W/e Long Run Ilm Merriott
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 14.67 mi
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Average duration: 7h 30
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: No
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Ascent: + 837 ft
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Descent: - 860 ft
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Highest point: 348 ft
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Lowest point: 82 ft
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Country: United Kingdom
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City: Ilminster
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Start: N 50.928666° / W 2.916569°
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End: N 50.912263° / W 2.791413°
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 180 ft - Start on Speke Close
- 1 : mi 0 - alt. 180 ft - Turn left onto Station Road, B3168
- 2 : mi 0.61 - alt. 217 ft - Turn right onto Townsend
- 3 : mi 1.63 - alt. 295 ft - Turn right onto Moolham Lane
- 4 : mi 1.63 - alt. 295 ft - Turn right onto Kingstone Main
- 5 : mi 2.04 - alt. 299 ft - Turn left onto Castles Hill
- 6 : mi 2.67 - alt. 243 ft - Turn right onto Wood Close Lane
- 7 : mi 3.28 - alt. 318 ft - Turn right
- 8 : mi 3.44 - alt. 285 ft - Keep left
- 9 : mi 3.45 - alt. 282 ft - Keep left onto Hollow Lane
- 10 : mi 5.34 - alt. 187 ft - Turn left onto Holloway
- 11 : mi 5.37 - alt. 194 ft - Turn right onto Broomhill Lane
- 12 : mi 5.71 - alt. 203 ft - Keep right onto Lopen Lane
- 13 : mi 6.17 - alt. 144 ft - Turn sharp right onto Bull Bridge Lane
- 14 : mi 7.72 - alt. 180 ft - Turn right onto Church Street
- 15 : mi 7.99 - alt. 161 ft - Turn left onto Higher Street
- 16 : mi 8 - alt. 161 ft - Turn right
- 17 : mi 8.03 - alt. 161 ft - Turn left onto Higher Street
- 18 : mi 8.61 - alt. 135 ft - Turn right onto Broadway
- 19 : mi 9.23 - alt. 236 ft - Turn left
- 20 : mi 9.66 - alt. 259 ft - Turn right onto Merriott Road
- 21 : mi 10.05 - alt. 282 ft - Turn left onto South Street
- 22 : mi 10.62 - alt. 269 ft - Turn slight right onto Poples Well
- 23 : mi 10.64 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right onto Poples Well
- 24 : mi 11.17 - alt. 259 ft - Turn right
- 25 : mi 11.18 - alt. 259 ft - Turn right onto Poples Well
- 26 : mi 11.62 - alt. 174 ft - Turn slight left
- 27 : mi 11.91 - alt. 295 ft - Turn slight left onto Hinton Road
- 28 : mi 12.39 - alt. 243 ft - Turn left onto Rose Lane
- 29 : mi 12.54 - alt. 243 ft - Turn left onto North Street, A356
- 30 : mi 13.18 - alt. 236 ft - Turn left
- 31 : mi 14.02 - alt. 135 ft - Turn sharp right onto Lower Street
- 32 : mi 14.48 - alt. 121 ft - Turn right
- 33 : mi 14.66 - alt. 164 ft - Turn right onto Church Street
- E : mi 14.67 - alt. 164 ft
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