Big Dove

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 730 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 738 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 490 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 194 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. 207 m
  2. 1 : km 0.3 - alt. 194 m - Turn left onto Castle Lane
  3. 2 : km 0.3 - alt. 194 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.34 - alt. 197 m - Turn slight right
  5. 4 : km 0.53 - alt. 209 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.72 - alt. 217 m - Keep left
  7. 6 : km 0.86 - alt. 241 m - Keep left
  8. 7 : km 1.11 - alt. 281 m - Keep left
  9. 8 : km 1.15 - alt. 290 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 1.6 - alt. 344 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 1.73 - alt. 346 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 1.79 - alt. 346 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 12 : km 3 - alt. 468 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 3.49 - alt. 469 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 3.58 - alt. 460 m - Turn slight right
  16. 15 : km 7.08 - alt. 490 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 7.09 - alt. 489 m - Turn sharp right onto Chew Road
  18. 17 : km 7.15 - alt. 487 m - Keep left onto Chew Road
  19. 18 : km 7.49 - alt. 462 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 7.53 - alt. 473 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 8.07 - alt. 469 m - Keep left
  22. 21 : km 8.5 - alt. 325 m - Turn right onto Chew Road
  23. 22 : km 8.62 - alt. 315 m - Keep right onto Chew Road
  24. 23 : km 9.72 - alt. 226 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 9.73 - alt. 226 m - Turn right onto Chew Road
  26. 25 : km 9.76 - alt. 226 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 9.84 - alt. 232 m - Keep right
  28. 27 : km 10.17 - alt. 321 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 11.43 - alt. 311 m - Turn right
  30. 29 : km 11.52 - alt. 323 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 30 : km 11.79 - alt. 392 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 11.86 - alt. 413 m - Keep right
  33. 32 : km 11.98 - alt. 446 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 13.28 - alt. 421 m - Turn slight left
  35. 34 : km 13.8 - alt. 334 m - Keep right
  36. 35 : km 14.51 - alt. 273 m - Keep left
  37. 36 : km 14.92 - alt. 272 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 15.2 - alt. 241 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 16.03 - alt. 235 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 39 : km 16.28 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 16.68 - alt. 263 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 17.26 - alt. 221 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 17.84 - alt. 217 m - Keep right
  44. 43 : km 17.85 - alt. 217 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 17.87 - alt. 215 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 17.89 - alt. 215 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 17.9 - alt. 215 m - Turn right onto Bank Lane
  48. 47 : km 17.93 - alt. 212 m - Turn left onto Bradburys Lane
  49. 48 : km 20.02 - alt. 218 m - Turn left onto Intake Lane
  50. 49 : km 21.54 - alt. 253 m - Turn left onto Mooredge Road
  51. 50 : km 22.59 - alt. 228 m - Keep right onto Mooredge Road
  52. 51 : km 22.64 - alt. 221 m - Turn left onto Castle Lane
  53. 52 : km 23.13 - alt. 195 m - Turn right onto Castle Lane
  54. 53 : km 23.15 - alt. 194 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 23.45 - alt. 207 m - Turn slight left onto Calico Crescent
  56. S/E : km 23.45 - alt. 207 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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