Thorpe 17

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 50 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 50 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 40 m
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    Lowest point: 0 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. 38 m
  2. 1 : km 0.27 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto South Hill Road
  3. 2 : km 0.4 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp left onto Plumstead Road East
  4. 3 : km 1.32 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Dussindale Drive
  5. 4 : km 2.41 - alt. 25 m - Keep left onto Dussindale Drive
  6. 5 : km 2.42 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Dussindale Drive
  7. 6 : km 2.56 - alt. 23 m - Keep right onto Dussindale Drive
  8. 7 : km 2.58 - alt. 23 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Dussindale Drive
  9. 8 : km 2.77 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto Dussindale Drive
  10. 9 : km 2.79 - alt. 28 m - Enter roundabout
  11. 10 : km 2.96 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Dussindale Drive
  12. 11 : km 2.99 - alt. 28 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Dussindale Drive
  13. 12 : km 3.14 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Dussindale Drive
  14. 13 : km 3.17 - alt. 27 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Dussindale Drive
  15. 14 : km 3.61 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Pound Lane
  16. 15 : km 3.64 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Pound Lane
  17. 16 : km 3.65 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Pound Lane
  18. 17 : km 3.68 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Dussindale Drive
  19. 18 : km 4.03 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 19 : km 4.05 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right onto Yarmouth Road, A1242
  21. 20 : km 4.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto School Avenue
  22. 21 : km 4.75 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Yarmouth Road, A1242
  23. 22 : km 5.56 - alt. 2 m - Keep left onto Yarmouth Road, A1242
  24. 23 : km 6.45 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Harvey Lane
  25. 24 : km 6.45 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Thorpe Road, A1242
  26. 25 : km 7.05 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Thorpe Road, A1242
  27. 26 : km 7.47 - alt. 2 m - Keep right onto Carrow Road, A1242
  28. 27 : km 7.62 - alt. 2 m - Keep right onto Canary Way, A1242
  29. 28 : km 7.66 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Koblenz Avenue, A147
  30. 29 : km 8.06 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Carrow Road
  31. 30 : km 8.07 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Carrow Road, A147
  32. 31 : km 8.45 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Bracondale, A1054
  33. 32 : km 8.62 - alt. 13 m - Keep left onto Bracondale, A1054
  34. 33 : km 8.7 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bracondale
  35. 34 : km 9.17 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 9.22 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Whitlingham Lane
  37. 36 : km 10.52 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 10.54 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  39. 38 : km 10.54 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  40. 39 : km 10.56 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left
  41. 40 : km 10.56 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 10.62 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 10.67 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 10.75 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight left
  45. 44 : km 11.5 - alt. 1 m - Keep left
  46. 45 : km 11.91 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 11.92 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 13.91 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 13.96 - alt. 0 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 14.07 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 14.12 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Whitlingham Lane
  52. 51 : km 15.25 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 15.3 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto The Street
  54. 53 : km 15.75 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bracondale, A1054
  55. 54 : km 16.02 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto King Street, A147
  56. 55 : km 16.37 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  57. 56 : km 16.41 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Carrow Road, A147
  58. 57 : km 16.48 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  59. 58 : km 16.61 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight right
  60. 59 : km 16.68 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 17.16 - alt. 1 m - Keep right
  62. 61 : km 17.18 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 17.24 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left onto Riverside, A147
  64. 63 : km 17.81 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  65. 64 : km 17.82 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Riverside Road, A147
  66. 65 : km 18.09 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Bishop Bridge Road, A147
  67. 66 : km 18.11 - alt. 10 m - Enter roundabout
  68. 67 : km 18.64 - alt. 2 m - Keep right onto Barrack Street, A147
  69. 68 : km 18.69 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Silver Road
  70. 69 : km 18.73 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Bull Close Road
  71. 70 : km 18.9 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Charlton Road, A1151
  72. 71 : km 18.91 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Bull Close Road, A1151
  73. 72 : km 19.2 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Magdalen Road, A1151
  74. 73 : km 19.44 - alt. 12 m - Keep right onto Sprowston Road, A1151
  75. 74 : km 20.93 - alt. 30 m - Keep left onto Sprowston Road, A1151
  76. 75 : km 20.98 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Chartwell Road, A1042
  77. 76 : km 21.51 - alt. 26 m - Enter roundabout
  78. 77 : km 21.96 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left onto George Hill
  79. 78 : km 21.96 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto North Walsham Road, B1150
  80. 79 : km 22.96 - alt. 31 m - Keep right onto North Walsham Road, B1150
  81. 80 : km 23.04 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Barkers Lane
  82. 81 : km 23.62 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right onto Church Lane
  83. 82 : km 24.01 - alt. 27 m - Keep right onto Church Lane
  84. 83 : km 24.05 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Wroxham Road, A1151
  85. 84 : km 24.15 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  86. 85 : km 24.39 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Blue Boar Lane
  87. 86 : km 24.46 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto Blue Boar Lane
  88. 87 : km 25.68 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left onto Salhouse Road
  89. 88 : km 25.7 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Woodside Road
  90. 89 : km 26.65 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Plumstead Road East
  91. 90 : km 26.67 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Thunder Lane
  92. 91 : km 26.92 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto The Cottage Drive
  93. 92 : km 27.05 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  94. 93 : km 27.1 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Belmore Road
  95. 94 : km 27.27 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Beechwood Drive
  96. S/E : km 27.45 - alt. 38 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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