Merriott / Fosse / Over Stratton

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.86 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 122 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 124 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 90 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 23 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 60 m - Start on Newchester Cross
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Broadway
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Newchester Cross
  4. 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  5. 5 : km 0.55 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Sandy Hole
  6. 6 : km 1.02 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.42 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Eggwood Lane
  8. 8 : km 2.4 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.57 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Short Hollow Lane
  10. 10 : km 2.98 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp right onto Lopen Road
  11. 11 : km 3 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 3.44 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Summer Lane
  13. 13 : km 3.62 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 14 : km 4.05 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 4.19 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 4.34 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Street
  17. 17 : km 4.71 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Shoot Hill
  18. 18 : km 5.11 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Shoot Hill
  19. 19 : km 5.89 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 6.63 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 9.18 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Holloway
  22. 22 : km 9.23 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Lopen Lane
  23. 23 : km 9.77 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left onto Higgin's Grave Lane
  24. 24 : km 10.52 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto South Harp
  25. 25 : km 10.59 - alt. 42 m - Keep right onto South Harp
  26. 26 : km 11.21 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto South Harp
  27. 27 : km 11.42 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 13.77 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 14.21 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Sandy Hole
  30. 30 : km 14.38 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  31. 31 : km 14.79 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Newchester Cross
  32. S/E : km 14.86 - alt. 60 m

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