Colchester Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 42.50 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 80 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 87 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 51 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐ Country: United Kingdom
  • ⚐ District: Mile End 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.915506° / E 0.897691°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.914149° / E 0.899039°
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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. 49 m - Continue onto Via Urbis Romanae, A1341
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Northern Approach, A134
  4. 4 : km 1.35 - alt. 27 m - Keep right onto Northern Approach Road, A134
  5. 5 : km 1.44 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.52 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.54 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto Bruff Close
  8. 8 : km 1.59 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.67 - alt. 17 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 1.68 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Mile End Road
  11. 11 : km 1.68 - alt. 17 m - Continue onto Mile End Road
  12. 12 : km 1.73 - alt. 16 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Turner Road, A134
  13. 13 : km 1.99 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Westway, A134
  14. 14 : km 2.07 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Westway, A134
  15. 15 : km 2.3 - alt. 7 m - Keep left onto Westway, A134
  16. 16 : km 2.33 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right onto Cowdray Avenue/Westway
  17. 17 : km 2.35 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Westway, A134
  18. 18 : km 2.38 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  19. 19 : km 2.44 - alt. 7 m - Continue onto Colne Bank Avenue, A133
  20. 20 : km 2.76 - alt. 8 m - Continue onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  21. 21 : km 3.73 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  22. 22 : km 4.15 - alt. 9 m - Continue onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  23. 23 : km 4.26 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  24. 24 : km 4.35 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  25. 25 : km 4.87 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  26. 26 : km 4.9 - alt. 36 m - Continue onto Lexden Road, A1124
  27. 27 : km 4.92 - alt. 37 m - Keep right onto London Road, A1124
  28. 28 : km 6.14 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto London Road, A1124
  29. 29 : km 6.43 - alt. 40 m - Keep right onto London Road, A1124
  30. 30 : km 6.49 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 6.51 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto London Road, A1124
  32. 32 : km 6.54 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto London Road, B1408
  33. 33 : km 6.97 - alt. 41 m - Keep right onto London Road, B1408
  34. 34 : km 7.01 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  35. 35 : km 7.11 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 7.13 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 7.17 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  38. 38 : km 7.83 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 7.84 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 8.43 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 8.47 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 8.47 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Warren Lane
  43. 43 : km 8.54 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Joe Firmin Close
  44. 44 : km 8.57 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Warren Lane
  45. 45 : km 8.99 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Blackberry Road
  46. 46 : km 10.47 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Straight Road
  47. 47 : km 11.24 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Shrub End Road, B1022
  48. 48 : km 11.28 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Shrub End Road, B1022
  49. 49 : km 12.67 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Shrub End Road, B1022
  50. 50 : km 14.01 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Balkerne Hill, A134
  51. 51 : km 14.07 - alt. 26 m - Continue onto Balkerne Hill, A134
  52. 52 : km 14.12 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 14.13 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Balkerne Hill, A134
  54. 54 : km 14.64 - alt. 8 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Middleborough
  55. 55 : km 14.77 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Middleborough
  56. 56 : km 14.82 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Middleborough
  57. 57 : km 14.95 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 15.21 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Riverside Walk
  59. 59 : km 15.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 15.35 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 15.35 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  62. 62 : km 15.38 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  63. 63 : km 15.5 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  64. 64 : km 15.65 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 15.68 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Riverside Walk
  66. 66 : km 15.89 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Riverside Walk
  67. 67 : km 16.94 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left
  68. 68 : km 17.44 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  69. 69 : km 17.54 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 17.74 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 18.03 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 18.07 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Haddon Park
  73. 73 : km 18.15 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Back Lane
  74. 74 : km 18.23 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Hythe Station Road
  75. 75 : km 18.37 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Hythe Quay, A134
  76. 76 : km 18.5 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Hythe Quay, A134
  77. 77 : km 18.69 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  78. 78 : km 18.91 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 18.96 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Wivenhoe Trail
  80. 80 : km 20.2 - alt. 1 m - Continue onto Wivenhoe Trail
  81. 81 : km 22.25 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right
  82. 82 : km 22.28 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Valonia Drive
  83. 83 : km 22.3 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 22.32 - alt. 3 m - Continue onto Wivenhoe Trail
  85. 85 : km 22.47 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Station Road, B1028
  86. 86 : km 22.67 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto High Street
  87. 87 : km 22.79 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right onto High Street, B1028
  88. 88 : km 22.79 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left onto High Street, B1028
  89. 89 : km 24 - alt. 32 m - Continue onto Colchester Road, B1028
  90. 90 : km 25.08 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Boundary Road
  91. 91 : km 26.57 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Boundary Road
  92. 92 : km 26.66 - alt. 9 m - Continue onto Boundary Road
  93. 93 : km 26.97 - alt. 13 m - Enter roundabout
  94. 94 : km 27.04 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 27.04 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right
  96. 96 : km 27.39 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Capon Road
  97. 97 : km 27.7 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 27.74 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 27.75 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Elmstead Road
  100. 100 : km 27.76 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Elmstead Road, A134
  101. 101 : km 27.88 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto Greenstead Roundabout, A133
  102. 102 : km 27.95 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left onto Saint Andrew's Avenue, A133
  103. 103 : km 28.96 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto Saint Andrew's Avenue, A133
  104. 104 : km 29 - alt. 19 m - Enter roundabout
  105. 105 : km 29.11 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto Saint Andrew's Avenue, A133
  106. 106 : km 29.22 - alt. 17 m - Keep left onto Saint Andrew's Avenue, A133
  107. 107 : km 29.31 - alt. 16 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  108. 108 : km 31.21 - alt. 37 m - Continue onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  109. 109 : km 31.27 - alt. 37 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  110. 110 : km 31.72 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  111. 111 : km 31.75 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Severalls Lane
  112. 112 : km 31.78 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Severalls Lane
  113. 113 : km 32.01 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Wyncolls Road
  114. 114 : km 32.86 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Wyncolls Road
  115. 115 : km 32.88 - alt. 45 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto The Crescent
  116. 116 : km 33.01 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 33.19 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left
  118. 118 : km 33.21 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 33.4 - alt. 47 m - Continue onto The Crescent
  120. 120 : km 33.43 - alt. 47 m - Enter roundabout
  121. 121 : km 33.46 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 33.47 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Severalls Lane
  123. 123 : km 33.6 - alt. 46 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Axial Way
  124. 124 : km 34.66 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Axial Way
  125. 125 : km 34.71 - alt. 49 m - Enter roundabout
  126. 126 : km 34.81 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right onto United Way
  127. 127 : km 35.44 - alt. 49 m - Keep right
  128. 128 : km 35.8 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  129. 129 : km 35.81 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Boxted Road
  130. 130 : km 36.16 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left onto Accommodation Road
  131. 131 : km 36.61 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Accommodation Road
  132. 132 : km 36.96 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left onto Ivy Lodge Road
  133. 133 : km 37.74 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left onto Nayland Road, A134
  134. 134 : km 39.11 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  135. 135 : km 39.58 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  136. 136 : km 39.59 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Wildeve Avenue, A134
  137. 137 : km 39.59 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Boxted Road
  138. 138 : km 40.3 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  139. 139 : km 40.95 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto United Way
  140. 140 : km 40.99 - alt. 49 m - Enter roundabout
  141. 141 : km 41.36 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Via Urbis Romanae, A1341
  142. 142 : km 41.9 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Via Urbis Romanae, A1341
  143. 143 : km 42.03 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 42.03 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 42.31 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Northern Approach, A134
  146. 146 : km 42.33 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Mill Road
  147. E : km 42.5 - alt. 48 m

Useful Information

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