Tour De Swindon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 32.91 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 71 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 66 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 133 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 85 m
  • ⚐
    District: Wroughton 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.542442° / W 1.796118°
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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. 100 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Barbrook Road
  4. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Barbrook Road
  5. 5 : km 0.23 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto East Wichel Way
  6. 6 : km 0.9 - alt. 103 m - Keep right onto East Wichel Way
  7. 7 : km 0.94 - alt. 104 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 1.49 - alt. 106 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Pipers Way, B4006
  9. 9 : km 1.99 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 2.09 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 3.2 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Broome Manor Lane
  12. 12 : km 3.89 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 4.57 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 4.88 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 4.89 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 16 : km 4.98 - alt. 109 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 5.18 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 5.31 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Dayhouse Lane
  19. 19 : km 5.52 - alt. 110 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 5.53 - alt. 110 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 5.67 - alt. 109 m - Keep left onto Marlborough Road, A4259
  22. 22 : km 5.75 - alt. 108 m - Keep left onto Marlborough Road, A4259
  23. 23 : km 6.56 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 6.84 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 7.57 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 7.6 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 7.64 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right
  28. 28 : km 7.81 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight right onto Thirlmere
  29. 29 : km 7.91 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Eastmere
  30. 30 : km 8.08 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Eastmere
  31. 31 : km 8.23 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Liden Drive
  32. 32 : km 8.53 - alt. 103 m - Keep right onto Liden Drive
  33. 33 : km 8.69 - alt. 104 m - Keep left onto B4006
  34. 34 : km 8.8 - alt. 102 m - Keep right onto Faraday Road
  35. 35 : km 9.46 - alt. 94 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Murdock Road
  36. 36 : km 9.62 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 9.89 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Kestrel Drive
  38. 38 : km 9.93 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto St. Paul's Drive
  39. 39 : km 10.34 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Kingfisher Drive
  40. 40 : km 10.45 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Merlin Way
  41. 41 : km 11 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right onto Merlin Way
  42. 42 : km 11.04 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 11.42 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Wanborough Road
  44. 44 : km 11.68 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 11.83 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Ermin Street
  46. 46 : km 11.85 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Ermin Street
  47. 47 : km 12.93 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Ermin Street
  48. 48 : km 13.1 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Hobley Drive, B4006
  49. 49 : km 13.12 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Ermin Street
  50. 50 : km 14.76 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 14.87 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 15.03 - alt. 117 m - Turn slight right
  53. 53 : km 15.45 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 15.78 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Arkwright Road
  55. 55 : km 15.84 - alt. 128 m - Keep right onto Arkwright Road
  56. 56 : km 15.99 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Thresher Drive
  57. 57 : km 16.05 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Thresher Drive
  58. 58 : km 16.25 - alt. 128 m - Keep left onto Thresher Drive
  59. 59 : km 16.26 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Thresher Drive
  60. 60 : km 16.37 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight left onto Thresher Drive
  61. 61 : km 16.41 - alt. 128 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Thresher Drive
  62. 62 : km 16.47 - alt. 130 m - Keep left onto Thresher Drive
  63. 63 : km 16.52 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 16.87 - alt. 128 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 16.9 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 16.9 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Thamesdown Drive, A4198
  67. 67 : km 17.81 - alt. 99 m - Keep right onto Thamesdown Drive, A4198
  68. 68 : km 18.7 - alt. 91 m - Keep left onto Torun Way
  69. 69 : km 18.72 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 18.75 - alt. 90 m - Keep right onto Torun Way
  71. 71 : km 19.56 - alt. 88 m - Keep right onto Thamesdown Drive, A4198
  72. 72 : km 19.99 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Queen Elizabeth Drive
  73. 73 : km 20 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 20.95 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 21.1 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Ashdown Way
  76. 76 : km 21.12 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 21.14 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 21.48 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 21.49 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Purton Road, B4534
  80. 80 : km 21.64 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 21.65 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 21.74 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 22.49 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Horcott Road
  84. 84 : km 22.68 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Letterage Road
  85. 85 : km 22.71 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight left onto Letterage Road
  86. 86 : km 22.73 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight left onto Letterage Road
  87. 87 : km 22.8 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Swinley Drive
  88. 88 : km 23.75 - alt. 93 m - Keep right onto Swinley Drive
  89. 89 : km 23.78 - alt. 94 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Sandacre
  90. 90 : km 23.82 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right onto Sandacre Road
  91. 91 : km 24.12 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto The Elms
  92. 92 : km 24.19 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight left onto The Elms
  93. 93 : km 24.25 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Old Shaw Lane
  94. 94 : km 24.48 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 24.55 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Castleton Road
  96. 96 : km 24.73 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight right onto Castleton Road
  97. 97 : km 24.83 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Middleleaze Drive
  98. 98 : km 25.33 - alt. 97 m - Keep left onto Middleleaze Drive
  99. 99 : km 25.36 - alt. 97 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Tewkesbury Way
  100. 100 : km 25.43 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 26.52 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight right
  102. 102 : km 27.05 - alt. 104 m - Keep left
  103. 103 : km 27.24 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  104. 104 : km 27.37 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 27.42 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right
  106. 106 : km 27.64 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right
  107. 107 : km 27.65 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Whitehill Way, B4534
  108. 108 : km 27.72 - alt. 109 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ramsden Road
  109. 109 : km 27.83 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp left
  110. 110 : km 27.84 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 27.95 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Frankland Road
  112. 112 : km 28.73 - alt. 101 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  113. 113 : km 29.11 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight right
  114. 114 : km 29.42 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 29.42 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  116. 116 : km 29.48 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 30.51 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  118. 118 : km 30.62 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  119. 119 : km 30.77 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right
  120. 120 : km 31.29 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 31.89 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  122. 122 : km 32.13 - alt. 102 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Foxham Way
  123. 123 : km 32.4 - alt. 105 m - Keep left onto Foxham Way
  124. 124 : km 32.43 - alt. 104 m - Keep left onto East Wichel Way
  125. S/E : km 32.91 - alt. 101 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.

