Ralph’s Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.39 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 75 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 68 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 77 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 9 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.
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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. 27 m - Start on Colston Road
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.08 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Bristol & Bath Railway Path
  5. 5 : km 1.38 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.42 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.65 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.98 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 2.05 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 2.07 - alt. 63 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 2.11 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.12 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2.2 - alt. 53 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 2.35 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp left
  15. 15 : km 2.6 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Whitefield Road, B4465
  16. 16 : km 2.92 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Lodge Causeway, B4048
  17. 17 : km 3.8 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto Lodge Causeway, B4048
  18. 18 : km 3.82 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right onto Fishponds Road, A432
  19. 19 : km 3.82 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  20. 20 : km 4.63 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  21. 21 : km 4.67 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Straits Parade
  22. 22 : km 4.69 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto Oldbury Court Road
  23. 23 : km 5.38 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 5.49 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 5.61 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 5.74 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 6.43 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 6.49 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 6.5 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 6.71 - alt. 19 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 7.27 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 7.32 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp left
  33. 33 : km 7.33 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Broom Hill
  34. 34 : km 7.44 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 7.45 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp right onto Broom Hill
  36. 36 : km 7.56 - alt. 27 m - Keep right onto Wickham Hill
  37. 37 : km 7.6 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right onto Wickham Hill
  38. 38 : km 7.87 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left
  39. 39 : km 7.96 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 8.43 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 8.85 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 8.96 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 43 : km 8.97 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp right
  44. 44 : km 9.01 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 9.23 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 9.52 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 9.64 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Oakdene Avenue
  48. 48 : km 9.74 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  49. 49 : km 9.94 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  50. 50 : km 9.98 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto Royate Hill, B4469
  51. 51 : km 10.01 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Edward Street
  52. 52 : km 10.54 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 10.56 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Robertson Road
  54. 54 : km 10.71 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Road
  55. 55 : km 10.74 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Camerton Road
  56. 56 : km 10.86 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Cooperation Road
  57. 57 : km 10.92 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Carlyle Road
  58. 58 : km 11.08 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 11.12 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Bristol & Bath Railway Path
  60. 60 : km 11.31 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 11.33 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 11.34 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Colston Road
  63. S/E : km 11.39 - alt. 28 m

Useful Information

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