Anatole-France-WaterTower-Chimney-7.6km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.59 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 62 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 72 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 409 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 338 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 349 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 354 m - Turn left onto Rue de la Condamine
  3. 3 : km 0.46 - alt. 339 m - Turn right onto Rue Henri Simonnet
  4. 4 : km 0.71 - alt. 340 m - Turn left onto Rue René Soulet
  5. 5 : km 0.99 - alt. 344 m - Turn left onto Rue de la Pradelle
  6. 6 : km 1.08 - alt. 342 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 1.15 - alt. 347 m - Turn right onto Rue Clovis Hugues
  8. 8 : km 1.39 - alt. 347 m - Turn left onto Rue des Volcans
  9. 9 : km 1.52 - alt. 355 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.6 - alt. 363 m - Turn sharp right onto Impasse de l'Oradou
  11. 11 : km 1.63 - alt. 367 m - Turn sharp right onto Rue de l'Oradou, M 765
  12. 12 : km 1.73 - alt. 365 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.83 - alt. 382 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 1.87 - alt. 387 m - Turn right onto Allée de Bellevue
  15. 15 : km 1.98 - alt. 390 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.02 - alt. 390 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.07 - alt. 390 m - Turn right onto Boulevard Lafayette
  18. 18 : km 2.11 - alt. 390 m - Turn left onto Rue des Meuniers, D 69A
  19. 19 : km 2.64 - alt. 403 m - Turn left onto Rue de Rochefeuille
  20. 20 : km 2.75 - alt. 403 m - Turn right onto Rue du Pariou
  21. 21 : km 3.01 - alt. 405 m - Turn right onto Rue des Dômes
  22. 22 : km 3.08 - alt. 403 m - Turn left onto Rue des Meuniers, D 69A
  23. 23 : km 3.26 - alt. 408 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 3.44 - alt. 409 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 3.44 - alt. 409 m - Make a U-turn
  26. 26 : km 3.7 - alt. 408 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 3.88 - alt. 405 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.88 - alt. 405 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 3.98 - alt. 403 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 4.12 - alt. 403 m - Turn right onto Place Vasarely
  31. 31 : km 4.18 - alt. 402 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 4.25 - alt. 402 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 4.3 - alt. 400 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 4.31 - alt. 400 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 4.34 - alt. 400 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 4.46 - alt. 397 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 4.57 - alt. 398 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 4.61 - alt. 397 m - Turn right onto Avenue Blaise Pascal
  39. 39 : km 4.74 - alt. 398 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 4.81 - alt. 397 m - Turn right onto Avenue des Landais, M 2099
  41. 41 : km 4.89 - alt. 396 m - Turn left onto Rue du Creux de l'Enfer
  42. 42 : km 5.04 - alt. 393 m - Turn left onto Rue Pablo Picasso
  43. 43 : km 5.06 - alt. 393 m - Turn right onto Rue de la Crouzille
  44. 44 : km 5.51 - alt. 369 m - Turn left onto Rue de l'Oradou, M 765
  45. 45 : km 5.62 - alt. 368 m - Turn right onto Petit Chemin de la Sarre
  46. 46 : km 6.24 - alt. 360 m - Turn sharp left onto Boulevard Gustave Flaubert, M 2009
  47. 47 : km 6.39 - alt. 359 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 6.42 - alt. 359 m - Keep right onto Rue de la Pradelle
  49. 49 : km 6.65 - alt. 354 m - Turn right onto Chemin de la Source
  50. 50 : km 6.89 - alt. 348 m - Turn left onto Rue Charles Gide
  51. 51 : km 7.08 - alt. 341 m - Turn right onto Rue de la Parlette
  52. 52 : km 7.13 - alt. 341 m - Turn left onto Rue Émile Loubet
  53. 53 : km 7.47 - alt. 343 m - Turn left onto Rue d'Herbet
  54. 54 : km 7.53 - alt. 345 m - Keep left onto Rue Anatole France
  55. S/E : km 7.59 - alt. 348 m

Useful Information

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