South Oxford Circular
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 22.52 km
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Average duration: 6h 45
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 115 m
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Vertical drop: - 109 m
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Highest point: 129 m
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Lowest point: 53 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Oxford
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Start/End: N 51.750988° / W 1.245688°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 56 m - Start on - Start on
- 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 57 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 3 : km 0.09 - alt. 57 m - Turn left - Turn left onto The Plain, A420
- 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 59 m - At roundab - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A420
- 5 : km 0.58 - alt. 60 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Morrell Avenue
- 6 : km 0.77 - alt. 62 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 7 : km 0.78 - alt. 62 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 8 : km 1.58 - alt. 94 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 9 : km 1.61 - alt. 94 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Warneford Lane
- 10 : km 2.18 - alt. 91 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 11 : km 2.73 - alt. 84 m - Keep left - Keep left
- 12 : km 2.85 - alt. 88 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 13 : km 2.87 - alt. 88 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 14 : km 3.01 - alt. 88 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 15 : km 3.07 - alt. 84 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 16 : km 3.38 - alt. 78 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
- 17 : km 3.41 - alt. 75 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 18 : km 3.9 - alt. 81 m - Keep left - Keep left
- 19 : km 4.13 - alt. 65 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 20 : km 4.15 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp - Turn sharp left onto Barracks Lane
- 21 : km 4.23 - alt. 65 m - Keep right - Keep right onto Barracks Lane
- 22 : km 4.56 - alt. 87 m - Keep right - Keep right
- 23 : km 4.57 - alt. 86 m - Keep right - Keep right
- 24 : km 4.62 - alt. 87 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 25 : km 4.63 - alt. 87 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Hollow Way, B4495
- 26 : km 4.64 - alt. 87 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Horspath Road
- 27 : km 5.22 - alt. 83 m - Keep left - Keep left
- 28 : km 5.35 - alt. 83 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 29 : km 5.59 - alt. 80 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 30 : km 5.97 - alt. 85 m - Keep right - Keep right
- 31 : km 6.51 - alt. 94 m - Keep left - Keep left
- 32 : km 6.62 - alt. 95 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 33 : km 6.73 - alt. 96 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 34 : km 6.75 - alt. 96 m - Keep left - Keep left
- 35 : km 6.91 - alt. 96 m - Keep right - Keep right
- 36 : km 7.08 - alt. 97 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 37 : km 7.55 - alt. 92 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 38 : km 7.84 - alt. 84 m - Turn left - Turn left onto The Green
- 39 : km 8.08 - alt. 83 m - Keep right - Keep right
- 40 : km 9.77 - alt. 129 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Wheatley Road
- 41 : km 9.92 - alt. 125 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 42 : km 10.62 - alt. 80 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right onto Elm Drive
- 43 : km 10.8 - alt. 74 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Oxford Road
- 44 : km 10.81 - alt. 74 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Kiln Lane
- 45 : km 10.97 - alt. 71 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right onto Kiln Lane
- 46 : km 11.43 - alt. 65 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Watlington Road, B480
- 47 : km 11.51 - alt. 65 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 48 : km 12.27 - alt. 65 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Blackberry Lane
- 49 : km 12.27 - alt. 65 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 50 : km 12.41 - alt. 66 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 51 : km 12.43 - alt. 66 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Grenoble Road
- 52 : km 12.58 - alt. 71 m - Keep left - Keep left onto Grenoble Road
- 53 : km 13.12 - alt. 66 m - Keep right - Keep right onto Grenoble Road
- 54 : km 13.16 - alt. 66 m - At roundab - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Grenoble Road
- 55 : km 13.35 - alt. 62 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 56 : km 13.36 - alt. 62 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
- 57 : km 14.64 - alt. 68 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
- 58 : km 14.66 - alt. 68 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 59 : km 14.68 - alt. 68 m - Keep right - Keep right
- 60 : km 14.86 - alt. 63 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Brick Kiln Lane
- 61 : km 14.87 - alt. 63 m - Keep right - Keep right onto Brick Kiln Lane
- 62 : km 15.17 - alt. 65 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Henley Road
- 63 : km 15.37 - alt. 61 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Church Road
- 64 : km 16.02 - alt. 54 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 65 : km 16.02 - alt. 54 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 66 : km 16.06 - alt. 54 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 67 : km 16.08 - alt. 54 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 68 : km 16.19 - alt. 53 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 69 : km 17.12 - alt. 54 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 70 : km 17.52 - alt. 54 m - Keep right - Keep right
- 71 : km 18.77 - alt. 54 m - Keep left - Keep left
- 72 : km 18.94 - alt. 55 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 73 : km 19.75 - alt. 55 m - Keep right - Keep right
- 74 : km 21.13 - alt. 56 m - Turn right - Turn right onto Folly Bridge, A4144
- 75 : km 21.49 - alt. 57 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 76 : km 21.73 - alt. 56 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Merton Grove
- 77 : km 21.76 - alt. 57 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right
- 78 : km 22.04 - alt. 55 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight left onto Christ Church Meadow Walk
- 79 : km 22.17 - alt. 57 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 80 : km 22.17 - alt. 57 m - Turn left - Turn left onto Rose Lane
- 81 : km 22.32 - alt. 58 m - Turn right - Turn right
- 82 : km 22.33 - alt. 58 m - Keep right - Keep right
- 83 : km 22.4 - alt. 57 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 84 : km 22.4 - alt. 58 m - Turn right - Turn right onto High Street, A420
- 85 : km 22.41 - alt. 58 m - Turn sligh - Turn slight right onto High Street, A420
- 86 : km 22.42 - alt. 58 m - Turn left - Turn left
- 87 : km 22.43 - alt. 57 m - Turn right - Turn right
- S/E : km 22.52 - alt. 56 m - FINISH - FINISH
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