5km Down Wellington Hill, Hospital And Monks Park

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 4.71 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 30 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 30 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 90 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 62 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 72 m
  2. 1 : km 0.4 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Wessex Avenue
  3. 2 : km 0.42 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Filton Grove
  4. 3 : km 0.61 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Filton Grove
  5. 4 : km 0.8 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Muller Road
  6. 5 : km 0.8 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp right onto Filton Avenue
  7. 6 : km 0.89 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Beaufort Road
  8. 7 : km 0.92 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 1.11 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Wellington Hill
  10. 9 : km 1.12 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Wellington Hill
  11. 10 : km 1.29 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  12. 11 : km 1.62 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 1.73 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Rodbourne Road
  14. 13 : km 1.94 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Bishopthorpe Road
  15. 14 : km 1.95 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 1.99 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 2.19 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Bishop Manor Road
  18. 17 : km 2.4 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp right onto Kendon Drive
  19. 18 : km 2.52 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 2.85 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Beaufort Way
  21. 20 : km 2.87 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Beaufort Way
  22. 21 : km 2.97 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 3.02 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  24. 23 : km 3.11 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Monks Park Avenue
  25. 24 : km 3.23 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Kenmore Drive
  26. 25 : km 3.29 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 3.31 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 3.57 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Sherston Road
  29. 28 : km 3.62 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Monks Park Avenue
  30. 29 : km 4.17 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Monks Park Avenue
  31. 30 : km 4.19 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left onto Monks Park Avenue
  32. 31 : km 4.2 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Filton Road
  33. 32 : km 4.21 - alt. 90 m - Keep right onto Filton Road
  34. 33 : km 4.32 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Boston Road
  35. 34 : km 4.38 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Laxey Road
  36. 35 : km 4.41 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 4.67 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Keys Avenue
  38. S/E : km 4.71 - alt. 72 m

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