Selsdon Wood Loop

To selsdon wood and back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.78 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 217 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 215 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 166 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 60 m
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Description

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(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. 60 m - Start on Ashburton Avenue
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Compton Road
  3. 3 : km 0.24 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Selwood Road
  4. 4 : km 0.34 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Fryston Avenue
  5. 5 : km 0.59 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left onto Addiscombe Road, A232
  6. 6 : km 0.6 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right onto Mapledale Avenue
  7. 7 : km 0.76 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left onto Mapledale Avenue
  8. 8 : km 1.12 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 1.14 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.2 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.49 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 1.57 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 1.84 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 1.84 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Oaks Lane
  15. 15 : km 1.87 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 16 : km 2.43 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 2.66 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 2.72 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 19 : km 3.03 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.19 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 3.35 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 3.37 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.5 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 3.58 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight right
  25. 25 : km 3.61 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 3.68 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Sunken Road
  27. 27 : km 3.7 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.71 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Coombe Lane, A212
  29. 29 : km 3.96 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Ballards Way
  30. 30 : km 4.14 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Riesco Drive
  31. 31 : km 4.79 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 4.85 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 4.9 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 34 : km 4.91 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 5.05 - alt. 136 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 5.08 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Edgecoombe
  37. 37 : km 5.52 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 5.57 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 5.63 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Ashen Vale
  40. 40 : km 5.68 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 7.05 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Baker Boy Lane
  42. 42 : km 7.05 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 7.28 - alt. 141 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 8.03 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 8.32 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 8.34 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 9.03 - alt. 165 m - Turn sharp left
  48. 48 : km 9.04 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 9.06 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 9.18 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 9.72 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 10.87 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Langfords Way
  53. 53 : km 12.24 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Ashen Vale
  54. 54 : km 12.29 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 12.35 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 12.39 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Edgecoombe
  57. 57 : km 12.83 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 12.86 - alt. 136 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 13 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 13.01 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp right
  61. 61 : km 13.07 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 13.77 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Ballards Way
  63. 63 : km 13.95 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Coombe Lane, A212
  64. 64 : km 14.2 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 14.21 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Sunken Road
  66. 66 : km 14.23 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 14.59 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 14.68 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp right
  69. 69 : km 14.71 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 15.28 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left onto Oaks Lane
  71. 71 : km 15.3 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 15.31 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 15.46 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 15.49 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
  75. 75 : km 16.01 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto Mapledale Avenue
  76. 76 : km 16.18 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left onto Addiscombe Road, A232
  77. 77 : km 16.18 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right onto Fryston Avenue
  78. 78 : km 16.44 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Selwood Road
  79. 79 : km 16.54 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Compton Road
  80. 80 : km 16.66 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Ashburton Avenue
  81. S/E : km 16.77 - alt. 60 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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