Shotover Walk
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 15.86 km
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Average duration: 5h 10
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 208 m
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Vertical drop: - 205 m
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Highest point: 170 m
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Lowest point: 56 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Oxford
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Start/End: N 51.752482° / W 1.250073°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 60 m - Start on
- 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
- 3 : km 0.24 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
- 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto High Street, A420
- 5 : km 0.25 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right onto High Street, A420
- 6 : km 0.42 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto The Plain, A420
- 7 : km 0.48 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A420
- 8 : km 0.93 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Morrell Avenue
- 9 : km 1.12 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
- 10 : km 1.13 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight left
- 11 : km 1.38 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
- 12 : km 2.1 - alt. 96 m - Turn sharp left
- 13 : km 2.14 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Cheney Lane
- 14 : km 2.32 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Warneford Lane
- 15 : km 2.62 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
- 16 : km 2.67 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left onto Mileway Gardens
- 17 : km 2.8 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
- 18 : km 2.83 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
- 19 : km 3.21 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
- 20 : km 3.34 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
- 21 : km 3.35 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
- 22 : km 3.5 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
- 23 : km 3.93 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
- 24 : km 4.62 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
- 25 : km 4.68 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto The Slade, B4495
- 26 : km 4.71 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Slade Close
- 27 : km 4.72 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
- 28 : km 4.96 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
- 29 : km 4.98 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Old Road
- 30 : km 5.84 - alt. 124 m - Keep left onto Old Road
- 31 : km 6.5 - alt. 169 m - Keep right
- 32 : km 7.28 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
- 33 : km 7.3 - alt. 156 m - Turn left
- 34 : km 7.57 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
- 35 : km 8.17 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
- 36 : km 8.31 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
- 37 : km 8.37 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight right
- 38 : km 8.55 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight left
- 39 : km 8.56 - alt. 96 m - Keep left
- 40 : km 8.93 - alt. 104 m - Keep right
- 41 : km 9.16 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
- 42 : km 9.27 - alt. 141 m - Keep right
- 43 : km 9.35 - alt. 148 m - Keep left
- 44 : km 9.53 - alt. 161 m - Keep left
- 45 : km 9.58 - alt. 166 m - Turn left
- 46 : km 9.65 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
- 47 : km 9.67 - alt. 169 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Road
- 48 : km 11.18 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
- 49 : km 11.2 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
- 50 : km 11.21 - alt. 98 m - Keep left onto The Slade, B4495
- 51 : km 11.42 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
- 52 : km 11.43 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
- 53 : km 11.48 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
- 54 : km 11.53 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
- 55 : km 11.7 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
- 56 : km 12.23 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
- 57 : km 12.37 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right
- 58 : km 12.42 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
- 59 : km 12.61 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
- 60 : km 12.66 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
- 61 : km 12.81 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
- 62 : km 12.82 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
- 63 : km 12.94 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right
- 64 : km 13.14 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
- 65 : km 13.16 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight left
- 66 : km 13.2 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right
- 67 : km 13.28 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Roosevelt Drive
- 68 : km 13.56 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
- 69 : km 13.57 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
- 70 : km 13.58 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Warneford Lane
- 71 : km 13.89 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
- 72 : km 13.91 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
- 73 : km 14.72 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
- 74 : km 14.73 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Morrell Avenue
- 75 : km 14.92 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto St Clements Street, A420
- 76 : km 15.32 - alt. 59 m - Keep right onto A420
- 77 : km 15.35 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto The Plain, A420
- 78 : km 15.41 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
- 79 : km 15.42 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
- 80 : km 15.76 - alt. 59 m - Keep left
- 81 : km 15.77 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
- S/E : km 15.86 - alt. 60 m
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