Christmas Run
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 9.84 km
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Average duration: 2h 50
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 20 m
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Vertical drop: - 22 m
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Highest point: 26 m
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Lowest point: 2 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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Area: The Broads
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District: Lowestoft
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Start/End: N 52.47853° / E 1.73262°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Start near Barnards Way, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32, UK
- 2 : km 0 - alt. 6 m - Walk north on Barnards Way
- 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
- 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
- 5 : km 0.16 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
- 6 : km 0.97 - alt. 14 m - Slight right
- 7 : km 1.17 - alt. 18 m - Slight left
- 8 : km 1.19 - alt. 18 m - Walk north-east
- 9 : km 1.86 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
- 10 : km 1.91 - alt. 25 m - Walk north-east towards Yarmouth Rd/A12
- 11 : km 1.92 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Yarmouth Rd/A12
- 12 : km 1.95 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Station Rd
- 13 : km 2.11 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Corton Rd/B1385
- 14 : km 2.73 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Links Rd
- 15 : km 2.87 - alt. 18 m - Walk south-east on Links Rd towards Gunton Cliff
- 16 : km 2.88 - alt. 17 m - Turn left to stay on Links Rd
- 17 : km 3.09 - alt. 4 m - Walk south-east
- 18 : km 4.56 - alt. 2 m - Walk south
- 19 : km 4.73 - alt. 3 m - Continue onto Gas Works Rd
- 20 : km 4.93 - alt. 3 m - Turn left to stay on Gas Works Rd
- 21 : km 5.14 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Wilde St
- 22 : km 5.26 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Whapload Rd
- 23 : km 5.26 - alt. 3 m - Walk south on Whapload Rd towards Wilde St
- 24 : km 5.41 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Herring Fishery Score
- 25 : km 5.54 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Old Nelson St/A12
- 26 : km 5.56 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto London Rd N
- 27 : km 5.74 - alt. 7 m - Walk south-west on London Rd N towards Regent Rd
- 28 : km 6.15 - alt. 2 m - Walk south-west on London Rd N
- 29 : km 6.16 - alt. 2 m - Turn right towards Bevan St E
- 30 : km 6.19 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Bevan St E
- 31 : km 6.2 - alt. 3 m - Bevan St E turns slightly left and becomes Station Square
- 32 : km 6.36 - alt. 3 m - Continue onto Pier Terrace/A12
- 33 : km 6.43 - alt. 3 m - Walk south-west on Pier Terrace/A12 towards Royal Thoroughfare
- 34 : km 6.51 - alt. 3 m - Slight left onto Parade Rd N/B1532
- 35 : km 6.56 - alt. 2 m - Turn left to stay on Parade Rd N/B1532
- 36 : km 6.6 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Marine Parade/B1532
- 37 : km 7.24 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Claremont Rd
- 38 : km 7.29 - alt. 4 m - Walk north-west on Claremont Rd towards B1532
- 39 : km 7.41 - alt. 4 m - Walk north-west on Claremont Rd towards London Rd S/B1532
- 40 : km 7.41 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto London Rd S/B1532
- 41 : km 8.06 - alt. 2 m - Walk north on London Rd S/B1532 towards Pier Terrace/A12
- 42 : km 8.09 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Pier Terrace/A12
- 43 : km 8.29 - alt. 3 m - Slight left onto Station Square/A12
- 44 : km 8.43 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Denmark Rd
- 45 : km 8.55 - alt. 3 m - Walk west on Denmark Rd towards Flensburgh St
- 46 : km 9.69 - alt. 4 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Barnards Way
- S/E : km 9.84 - alt. 5 m
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Suffolk Coast Path - Lowestoft to Southwold Beach Route
The Suffolk Coast Path runs between Lowestoft and Southwold but due to coastal erosion has been diverted inland which results in some road walking, including along the main A12 between Pakefield and Kessingland. An alternative route is to follow the coast as it is possible to walk the entire distance along the beach providing one times the walk to coincide with low tide. This section is worth making the effort to walk, just to view the trees that are slowly being taken by the sea at Benacre and Covehithe broads where the distance between the broad and the sea is a mere sandy section of beach.⚠️ Check the tide timetable before attempting this walk.
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Countryside Views of Kessingland
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Angles Way - Belton to Oulton Broad

A walk along the Angles Way between Belton and Oulton Broad, crossing the border from Norfolk to Suffolk.
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