Elmstead Trail Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.23 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 57 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 54 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 37 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 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/E : km 0 - alt. 32 m
  2. 1 : km 0.33 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Clacton Road, A133
  3. 2 : km 0.4 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Bromley Road
  4. 3 : km 0.6 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 1.72 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight left
  6. 5 : km 2.86 - alt. 25 m - Keep left
  7. 6 : km 3.09 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left
  8. 7 : km 3.69 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Hall Road, B1029
  9. 8 : km 4.57 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 5.31 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 6.68 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Colchester Road
  12. 11 : km 6.88 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Hall Road, B1029
  13. 12 : km 7.1 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 7.48 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Carringtons Road
  15. 14 : km 7.76 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 7.95 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right onto Lilley's Lane
  17. 16 : km 8.09 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 9.53 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  19. 18 : km 9.9 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  20. 19 : km 10.2 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 20 : km 10.84 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp left onto Paynes Lane
  22. 21 : km 10.91 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Paynes Lane
  23. 22 : km 10.92 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Bentley Road
  24. 23 : km 11.04 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 24 : km 12.23 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 14.34 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto B1035
  27. 26 : km 14.41 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 14.78 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 14.88 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  30. 29 : km 15.25 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Steam Mill Road
  31. 30 : km 15.42 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 16.18 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Dovehouse Farm Road
  33. 32 : km 16.28 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Heath Road
  34. 33 : km 16.41 - alt. 34 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 16.47 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight left
  36. 35 : km 16.62 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 16.87 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 37 : km 16.87 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 16.88 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 39 : km 17.87 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 18.07 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 18.41 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 18.55 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto High Street, B1352
  44. 43 : km 18.8 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto New Road, B1352
  45. 44 : km 19.1 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 19.13 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Church Lane
  47. 46 : km 19.15 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
  48. 47 : km 19.55 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Green Lane
  49. 48 : km 20.34 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left onto New Road, B1352
  50. 49 : km 20.36 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto Trinity Road
  51. 50 : km 20.69 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp left onto Mill Hill
  52. 51 : km 20.97 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Colchester Road
  53. 52 : km 20.98 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 21.94 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Coxs Hill, A137
  55. 54 : km 22.01 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  56. 55 : km 22.15 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  57. 56 : km 22.28 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  58. 57 : km 22.64 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  59. 58 : km 22.7 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Church Hill
  60. 59 : km 23.16 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right onto Wignall Street, A137
  61. 60 : km 23.29 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 23.39 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 23.88 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 24.11 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 24.47 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  66. 65 : km 24.78 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Hungerdown Lane
  67. 66 : km 25.02 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left onto Wood Barn Lane
  68. 67 : km 26.05 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Grange Road
  69. 68 : km 26.41 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  70. 69 : km 27.3 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right
  71. 70 : km 27.38 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto Ardleigh Road
  72. 71 : km 27.72 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  73. 72 : km 28.38 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Shop Road
  74. 73 : km 28.59 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  75. 74 : km 29.47 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  76. 75 : km 29.5 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  77. 76 : km 29.53 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto Church Road
  78. 77 : km 29.67 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  79. 78 : km 31.12 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right
  80. 79 : km 31.88 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Ardleigh Road
  81. 80 : km 32.86 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  82. 81 : km 33.64 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Morrow Lane
  83. 82 : km 35.84 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Frating Road, B1029
  84. 83 : km 37.56 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  85. 84 : km 37.98 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Bromley Road
  86. 85 : km 38.12 - alt. 34 m - Turn left [private road]
  87. 86 : km 39.51 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  88. 87 : km 39.67 - alt. 33 m - Keep right
  89. 88 : km 39.71 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto Church Road
  90. 89 : km 40.32 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  91. 90 : km 41.19 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  92. 91 : km 41.59 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Clacton Road, A133
  93. 92 : km 41.85 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  94. S/E : km 42.23 - alt. 32 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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