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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 6.27 mi
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Average duration: 3h 05
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: Yes
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Ascent: + 253 ft
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Descent: - 246 ft
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Highest point: 249 ft
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Lowest point: 102 ft
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Country: United Kingdom
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City: Ilminster
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Start/End: N 50.925069° / W 2.918537°
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 118 ft - Start on Canal Way
- 1 : mi 0.16 - alt. 121 ft - Turn left
- 2 : mi 0.16 - alt. 121 ft - Turn right onto Canal Way
- 3 : mi 0.36 - alt. 131 ft - Turn left onto Ditton Street
- 4 : mi 0.4 - alt. 131 ft - Keep right onto Shudrick Lane
- 5 : mi 0.56 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left onto Walnut Place
- 6 : mi 0.63 - alt. 141 ft - Turn right
- 7 : mi 0.7 - alt. 154 ft - Turn left onto Frog Lane
- 8 : mi 0.73 - alt. 157 ft - Turn right onto East Street
- 9 : mi 0.87 - alt. 210 ft - Turn right onto Bay Hill
- 10 : mi 1.35 - alt. 240 ft - Turn right
- 11 : mi 1.36 - alt. 240 ft - Turn right
- 12 : mi 1.96 - alt. 164 ft - Turn left
- 13 : mi 2.78 - alt. 157 ft - Turn left
- 14 : mi 2.81 - alt. 174 ft - Keep right
- 15 : mi 3.12 - alt. 118 ft - Turn left onto Dillington House Lane
- 16 : mi 3.13 - alt. 121 ft - Turn left onto B3168
- 17 : mi 3.99 - alt. 180 ft - Turn right onto Station Road, B3168
- 18 : mi 4.39 - alt. 112 ft - Enter roundabout
- 19 : mi 4.94 - alt. 112 ft - Keep right onto Station Road, B3168
- 20 : mi 4.98 - alt. 115 ft - Enter roundabout
- 21 : mi 5.07 - alt. 121 ft - Keep left onto Jordans Road
- 22 : mi 5.27 - alt. 108 ft - Turn sharp right onto Station Road, B3168
- 23 : mi 5.79 - alt. 112 ft - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Riec-sur-Belon Way
- 24 : mi 5.88 - alt. 108 ft - Enter roundabout
- 25 : mi 6.19 - alt. 112 ft - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Canal Way
- S/E : mi 6.27 - alt. 115 ft
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