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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 53.22 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 27h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 3,307 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 2,776 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 876 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 135 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 344 ft - Continue
  2. 1 : mi 0.17 - alt. 341 ft - Turn right onto Love Lane
  3. 2 : mi 0.28 - alt. 338 ft - Continue onto Chapel Street
  4. 3 : mi 0.37 - alt. 341 ft - Turn sharp left onto High Street
  5. 4 : mi 0.38 - alt. 338 ft - Turn left onto Farmhouse Mews
  6. 5 : mi 0.56 - alt. 335 ft - Turn left
  7. 6 : mi 3.91 - alt. 587 ft - Turn right onto Church Lane
  8. 7 : mi 3.92 - alt. 587 ft - Turn left onto Rectory Hill
  9. 8 : mi 4.06 - alt. 545 ft - Continue
  10. 9 : mi 5.96 - alt. 643 ft - Turn left onto Gangsdown Hill, A4130
  11. 10 : mi 5.97 - alt. 646 ft - Turn right
  12. 11 : mi 6.5 - alt. 689 ft - Turn right onto Nuffield Hill
  13. 12 : mi 6.56 - alt. 682 ft - Turn left
  14. 13 : mi 9.95 - alt. 217 ft - Turn left
  15. 14 : mi 11.57 - alt. 151 ft - Turn right onto Church Lane
  16. 15 : mi 11.62 - alt. 151 ft - Continue
  17. 16 : mi 13.65 - alt. 141 ft - Turn left onto Ferry Lane
  18. 17 : mi 13.93 - alt. 141 ft - Turn slight right onto The Street
  19. 18 : mi 14.1 - alt. 144 ft - Turn left onto Cross Keys Road
  20. 19 : mi 14.26 - alt. 161 ft - Turn right
  21. 20 : mi 14.26 - alt. 161 ft - Turn right onto Cross Keys Road
  22. 21 : mi 14.32 - alt. 174 ft - Turn right onto Wallingford Road, B4009
  23. 22 : mi 14.49 - alt. 174 ft - Turn left onto South Bank
  24. 23 : mi 14.68 - alt. 148 ft - Turn right onto The Street
  25. 24 : mi 14.68 - alt. 148 ft - Continue
  26. 25 : mi 14.97 - alt. 148 ft - Turn slight right onto The Bridleway
  27. 26 : mi 15.27 - alt. 164 ft - Turn slight right
  28. 27 : mi 15.79 - alt. 144 ft - Turn right onto Mill Road
  29. 28 : mi 15.8 - alt. 141 ft - Turn slight left onto Cleeve Road
  30. 29 : mi 15.95 - alt. 177 ft - Turn slight right
  31. 30 : mi 16.14 - alt. 154 ft - Turn slight right onto Thames Road
  32. 31 : mi 16.3 - alt. 141 ft - Turn right onto High Street, B4009
  33. 32 : mi 16.71 - alt. 190 ft - Turn right onto Wallingford Road, A329
  34. 33 : mi 17.52 - alt. 190 ft - Turn right onto Wallingford Road, A329
  35. 34 : mi 17.7 - alt. 210 ft - Turn left onto Wantage Road, A417
  36. 35 : mi 17.95 - alt. 236 ft - Turn slight left onto Rectory Road
  37. 36 : mi 19.43 - alt. 302 ft - Continue
  38. 37 : mi 22.57 - alt. 344 ft - Turn slight right onto Ridgeway
  39. 38 : mi 22.65 - alt. 358 ft - Turn slight right
  40. 39 : mi 23.32 - alt. 482 ft - Turn left onto Churn Road
  41. 40 : mi 23.32 - alt. 482 ft - Continue
  42. 41 : mi 24.87 - alt. 545 ft - Turn slight left onto Ridgeway
  43. 42 : mi 24.9 - alt. 541 ft - Turn slight right
  44. 43 : mi 25.66 - alt. 600 ft - Turn slight left onto Ridgeway
  45. 44 : mi 25.67 - alt. 600 ft - Continue
  46. 45 : mi 27.12 - alt. 656 ft - Turn right onto Newbury Road
  47. 46 : mi 27.12 - alt. 659 ft - Turn slight left onto Ridgeway
  48. 47 : mi 27.15 - alt. 659 ft - Continue
  49. 48 : mi 29.73 - alt. 712 ft - Turn slight left onto Ridgeway
  50. 49 : mi 29.74 - alt. 719 ft - Turn right onto Chainhill Road, B4494
  51. 50 : mi 29.75 - alt. 719 ft - Turn left
  52. 51 : mi 31.37 - alt. 735 ft - Turn right onto Manor Road, A338
  53. 52 : mi 31.42 - alt. 735 ft - Turn left
  54. 53 : mi 38.23 - alt. 446 ft - Turn left onto B4507
  55. 54 : mi 38.63 - alt. 446 ft - Turn left
  56. 55 : mi 39.24 - alt. 719 ft - Turn right onto Dragon Hill Road
  57. 56 : mi 39.25 - alt. 715 ft - Turn left
  58. 57 : mi 45.47 - alt. 686 ft - Turn left onto Baydon Road
  59. 58 : mi 45.84 - alt. 604 ft - Turn left
  60. 59 : mi 46.1 - alt. 522 ft - Turn sharp right onto Lottage Road
  61. 60 : mi 46.12 - alt. 518 ft - Turn sharp left
  62. E : mi 53.22 - alt. 876 ft

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