Down The Canal Then Up The Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.24 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 41 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 42 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 101 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 59 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 69 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.09 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Spring Hill Road
  4. 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.31 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.35 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight left onto Woodstock Road East
  7. 7 : km 0.42 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Begbroke Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.59 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight left onto Begbroke Lane
  9. 9 : km 1.85 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 1.85 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.72 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.73 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto Yarnton Road
  13. 13 : km 2.78 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  14. 14 : km 4.03 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Woodstock Road, A44
  15. 15 : km 4.04 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 4.05 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 4.11 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp right onto Cassington Road
  18. 18 : km 4.31 - alt. 60 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Cassington Road
  19. 19 : km 5.26 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 6.51 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 6.66 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 7.79 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Spring Hill Road
  23. 23 : km 8.08 - alt. 68 m - Keep right onto Spring Hill Road
  24. 24 : km 8.17 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 8.21 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  26. S/E : km 8.24 - alt. 69 m

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