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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 10.14 mi -
Average duration: 5h 00 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 390 ft -
Descent: - 420 ft -
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Highest point: 305 ft -
Lowest point: 105 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Ilminster -
Start: N 50.928661° / W 2.916852° -
End: N 50.928437° / W 2.914842° -
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Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 180 ft - Start on Speke Close
- 1 : mi 0.07 - alt. 180 ft - Turn left onto New Road, B3168
- 2 : mi 0.94 - alt. 115 ft - Turn sharp right onto Dillington House Lane
- 3 : mi 2.03 - alt. 138 ft - Keep left
- 4 : mi 2.11 - alt. 164 ft - Turn left
- 5 : mi 2.95 - alt. 210 ft - Turn left onto Park Lane
- 6 : mi 3.78 - alt. 233 ft - Turn left onto Longforward Lane
- 7 : mi 4.21 - alt. 253 ft - Turn slight left onto Scott's Hill
- 8 : mi 5.24 - alt. 148 ft - Turn left onto Rook's Meade Lane
- 9 : mi 5.71 - alt. 197 ft - Turn right onto Longforward Lane
- 10 : mi 6.45 - alt. 249 ft - Turn right onto Longforward Hill
- 11 : mi 7.64 - alt. 299 ft - Turn right onto The Butts
- 12 : mi 8.05 - alt. 295 ft - Turn left onto Moolham Lane
- 13 : mi 9.19 - alt. 180 ft - Turn left onto Greenway
- 14 : mi 9.86 - alt. 138 ft - Turn slight left onto North Street
- 15 : mi 9.89 - alt. 148 ft - Turn left onto Church Walk
- 16 : mi 9.93 - alt. 148 ft - Turn right onto Church Walk
- 17 : mi 9.97 - alt. 151 ft - Turn right onto Court Barton
- 18 : mi 10.03 - alt. 164 ft - Turn right onto West Street
- 19 : mi 10.09 - alt. 174 ft - Turn left onto West Street
- E : mi 10.14 - alt. 180 ft
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