Charity Walk 2024

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.39 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 21 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 20 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 22 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 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. 3 m
  2. 1 : km 0.04 - alt. 2 m - Keep right
  3. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  5. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Thomsett Way
  6. 5 : km 0.25 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Thomsett Way
  7. 6 : km 0.77 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Thomsett Way
  8. 7 : km 0.79 - alt. 3 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Thomsett Way
  9. 8 : km 1.05 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Rushenden Road
  10. 9 : km 1.62 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Railway Terrace
  11. 10 : km 1.73 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto High Street
  12. 11 : km 1.89 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto South Street
  13. 12 : km 2.19 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 2.28 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto High Street
  15. 14 : km 2.33 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 2.38 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  17. 16 : km 5.42 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto West Street
  18. 17 : km 6.12 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 6.13 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Garrison Road
  20. 19 : km 6.13 - alt. 3 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bridge Road
  21. 20 : km 6.24 - alt. 1 m - Keep right onto Bridge Road
  22. 21 : km 6.26 - alt. 2 m - Enter roundabout
  23. 22 : km 6.98 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp left onto High Street
  24. 23 : km 7.9 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 7.96 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right
  26. 25 : km 8.85 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  27. 26 : km 10.37 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  28. 27 : km 10.98 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  29. 28 : km 11.91 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  30. 29 : km 12.01 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  31. 30 : km 13.64 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  32. 31 : km 13.72 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 13.73 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto The Leas
  34. 33 : km 14.42 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto The Broadway
  35. 34 : km 15.06 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Scrapsgate
  36. 35 : km 15.08 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Scrapsgate
  37. 36 : km 16.11 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto Scrapsgate
  38. 37 : km 16.12 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Sunnyside Avenue
  39. 38 : km 16.52 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Minster Road
  40. 39 : km 16.92 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Fleetwood Close
  41. 40 : km 17.24 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 17.32 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 17.57 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Cotton Thistle Way
  44. 43 : km 17.58 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Thistle Hill Way
  45. 44 : km 17.7 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Thistle Hill Way
  46. 45 : km 17.81 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto Thistle Hill Way
  47. 46 : km 17.84 - alt. 19 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Thistle Hill Way
  48. 47 : km 18.16 - alt. 16 m - Keep left onto Thistle Hill Way
  49. 48 : km 18.17 - alt. 16 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Thistle Hill Way
  50. 49 : km 18.35 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Thistle Hill Way
  51. 50 : km 18.38 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lower Road
  52. 51 : km 18.8 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Lower Road
  53. 52 : km 18.83 - alt. 8 m - Enter roundabout
  54. 53 : km 19.61 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right onto Plover Road
  55. 54 : km 19.63 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Barton Hill Drive
  56. 55 : km 20.01 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Minster Road
  57. 56 : km 21.27 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left onto Queenborough Road
  58. 57 : km 22.83 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Queenborough Road
  59. 58 : km 22.88 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Main Road
  60. 59 : km 23.24 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Stanley Avenue
  61. 60 : km 23.45 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 23.46 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
  63. 62 : km 23.92 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  64. 63 : km 23.94 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 23.97 - alt. 2 m - Keep right
  66. 65 : km 23.97 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Thomsett Way
  67. 66 : km 24.09 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Thomsett Way
  68. 67 : km 24.31 - alt. 3 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  69. S/E : km 24.39 - alt. 3 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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