Gunswell Lane

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.55 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 110 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 109 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 149 m
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    Lowest point: 86 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 132 m - Start on Oakhays
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Tucking Mill Lane
  3. 3 : km 0.09 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Poltimore Road
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto New Road, B3137
  5. 5 : km 0.26 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Mill Street
  6. 6 : km 0.6 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto South Street, B3226
  7. 7 : km 0.61 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Cooks Cross
  8. 8 : km 0.67 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Cooks Cross
  9. 9 : km 0.7 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.94 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Raleigh Park
  11. 11 : km 0.97 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Raleigh Park
  12. 12 : km 1.35 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Nadder Lane, B3227
  13. 13 : km 1.43 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Kingdom Avenue
  14. 14 : km 1.48 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Kingdom Avenue
  15. 15 : km 1.63 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp left onto Gunswell Lane
  16. 16 : km 2.61 - alt. 123 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 3.73 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 3.82 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Townhouse Lane
  19. 19 : km 3.83 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 20 : km 5.04 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Nadder Lane, B3227
  21. 21 : km 5.81 - alt. 113 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Nadder Lane, B3227
  22. 22 : km 5.97 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight left onto Nadder Lane, B3227
  23. 23 : km 6.48 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto West Street, B3227
  24. 24 : km 6.5 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Barnstaple Street, B3227
  25. 25 : km 6.78 - alt. 136 m - Turn slight left onto Broad Street, B3227
  26. 26 : km 6.91 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto New Road, B3137
  27. 27 : km 7.28 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Mill Street
  28. 28 : km 7.29 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto New Road, B3137
  29. 29 : km 7.3 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Poltimore Road
  30. 30 : km 7.46 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Tucking Mill Lane
  31. 31 : km 7.52 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Oakhays
  32. S/E : km 7.55 - alt. 132 m

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