Didcot-Bury Down-Ridgeway-Goring
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 14.55 mi
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Average duration: 7h 15
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: No
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Ascent: + 679 ft
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Descent: - 784 ft
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Highest point: 614 ft
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Lowest point: 131 ft
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Country: United Kingdom
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City: Didcot
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Start: N 51.60643° / W 1.24585°
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End: N 51.52261° / W 1.13665°
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 236 ft - Start near 226 Broadway, Didcot OX11 8RS, UK
- 1 : mi 0 - alt. 236 ft - Head southwest toward Newlands Ave
- 2 : mi 0.01 - alt. 236 ft - Exit the roundabout onto Newlands Ave
- 3 : mi 0.51 - alt. 230 ft - Head southeast on Queensway toward Queensway
- 4 : mi 0.74 - alt. 220 ft - Head south on Mowbray Rd toward Green Rd
- 5 : mi 0.92 - alt. 210 ft - Head east
- 6 : mi 1.02 - alt. 207 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 1.18 - alt. 207 ft - Head southwest
- 8 : mi 1.56 - alt. 197 ft - Head southwest
- 9 : mi 2.21 - alt. 240 ft - Continue onto Chapel Furlong
- 10 : mi 2.33 - alt. 246 ft - Turn right onto Fieldside
- 11 : mi 2.45 - alt. 253 ft - Head west on Station Rd toward Prospect Rd
- 12 : mi 2.49 - alt. 259 ft - Turn left onto Prospect Rd
- 13 : mi 2.62 - alt. 259 ft - Turn left onto London Rd/A417
- 14 : mi 2.64 - alt. 259 ft - Turn right toward Hollow Way
- 15 : mi 2.66 - alt. 262 ft - Turn left onto Hollow Way
- 16 : mi 2.68 - alt. 266 ft - Head southeast on Hollow Way
- 17 : mi 3.35 - alt. 417 ft - Head southwest on Hollow Way
- 18 : mi 3.88 - alt. 358 ft - Turn left to stay on Hollow Way
- 19 : mi 4.53 - alt. 384 ft - Head southwest
- 20 : mi 4.62 - alt. 390 ft - Slight right
- 21 : mi 5.41 - alt. 430 ft - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
- 22 : mi 5.49 - alt. 436 ft - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bury Ln
- 23 : mi 6.02 - alt. 600 ft - Head southwest on Bury Ln toward The Ridgeway
- 24 : mi 6.02 - alt. 600 ft - Turn left onto The Ridgeway
- 25 : mi 6.63 - alt. 577 ft - Head southeast on The Ridgeway
- 26 : mi 6.78 - alt. 541 ft - Take the pedestrian tunnel
- 27 : mi 6.86 - alt. 551 ft - Turn left
- 28 : mi 7.45 - alt. 548 ft - Turn left
- 29 : mi 8.21 - alt. 394 ft - Turn right
- 30 : mi 8.22 - alt. 394 ft - Turn left
- 31 : mi 10.42 - alt. 515 ft - Slight left onto Ridge Way
- 32 : mi 10.45 - alt. 525 ft - Continue onto The Ridgeway
- 33 : mi 12.12 - alt. 299 ft - Continue onto Rectory Rd
- 34 : mi 13.35 - alt. 243 ft - Head east on Rectory Rd toward Wantage Rd/A417
- 35 : mi 13.59 - alt. 236 ft - Continue onto Wantage Rd/A417
- 36 : mi 13.83 - alt. 210 ft - Turn right onto Wallingford Rd/A329
- 37 : mi 14 - alt. 190 ft - Head south on Wallingford Rd/A329 toward High St/B4009
- 38 : mi 14.02 - alt. 190 ft - Turn left onto High St/B4009
- 39 : mi 14.4 - alt. 141 ft - Head east on High St/B4009 toward Thames Rd
- E : mi 14.56 - alt. 154 ft
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