Shotover Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.86 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 208 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 205 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 170 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 56 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 60 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  3. 3 : km 0.24 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto High Street, A420
  5. 5 : km 0.25 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right onto High Street, A420
  6. 6 : km 0.42 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto The Plain, A420
  7. 7 : km 0.48 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A420
  8. 8 : km 0.93 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Morrell Avenue
  9. 9 : km 1.12 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.13 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 1.38 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.1 - alt. 96 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 13 : km 2.14 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Cheney Lane
  14. 14 : km 2.32 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Warneford Lane
  15. 15 : km 2.62 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 2.67 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left onto Mileway Gardens
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  25. 25 : km 4.68 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto The Slade, B4495
  26. 26 : km 4.71 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Slade Close
  27. 27 : km 4.72 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 4.96 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 4.98 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Old Road
  30. 30 : km 5.84 - alt. 124 m - Keep left onto Old Road
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  37. 37 : km 8.37 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 8.55 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight left
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  45. 45 : km 9.58 - alt. 166 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 9.65 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 9.67 - alt. 169 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Road
  48. 48 : km 11.18 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 11.2 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 11.21 - alt. 98 m - Keep left onto The Slade, B4495
  51. 51 : km 11.42 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 11.43 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
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  54. 54 : km 11.53 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 11.7 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 12.23 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 12.37 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right
  58. 58 : km 12.42 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
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  60. 60 : km 12.66 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
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  63. 63 : km 12.94 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right
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  66. 66 : km 13.2 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right
  67. 67 : km 13.28 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Roosevelt Drive
  68. 68 : km 13.56 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 13.57 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 13.58 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Warneford Lane
  71. 71 : km 13.89 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 13.91 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 14.72 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 14.73 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Morrell Avenue
  75. 75 : km 14.92 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto St Clements Street, A420
  76. 76 : km 15.32 - alt. 59 m - Keep right onto A420
  77. 77 : km 15.35 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto The Plain, A420
  78. 78 : km 15.41 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 15.42 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 15.76 - alt. 59 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 15.77 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  82. S/E : km 15.86 - alt. 60 m

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