Painful Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.34 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 254 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 247 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 92 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 7 m
  • ⚐
    District: City of Bristol 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.453761° / W 2.589794°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.449443° / W 2.589987°
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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.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 9 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Bath Street
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Victoria Street, B4053
  4. 4 : km 0.22 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto Bristol Bridge, B4053
  5. 5 : km 0.22 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.31 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.39 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 0.45 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Wine Street
  9. 9 : km 0.46 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Union Street
  10. 10 : km 0.7 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Union Street
  11. 11 : km 0.76 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto The Haymarket, A38
  12. 12 : km 0.76 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 0.97 - alt. 17 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 1 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Marlborough Street, B4051
  15. 15 : km 1.15 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Dighton Street, B4051
  16. 16 : km 1.59 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Stokes Croft, A38
  17. 17 : km 1.72 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Ninetree Hill
  18. 18 : km 1.77 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Ninetree Hill
  19. 19 : km 1.88 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Fremantle Square
  20. 20 : km 1.91 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Fremantle Square
  21. 21 : km 1.96 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Fremantle Square
  22. 22 : km 2.01 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Fremantle Road
  23. 23 : km 2.26 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp left onto Cotham Brow
  24. 24 : km 2.33 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Cotham Grove
  25. 25 : km 2.37 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Archfield Road
  26. 26 : km 2.7 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Ravenswood Road
  27. 27 : km 2.85 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Redland Grove
  28. 28 : km 3.14 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Redland Grove
  29. 29 : km 3.18 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Redland Road
  30. 30 : km 3.86 - alt. 85 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Redland Road
  31. 31 : km 3.94 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 3.95 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 3.96 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 3.96 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Redland Road
  35. 35 : km 3.99 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Coldharbour Road, B4468
  36. 36 : km 5.92 - alt. 81 m - Keep right onto Kellaway Avenue, B4468
  37. 37 : km 5.93 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Kellaway Avenue, B4468
  38. 38 : km 6.27 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Wellington Hill
  39. 39 : km 6.36 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Kellaway Avenue, B4468
  40. 40 : km 6.84 - alt. 83 m - Keep right onto Kellaway Avenue, B4468
  41. 41 : km 6.87 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp right onto Gloucester Road, A38
  42. 42 : km 6.87 - alt. 83 m - Keep left onto Gloucester Road, A38
  43. 43 : km 6.88 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left onto Gloucester Road, A38
  44. 44 : km 6.95 - alt. 80 m - Keep left onto Gloucester Road, A38
  45. 45 : km 6.99 - alt. 78 m - Keep left onto Muller Road, B4469
  46. 46 : km 9.53 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Muller Road, B4469
  47. 47 : km 9.82 - alt. 25 m - Keep left onto Muller Road, B4469
  48. 48 : km 9.92 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  49. 49 : km 10.23 - alt. 37 m - Keep left onto Fishponds Road, A432
  50. 50 : km 10.66 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Fishponds Road, A432
  51. 51 : km 10.75 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Ridgeway Road
  52. 52 : km 10.89 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Fishponds Road, A432
  53. 53 : km 10.91 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Knowsley Road
  54. 54 : km 11 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Thingwall Park
  55. 55 : km 11.55 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 11.61 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 11.73 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 11.78 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right
  59. 59 : km 12.24 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 12.41 - alt. 12 m - Keep left onto Wickham Hill
  61. 61 : km 12.43 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 12.79 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Broom Hill
  63. 63 : km 12.91 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 12.93 - alt. 14 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 13.53 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 13.63 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 13.97 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 14.05 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 14.45 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 14.5 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 14.56 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right
  72. 72 : km 14.57 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 14.79 - alt. 19 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 14.88 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right
  75. 75 : km 15.06 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 15.06 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 15.11 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right
  78. 78 : km 15.11 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight left
  79. 79 : km 15.34 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 15.39 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 15.39 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Broom Hill
  82. 82 : km 15.61 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Broom Hill
  83. 83 : km 15.74 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 15.87 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right
  85. 85 : km 16 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  86. 86 : km 16.45 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  87. 87 : km 16.79 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 16.82 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Blackberry Hill
  89. 89 : km 16.88 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Quarry Way
  90. 90 : km 16.98 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Blackberry Avenue
  91. 91 : km 17.05 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Small Lane
  92. 92 : km 17.06 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Honeysuckle Lane
  93. 93 : km 17.1 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right onto Honeysuckle Lane
  94. 94 : km 17.21 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 17.78 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Thingwall Park
  96. 96 : km 18.26 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Knowsley Road
  97. 97 : km 18.34 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Fishponds Road, A432
  98. 98 : km 18.37 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Ridgeway Road
  99. 99 : km 18.92 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 18.94 - alt. 53 m - Keep right
  101. 101 : km 19.03 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 19.04 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  103. 103 : km 19.36 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 19.37 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 19.41 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Bristol & Bath Railway Path
  106. 106 : km 20.88 - alt. 26 m - Keep left onto Bristol & Bath Railway Path
  107. 107 : km 21.24 - alt. 21 m - Keep left onto Bristol & Bath Railway Path
  108. 108 : km 21.7 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 21.77 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  110. 110 : km 21.79 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp left onto Croydon Street
  111. 111 : km 22.03 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Easton Road, B4465
  112. 112 : km 22.2 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Bouverie Street
  113. 113 : km 22.59 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Stapleton Road, A432
  114. 114 : km 22.68 - alt. 13 m - Keep right onto Stapleton Road
  115. 115 : km 22.7 - alt. 14 m - Keep right onto Stapleton Road, A432
  116. 116 : km 22.87 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Armoury Square
  117. 117 : km 22.87 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Stapleton Road, A432
  118. 118 : km 23.47 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Wade Street
  119. 119 : km 23.77 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Houlton Street
  120. 120 : km 23.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Newfoundland Circus
  121. 121 : km 23.89 - alt. 10 m - Keep right onto Newfoundland Circus
  122. 122 : km 24.37 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto The Haymarket, A38
  123. 123 : km 25.09 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Colston Avenue
  124. 124 : km 25.13 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Colston Avenue
  125. 125 : km 25.14 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Colston Avenue
  126. 126 : km 25.46 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  127. 127 : km 25.5 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  128. 128 : km 25.55 - alt. 10 m - Keep left
  129. 129 : km 25.63 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 25.63 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right
  131. 131 : km 25.64 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  132. 132 : km 25.64 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right
  133. 133 : km 25.65 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  134. 134 : km 25.73 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right
  135. 135 : km 25.86 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right
  136. 136 : km 25.94 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  137. 137 : km 25.95 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left
  138. 138 : km 25.95 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  139. 139 : km 26.05 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto Bell Avenue
  140. 140 : km 26.12 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Welsh Back
  141. 141 : km 26.13 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Redcliffe Way
  142. 142 : km 26.14 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Redcliffe Way
  143. 143 : km 26.26 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  144. 144 : km 26.28 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  145. 145 : km 26.33 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Redcliff Street
  146. E : km 26.34 - alt. 9 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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