Local Purdown Royate Oldbury Frome Valley

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 30.04 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 9h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 310 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 315 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 89 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 10 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 38 m - Continue onto Winsley Road
  2. 2 : km 0.22 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp right onto Cheltenham Road, A38
  3. 3 : km 0.24 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Bath Buildings
  4. 4 : km 0.41 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto St Andrew's Road
  5. 5 : km 0.92 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.01 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Fairlawn Road
  7. 7 : km 1.02 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.1 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Hurlingham Road
  9. 9 : km 1.15 - alt. 42 m - Continue
  10. 10 : km 1.16 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Hurlingham Road
  11. 11 : km 1.25 - alt. 35 m - Continue
  12. 12 : km 1.92 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto Boiling Wells Lane
  13. 13 : km 2.08 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 2.44 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Muller Road, B4469
  15. 15 : km 2.66 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.08 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Sir Johns Lane
  17. 17 : km 3.08 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 7.02 - alt. 32 m - Continue onto 4.60
  19. 19 : km 7.06 - alt. 31 m - Continue
  20. 20 : km 7.27 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left onto Frenchay Park Road, B4058
  21. 21 : km 7.29 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Brook Lane
  22. 22 : km 7.39 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 7.46 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Ham Lane
  24. 24 : km 7.86 - alt. 40 m - Continue
  25. 25 : km 8.74 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right onto Perrymans Close
  26. 26 : km 8.84 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Oldbury Court Road
  27. 27 : km 8.86 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 10.18 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Frenchay Road
  29. 29 : km 10.18 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 11.7 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 31 : km 12.05 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto Heathfields
  32. 32 : km 12.15 - alt. 43 m - Continue
  33. 33 : km 12.26 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Bromley Heath Road, A4017
  34. 34 : km 12.35 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Ring Road Path
  35. 35 : km 12.71 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 13.58 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right onto Bury Hill
  37. 37 : km 13.77 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 14.48 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Bury Hill
  39. 39 : km 14.63 - alt. 30 m - Continue onto Moorend Road
  40. 40 : km 14.7 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 15.09 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right onto Frome Valley Walkway
  42. 42 : km 16.27 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Grange Park
  43. 43 : km 16.38 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Cleeve Road
  44. 44 : km 16.62 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Frome Valley Walkway
  45. 45 : km 17.05 - alt. 27 m - Continue onto Chapel Lane
  46. 46 : km 17.11 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Frenchay Hill
  47. 47 : km 17.32 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 17.32 - alt. 27 m - Continue onto Frenchay Bridge
  49. 49 : km 17.34 - alt. 27 m - Continue onto Frenchay Road
  50. 50 : km 17.35 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 19.65 - alt. 15 m - Continue onto River View
  52. 52 : km 19.77 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Broom Hill
  53. 53 : km 19.93 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 20.29 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Wickham Hill
  55. 55 : km 20.32 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Wickham Glen
  56. 56 : km 20.38 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left
  57. 57 : km 20.49 - alt. 11 m - Continue onto Frome Valley Walkway, Signs on the ground (also council cycling maps) show that although narrow it is a part of a cycle route.
  58. 58 : km 20.51 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right
  59. 59 : km 21.31 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Redhill Drive
  60. 60 : km 21.4 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Thingwall Park
  61. 61 : km 21.57 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Knowsley Road
  62. 62 : km 21.66 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Fishponds Road, A432
  63. 63 : km 21.69 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Ridgeway Road
  64. 64 : km 21.84 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Stonebridge Park
  65. 65 : km 21.85 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Ridgeway Road
  66. 66 : km 22.05 - alt. 54 m - Continue
  67. 67 : km 22.16 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right onto Ridgeway Road
  68. 68 : km 22.52 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Moorlands Road
  69. 69 : km 22.65 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 22.73 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight left onto Moorlands Road
  71. 71 : km 22.94 - alt. 68 m - Continue onto Mayfield Park South
  72. 72 : km 23.2 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp right onto Whitefield Road, B4465
  73. 73 : km 23.26 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 24.48 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Bristol & Bath Railway Path
  75. 75 : km 24.62 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 24.64 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Clay Bottom
  77. 77 : km 24.67 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 25.29 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Royate Hill, B4469
  79. 79 : km 25.34 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Bridge Street
  80. 80 : km 25.43 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Greenbank View
  81. 81 : km 25.5 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp left
  82. 82 : km 25.57 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right onto Greenbank View
  83. 83 : km 25.62 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Gloucester Street
  84. 84 : km 25.9 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  85. 85 : km 25.93 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 26.6 - alt. 15 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  87. 87 : km 26.96 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Glenfrome Road
  88. 88 : km 27.1 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Narroways Road
  89. 89 : km 27.29 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left
  90. 90 : km 27.68 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Mina Road
  91. 91 : km 27.91 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Watercress Road
  92. 92 : km 28.01 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 28.38 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Ashley Hill, B4052
  94. 94 : km 28.58 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Chesterfield Road
  95. 95 : km 28.69 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Sommerville Road
  96. 96 : km 28.85 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 29.15 - alt. 43 m - Continue onto Grenville Road
  98. 98 : km 29.28 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto North Road
  99. 99 : km 29.81 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left onto Cheltenham Road, A38
  100. 100 : km 29.9 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Brookfield Road
  101. 101 : km 29.96 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Brookfield Lane
  102. 102 : km 29.97 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 29.97 - alt. 34 m - Continue onto Arley Park
  104. 104 : km 30.03 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Arley Hill
  105. S/E : km 30.04 - alt. 37 m

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