Bishop's Castle, Shropshire

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.87 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 196 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 197 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 344 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 177 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 185 m
  2. 1 : km 0.08 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  3. 2 : km 0.41 - alt. 211 m - Turn left onto Bull Street
  4. 3 : km 0.47 - alt. 218 m - Turn left onto Bull Lane, B4385
  5. 4 : km 0.58 - alt. 228 m - Turn left onto The Wintles
  6. 5 : km 0.85 - alt. 214 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 0.86 - alt. 216 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 0.91 - alt. 218 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 0.92 - alt. 218 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 2.61 - alt. 317 m - Turn right onto Welsh Street
  11. 10 : km 2.64 - alt. 318 m - Keep right
  12. 11 : km 2.68 - alt. 319 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 4.13 - alt. 303 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 5.39 - alt. 344 m - Turn sharp left onto Moat Hill
  15. 14 : km 5.4 - alt. 344 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 6.31 - alt. 289 m - Turn slight right
  17. 16 : km 6.94 - alt. 232 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 6.96 - alt. 230 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 9.01 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 19 : km 9.99 - alt. 208 m - Turn slight left onto Field Lane
  21. 20 : km 10.38 - alt. 183 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 10.41 - alt. 183 m - Turn slight left onto Church Lane
  23. 22 : km 10.52 - alt. 182 m - Turn right onto Kerry Lane
  24. 23 : km 10.56 - alt. 181 m - Turn sharp left onto Church Street, B4385
  25. 24 : km 10.79 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
  26. S/E : km 10.87 - alt. 185 m

Useful Information

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Walking Kington to Small Breeds Farm and Owl Centre, Kington

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Walker
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