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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.04 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 34 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 40 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 64 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 76 m
  2. 1 : km 0.48 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left onto Lansdowne Grove
  3. 2 : km 0.57 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 2.07 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 3.03 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Durnford Road
  6. 5 : km 3.16 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Launceston Road
  7. 6 : km 3.64 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Exmoor Close
  8. 7 : km 3.8 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Exmoor Close
  9. 8 : km 3.85 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 3.93 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 4.07 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 4.1 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 4.15 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  14. 13 : km 4.17 - alt. 88 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Welford Road, A5199
  15. 14 : km 5.11 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 15 : km 5.78 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight left
  17. 16 : km 6.36 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 7.35 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 7.46 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 8.38 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Leicester Road
  21. 20 : km 8.46 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Regent Road
  22. 21 : km 8.64 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Reedpool Close
  23. 22 : km 8.7 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Kirkfield Road
  24. 23 : km 8.78 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Rosebank Road
  25. 24 : km 9.01 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight left onto Rosebank Road
  26. 25 : km 9.02 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 10.42 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Barley Lane
  28. 27 : km 10.45 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Foston Road
  29. 28 : km 10.62 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 12.97 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right onto Countesthorpe Road
  31. 30 : km 13.8 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Mill Lane
  32. 31 : km 14.51 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight right onto Mill Lane
  33. 32 : km 15.48 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp right onto The Ford
  34. 33 : km 16 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto The Ford
  35. 34 : km 16.04 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp right onto Little Glen Road, B582
  36. 35 : km 16.07 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp left onto Westminster Drive
  37. 36 : km 16.13 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Westminster Drive
  38. 37 : km 16.15 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 16.16 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 16.56 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 16.57 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Westminster Drive
  42. 41 : km 16.58 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Westminster Drive
  43. 42 : km 16.64 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Little Glen Road, B582
  44. 43 : km 17.86 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Dunton Street
  45. 44 : km 17.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Bassett Street
  46. S/E : km 18.04 - alt. 76 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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