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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.49 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 116 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 119 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 51 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.
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.

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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. 82 m
  2. 1 : km 0.15 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Exeter Road
  3. 2 : km 0.24 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Aylestone Lane
  4. 3 : km 1.13 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Leicester Road
  5. 4 : km 1.62 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto B582
  6. 5 : km 2.11 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 2.82 - alt. 87 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Welford Road
  8. 7 : km 3.5 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Welford Road
  9. 8 : km 5.72 - alt. 97 m - Make a U-turn onto Welford Road
  10. 9 : km 5.73 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Foston Road
  11. 10 : km 8.68 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Leicester Road
  12. 11 : km 9.22 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 9.25 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto The Square
  14. 13 : km 10.56 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Winchester Road
  15. 14 : km 10.59 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Cosby Road
  16. 15 : km 11.73 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto A426
  17. 16 : km 11.76 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Countesthorpe Road
  18. 17 : km 16.07 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp right onto Guthlaxton Gap
  19. 18 : km 18.05 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto King Edward Avenue
  20. 19 : km 19.69 - alt. 70 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto St Johns
  21. 20 : km 21.08 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto B4114
  22. 21 : km 21.85 - alt. 68 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Lubbesthorpe Way
  23. 22 : km 25.17 - alt. 85 m - Enter roundabout
  24. 23 : km 25.24 - alt. 84 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto New Parks Way
  25. 24 : km 25.65 - alt. 85 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A563
  26. 25 : km 26.75 - alt. 93 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto New Parks Way
  27. 26 : km 27.96 - alt. 91 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Glenfrith Way
  28. 27 : km 28.98 - alt. 94 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Krefeld Way
  29. 28 : km 29.41 - alt. 95 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Krefeld Way
  30. 29 : km 30.5 - alt. 91 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Red Hill Way
  31. 30 : km 31.64 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Halifax Drive
  32. 31 : km 31.76 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp right onto Halifax Drive
  33. 32 : km 31.78 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Red Hill Way
  34. 33 : km 32.1 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 32.3 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 5 onto Abbey Lane
  36. 35 : km 35.68 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Vaughan Way
  37. 36 : km 40.37 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Overdale Road
  38. 37 : km 41.71 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Aylestone Lane
  39. 38 : km 42.25 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Exeter Road
  40. 39 : km 42.34 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Northfield Avenue
  41. S/E : km 42.49 - alt. 82 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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