Other walks in the area

Walking Ogbourne St George to Avebury, The Ridgeway the Other Way

Association or club
↔21.93 km ↗+250 m ↘-244 m ◔7h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Ogbourne St. George (Wiltshire)

The Ridgeway the other way. The National Trail from NE to SW. The Stage 6 is a short walk as you will probably have to continue a bit further to get a place to stay and maybe head to Swindon or Trowbridge for onward travel. The countryside is a mixture of arable land, changing colour with the seasons, and areas of sheep or cattle grazed grassland. Some of the best views are from Smeathe’s Ridge as you climb gently up to Barbury Castle.

Walking Avebury, West Kennett and Silbury Hill

Walker
↔10.79 km ↗+100 m ↘-104 m ◔3h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Avebury (Wiltshire)

This Wiltshire walk provides a way of visiting many of the interesting World Heritage Neolithic sites around the village of Avebury including the Stone Circle, Silbury Hill and West Kennett Long Barrow.

Walking Hackpen Hill and Overton Down from Avebury

Walker
Hackpen Hill and Overton Down from Avebury
↔14.56 km ↗+127 m ↘-124 m ◔4h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Avebury (Wiltshire)

The North Wessex Downs provides some good walking terrain and this extended route from Avebury takes you onto the downs to follow a section of the Ridgeway.

Walking The Ridgeway, Waylands Smithy and Uffington Castle from Ashdown House

Walker
↔13.20 km ↗+155 m ↘-160 m ◔4h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Ashbury (Oxfordshire)

This walk combines one of the best sections of the Ridgeway and the start of the Lambourn Valley Way with visits to two ancient monuments. It is easy walking; the paths are either well-made or on well-drained chalk downland.

Walking Ashdown House circular via White Horse and Berkshire Border

Walker
↔12.47 km ↗+150 m ↘-152 m ◔4h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Ashbury (Oxfordshire)

This circular walk starts from Ashdown House. On the way you will be able to enjoy the White Horse Hill and Alfred’s Castle then spectacular views of the Vale of the White Horse.

Walking Uffington White Horse and Wayland's Smithy

Walker
Uffington White Horse and Wayland's Smithy
↔5.07 km ↗+79 m ↘-79 m ◔1h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Woolstone (Oxfordshire)

This short walk on the North Wessex Downs offers wonderful and the chance to explore some fine ancient monuments including the Uffungton White Horse, Uffington Castle and Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow.

Walking Uffington Castle, the White Horse and Wayland's Smithy

Walker
↔9.55 km ↗+176 m ↘-176 m ◔3h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Woolstone (Oxfordshire)

This walk on North Wessex Downs offers some wonderful views as well as the opportunity to explore some fine ancient monuments. These include the Uffington White Horse, Uffington Castle and Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow.

Walking Savernake Forest

Walker
Savernake Forest
↔6.62 km ↗+69 m ↘-68 m ◔2h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Savernake (Wiltshire)

Starting from Postern Hill Car Park this circular route explore much of the beautiful forest including several of the named oaks and the arboretum.

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