FRANKTON LOCKS,

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.68 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 8 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 8 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 101 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 88 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 93 m - Start on Elson Road, B5068
  2. 2 : km 0.25 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Willow Street, A495
  3. 3 : km 0.29 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Market Street
  4. 4 : km 0.56 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Pinfold Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.7 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Church Street, A495
  6. 6 : km 0.96 - alt. 90 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Willow Street, A495
  7. 7 : km 1.02 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Brownlow Road
  8. 8 : km 1.34 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left onto Brownlow Road
  9. 9 : km 1.34 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Brownlow Crescent
  10. 10 : km 1.37 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Brownlow Road
  11. 11 : km 1.46 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Trimpley Street, B5068
  12. 12 : km 1.65 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right onto Victoria Street, A495
  13. 13 : km 1.7 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.75 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Victoria Street, A495
  15. 15 : km 1.82 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Scotland Street
  16. 16 : km 1.99 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Wharf Road
  17. 17 : km 2.16 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 2.51 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 5.36 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 7.89 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 7.91 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  22. 22 : km 7.95 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 7.99 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 8.03 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 25 : km 8.05 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 13.41 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 13.74 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 13.78 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left onto New Wharf Road
  29. 29 : km 13.96 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  30. 30 : km 14.06 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right onto Wharf Road
  31. 31 : km 14.22 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Scotland Street
  32. 32 : km 14.3 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left onto Market Street
  33. 33 : km 14.4 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Willow Street, A495
  34. 34 : km 14.45 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Trimpley Street, B5068
  35. S/E : km 14.68 - alt. 93 m

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