lane
  66. 66 : km 32.96 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 33.15 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right
  68. 68 : km 33.75 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 33.81 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 34.29 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 34.32 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left
  72. 72 : km 34.75 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Stutton Lane
  73. 73 : km 35.78 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 36.04 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto A137
  75. 75 : km 36.91 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 37.7 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Jimmys Lane
  77. 77 : km 37.91 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Ipswich Road, A137
  78. 78 : km 39.1 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right
  79. 79 : km 39.58 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 39.66 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  81. 81 : km 39.96 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 40.85 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 41.07 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Manningtree Road, B1070
  84. 84 : km 41.47 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 42.95 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right
  86. 86 : km 43.46 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 44.46 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Dedham Road, B1029
  88. 88 : km 44.48 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  89. 89 : km 46.18 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 46.39 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto The Street
  91. 91 : km 46.85 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 47.43 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 47.54 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 48.01 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Dedham Road
  95. 95 : km 49.12 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right
  96. 96 : km 49.93 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto School Road
  97. 97 : km 49.94 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Moor Road
  98. 98 : km 51.22 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Old House Lane
  99. 99 : km 52.73 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Straight Road
  100. 100 : km 53.53 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Horkesley Road
  101. 101 : km 55.02 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left onto Nayland Road, A134
  102. 102 : km 55.21 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Coach Road
  103. 103 : km 55.55 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Malvern Way
  104. S/E : km 55.69 - alt. 45 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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