Monarch's Way 116-18 Compton Martin - Castle Cary

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 40.88 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 570 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 571 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 280 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 9 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.

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. 95 m - Start on Yew Tree Lane
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto The Street
  3. 3 : km 0.45 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Rectory Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.46 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto The Street
  5. 5 : km 0.56 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Highfield Lane
  6. 6 : km 0.95 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.32 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Harptree Hill
  8. 8 : km 1.38 - alt. 144 m - Keep right onto Limestone link
  9. 9 : km 1.39 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.49 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.53 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.67 - alt. 172 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.7 - alt. 171 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.88 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.9 - alt. 188 m - Turn right onto Ridge Lane
  16. 16 : km 2.33 - alt. 223 m - Turn slight left onto Western Lane
  17. 17 : km 2.84 - alt. 189 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.84 - alt. 189 m - Turn right onto Western Lane
  19. 19 : km 3.15 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.63 - alt. 216 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 3.67 - alt. 214 m - Turn left onto Smitham Hill
  22. 22 : km 4.11 - alt. 235 m - Keep right onto Smitham Hill
  23. 23 : km 4.19 - alt. 241 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 4.55 - alt. 258 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 5.39 - alt. 250 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 5.7 - alt. 267 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 6.43 - alt. 271 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 7.61 - alt. 251 m - Turn sharp right onto Torhole Bottom
  29. 29 : km 7.68 - alt. 257 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 7.68 - alt. 257 m - Turn left onto Torhole Bottom
  31. 31 : km 7.71 - alt. 259 m - Turn right onto B3135
  32. 32 : km 8.36 - alt. 280 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 8.52 - alt. 278 m - Turn slight left
  34. 34 : km 8.52 - alt. 278 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 9.3 - alt. 253 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 10.02 - alt. 251 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 10.54 - alt. 245 m - Turn right onto Wells Road
  38. 38 : km 10.71 - alt. 246 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 10.79 - alt. 252 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 12 - alt. 253 m - Turn right onto Dursdon Drove
  41. 41 : km 12.01 - alt. 253 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 13.55 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 13.68 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 14.09 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Milton Lane
  45. 45 : km 14.44 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp left
  46. 46 : km 14.68 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 14.9 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight right
  48. 48 : km 15.26 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Lime Kiln Lane
  49. 49 : km 15.27 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 15.54 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 15.91 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Ash Lane
  52. 52 : km 15.91 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 16.42 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 16.6 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Lovers Walk
  55. 55 : km 16.64 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Milton Lane
  56. 56 : km 16.72 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right onto New Street
  57. 57 : km 16.8 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto New Street
  58. 58 : km 16.88 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Sadler Street
  59. 59 : km 16.94 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 16.97 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Cathedral Green
  61. 61 : km 16.97 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 62 : km 16.98 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 17.03 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 17.06 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 17.09 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right
  66. 66 : km 17.16 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 17.18 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 17.41 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 17.81 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 18.39 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 18.63 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 19.92 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 19.98 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 21.19 - alt. 100 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 21.27 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp left
  76. 76 : km 21.6 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  77. 77 : km 21.84 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp left
  78. 78 : km 22.16 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Dark Lane
  79. 79 : km 22.16 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 22.17 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Dark Lane
  81. 81 : km 22.17 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 22.45 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 22.61 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right
  84. 84 : km 22.62 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 22.68 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Tanyard Lane
  86. 86 : km 22.85 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto North Town Lane
  87. 87 : km 22.89 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right
  88. 88 : km 23.12 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Folly Lane
  89. 89 : km 23.25 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Pilton Hill
  90. 90 : km 23.27 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp left
  91. 91 : km 23.84 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight right
  92. 92 : km 24.04 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Lower Westholme Road
  93. 93 : km 24.62 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 24.94 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
  95. 95 : km 24.94 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 25.35 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Mead Lane
  97. 97 : km 25.62 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Mead Lane
  98. 98 : km 25.82 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto A361
  99. 99 : km 25.95 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 26.57 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Sticklinch Road
  101. 101 : km 26.74 - alt. 31 m - Keep right onto Sticklinch Road
  102. 102 : km 26.76 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right onto Castle Lane
  103. 103 : km 27.49 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Worthy Lane
  104. 104 : km 28.03 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left onto Stickleball Lane
  105. 105 : km 28.12 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  106. 106 : km 28.65 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 29.13 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 29.23 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 29.55 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right onto Middleway Road
  110. 110 : km 29.67 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  111. 111 : km 30 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left
  112. 112 : km 30.89 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight left
  113. 113 : km 30.93 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right
  114. 114 : km 30.96 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 31.49 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 32.02 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Stone Lane
  117. 117 : km 34.09 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  118. 118 : km 34.54 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 34.66 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  120. 120 : km 34.94 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right onto Easton Town Lane
  121. 121 : km 35.4 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 38.22 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Bolter's Lane
  123. 123 : km 38.42 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 39.36 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  125. 125 : km 39.41 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  126. 126 : km 39.52 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  127. 127 : km 39.54 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 39.92 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Ansford Hill
  129. 129 : km 39.93 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Lower Ansford
  130. 130 : km 39.95 - alt. 76 m - Keep right onto Lower Ansford
  131. 131 : km 39.96 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  132. 132 : km 40.08 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  133. 133 : km 40.1 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Hallett Road
  134. 134 : km 40.14 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  135. 135 : km 40.27 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  136. 136 : km 40.28 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Tuckers Lane
  137. 137 : km 40.29 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  138. 138 : km 40.31 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  139. 139 : km 40.39 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  140. 140 : km 40.49 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  141. 141 : km 40.52 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight right onto Priory View
  142. 142 : km 40.59 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Churchfields Drive
  143. 143 : km 40.6 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  144. 144 : km 40.82 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  145. E : km 40.88 - alt. 93 m

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