Castle Cary And West

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.50 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 115 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 119 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 150 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 28 m
  • ⚐
    District: Ansford 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.099606° / W 2.521964°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 45 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.34 - alt. 76 m - Keep right onto Lower Ansford
  3. 3 : km 0.59 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Tuckers Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.66 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 0.67 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.74 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.76 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.85 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 0.88 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight right onto Priory View
  10. 10 : km 0.95 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Churchfields Drive
  11. 11 : km 0.96 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.18 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.37 - alt. 87 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Market Place
  14. 14 : km 1.44 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp right onto Market Place
  15. 15 : km 1.49 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 1.62 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.1 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Broadway lane
  18. 18 : km 3.74 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto B3152
  19. 19 : km 3.74 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp left onto Cooper's Ash Lane
  20. 20 : km 3.93 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 5.93 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Thornymarsh Lane
  22. 22 : km 6.47 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Thornymarsh Lane
  23. 23 : km 6.91 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 8.28 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 8.51 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 8.9 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 9.84 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 10.44 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto B3153
  29. 29 : km 10.9 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 11.18 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 11.19 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 12.53 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Bolter's Lane
  33. 33 : km 13.11 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Bolter's Lane
  34. 34 : km 13.31 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 14.25 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  36. 36 : km 14.31 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 14.41 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 14.43 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  39. S/E : km 14.5 - alt. 45 m

Useful Information

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