Galhampton Sparkford Barrows

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.31 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 112 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 111 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 32 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. 94 m
  2. 1 : km 0.1 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Middle Street
  3. 2 : km 0.51 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Hearn Lane
  4. 3 : km 0.58 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Sandbrook Lane
  5. 4 : km 0.92 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right onto Cockhill Lane
  6. 5 : km 1.35 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 6 : km 1.62 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  8. 7 : km 2.08 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 2.3 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Cary Road
  10. 9 : km 2.52 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 2.77 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 11 : km 2.77 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 3.19 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Ridgeway Lane
  14. 13 : km 3.51 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 3.61 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 4.9 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 16 : km 4.91 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 6.09 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 6.2 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 6.55 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 6.7 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  22. 21 : km 6.83 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Manor Close
  23. 22 : km 6.89 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 7.68 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 7.82 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto A359
  26. 25 : km 7.95 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 8.33 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 8.5 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto A303
  29. 28 : km 8.51 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right
  30. 29 : km 9.92 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 30 : km 10.5 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 10.91 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right onto Sparkford Road
  33. 32 : km 10.99 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 11.44 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 11.58 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 11.6 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 11.61 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right onto Foster's Lane
  38. 37 : km 11.84 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 12.05 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 12.37 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 12.78 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 13.35 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 13.92 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 14.57 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 15.19 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 15.86 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 15.87 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto A359
  48. 47 : km 15.88 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Cary Road
  49. 48 : km 16.08 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Higher North Town Lane
  50. 49 : km 16.08 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto Higher North Town Lane
  51. 50 : km 16.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  52. 51 : km 16.34 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  53. 52 : km 16.68 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right
  54. 53 : km 16.96 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  55. 54 : km 17.38 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp left onto Sandbrook Lane
  56. 55 : km 17.73 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Hearn Lane
  57. 56 : km 17.79 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto March Lane
  58. 57 : km 18.2 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Long Street
  59. S/E : km 18.31 - alt. 94 m

Useful Information

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