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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.52 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 44 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 8 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 50 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Sproughton 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.056815° / E 1.116137°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.070464° / E 1.175721°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 12 m - Start on Collinsons
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Hadleigh Road
  3. 3 : km 1.16 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Hadleigh Road
  4. 4 : km 1.28 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 1.32 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto London Road
  6. 6 : km 1.57 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto London Road
  7. 7 : km 2.25 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Handford Road
  8. 8 : km 2.28 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  9. 9 : km 2.37 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 2.38 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.41 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.48 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left onto Lady Lane
  13. 13 : km 2.52 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Westgate Street
  14. 14 : km 2.53 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 2.55 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 2.55 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Crown Street
  17. 17 : km 2.97 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.98 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.01 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.01 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Fonnereau Road
  21. 21 : km 3.04 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 3.07 - alt. 15 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 3.21 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 3.21 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 3.22 - alt. 20 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 3.24 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 3.26 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 3.33 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 3.38 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Westerfield Road
  30. 30 : km 3.4 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Tuddenham Road
  31. 31 : km 3.47 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 3.47 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 3.6 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Parkside Avenue
  34. 34 : km 3.61 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Constable Road
  35. 35 : km 3.83 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto George Frost Close
  36. 36 : km 3.92 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Constable Road
  37. 37 : km 4.01 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Gainsborough Road
  38. 38 : km 4.19 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 4.19 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 4.37 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 4.38 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Tuddenham Road
  42. 42 : km 4.39 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Belvedere Road
  43. 43 : km 4.6 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Cemetery Lane
  44. 44 : km 5.21 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Colchester Road
  45. 45 : km 5.25 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Sidegate Lane West
  46. 46 : km 5.59 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 5.6 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 5.89 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Sherborne Avenue
  49. 49 : km 5.9 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Sidegate Lane
  50. 50 : km 6.23 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Humber Doucy Lane
  51. 51 : km 7.98 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Playford Road
  52. 52 : km 8.09 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 8.46 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 8.56 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 8.62 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 8.68 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 8.68 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 9.05 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 9.06 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Rushmere Road
  60. 60 : km 9.07 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Colchester Road
  61. 61 : km 9.36 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Colchester Road
  62. 62 : km 9.39 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Colchester Road
  63. 63 : km 9.96 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Colchester Road
  64. 64 : km 9.97 - alt. 44 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Colchester Road
  65. 65 : km 10.34 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Colchester Road
  66. 66 : km 10.35 - alt. 47 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 10.42 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Sidegate Lane West
  68. 68 : km 10.44 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right onto Colchester Road
  69. 69 : km 10.47 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Cemetery Lane
  70. E : km 10.51 - 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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