Merriott / Fosse / Over Stratton (Back Sandy Hole)
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 8.55 mi -
Average duration: 4h 15 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 351 ft -
Descent: - 377 ft -
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Highest point: 295 ft -
Lowest point: 82 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Merriott -
Start/End: N 50.909363° / W 2.799621° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 197 ft - Start on Broadway
- 1 : mi 0 - alt. 197 ft - Turn left onto Broadway
- 2 : mi 0.01 - alt. 197 ft - Turn right onto Newchester Cross
- 3 : mi 0.08 - alt. 197 ft - Turn right onto Church Street
- 4 : mi 0.35 - alt. 180 ft - Turn right onto Sandy Hole
- 5 : mi 0.63 - alt. 131 ft - Turn left
- 6 : mi 0.88 - alt. 92 ft - Turn left onto Eggwood Lane
- 7 : mi 1.49 - alt. 118 ft - Turn left
- 8 : mi 1.59 - alt. 131 ft - Turn sharp left
- 9 : mi 1.64 - alt. 131 ft - Turn sharp left onto Short Hollow Lane
- 10 : mi 1.9 - alt. 161 ft - Turn sharp right onto Lopen Road
- 11 : mi 1.91 - alt. 154 ft - Turn left
- 12 : mi 2.18 - alt. 151 ft - Turn right onto Summer Lane
- 13 : mi 2.32 - alt. 187 ft - Turn left
- 14 : mi 2.59 - alt. 180 ft - Turn right
- 15 : mi 2.7 - alt. 253 ft - Turn left
- 16 : mi 2.79 - alt. 295 ft - Turn left onto Church Street
- 17 : mi 3.04 - alt. 285 ft - Turn right onto Shoot Hill
- 18 : mi 3.29 - alt. 154 ft - Turn left onto Shoot Hill
- 19 : mi 3.77 - alt. 148 ft - Turn left
- 20 : mi 4.23 - alt. 164 ft - Turn sharp right
- 21 : mi 4.87 - alt. 141 ft - Turn right onto Summer Lane
- 22 : mi 4.91 - alt. 141 ft - Turn right
- 23 : mi 5.87 - alt. 187 ft - Turn left onto Holloway
- 24 : mi 5.89 - alt. 194 ft - Turn right onto Lopen Lane
- 25 : mi 6.23 - alt. 203 ft - Turn slight right onto Lopen Lane
- 26 : mi 6.24 - alt. 200 ft - Turn left onto Long Lane
- 27 : mi 6.25 - alt. 200 ft - Turn left onto Lopen Lane
- 28 : mi 6.7 - alt. 144 ft - Turn sharp right
- 29 : mi 8.25 - alt. 180 ft - Turn right onto Church Street
- 30 : mi 8.51 - alt. 197 ft - Turn left onto Newchester Cross
- S/E : mi 8.55 - alt. 197 ft
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