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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 26.50 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 137 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 145 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 140 m
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    Lowest point: 14 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.
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(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. 102 m
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Brishing Lane
  3. 2 : km 0.25 - alt. 102 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Brishing Lane
  4. 3 : km 0.43 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Park Wood Walk
  5. 4 : km 0.72 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Longshaw Road
  6. 5 : km 0.77 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Wallis Avenue
  7. 6 : km 0.95 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Bicknor Road
  8. 7 : km 1.1 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Cuxton Road
  9. 8 : km 1.12 - alt. 101 m - Keep right onto Cuxton Road
  10. 9 : km 1.32 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Bircholt Road
  11. 10 : km 1.54 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Sutton Road
  12. 11 : km 1.57 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Cobbut Avenue
  13. 12 : km 1.58 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 1.94 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 2.3 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 2.49 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 2.51 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Sutton Road
  18. 17 : km 3.17 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Horseshoes Lane
  19. 18 : km 3.65 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right onto Heath Road
  20. 19 : km 4.44 - alt. 108 m - Keep left onto Gravelly Bottom Road
  21. 20 : km 7.1 - alt. 136 m - Turn slight right onto Chartway Street
  22. 21 : km 7.29 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left onto Morry Lane
  23. 22 : km 9.32 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto East Sutton Road
  24. 23 : km 10.58 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Stickfast Lane
  25. 24 : km 10.63 - alt. 45 m - Make a U-turn onto Stickfast Lane
  26. 25 : km 10.67 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto East Sutton Road
  27. 26 : km 13.66 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Four Oaks Road
  28. 27 : km 14.2 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Hawkenbury Road
  29. 28 : km 16.25 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Sweetlands Lane
  30. 29 : km 18.22 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight right onto Couchman Green Lane
  31. 30 : km 18.32 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Couchman Green Lane
  32. 31 : km 18.34 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Maidstone Road
  33. 32 : km 19.33 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Chart Hill Road
  34. 33 : km 21.16 - alt. 21 m - Keep left onto Forge Lane
  35. 34 : km 22.08 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Lane
  36. 35 : km 22.51 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto East Hall Hill
  37. 36 : km 23.59 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Wierton Road
  38. 37 : km 24.22 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Back Lane
  39. 38 : km 25.07 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Heath Road
  40. 39 : km 25.08 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Brishing Lane
  41. 40 : km 26.38 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Thomas Rider Way
  42. S/E : km 26.5 - alt. 102 m

Useful Information

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