Marathon Option 1

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.31 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 361 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 360 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 108 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 29 m
  • ⚐
    District: Crewkerne 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.877181° / W 2.788596°
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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. 83 m - Start on Park View
  2. 2 : km 0.18 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Park View
  3. 3 : km 0.19 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Park View
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Park View
  5. 5 : km 0.3 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Park View
  6. 6 : km 0.55 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Langmead Place
  7. 7 : km 0.64 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Langmead Road
  8. 8 : km 0.77 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Lang Road
  9. 9 : km 1.06 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Lyme Road, B3165
  10. 10 : km 1.57 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Market Street, A30
  11. 11 : km 1.66 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.77 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.82 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 1.83 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.97 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Market Square, A30
  16. 16 : km 1.99 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Market Square
  17. 17 : km 3.18 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.54 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp right onto Lower Street
  19. 19 : km 5.47 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  20. 20 : km 6.39 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 9.48 - alt. 73 m - Keep left onto Hollow Lane
  22. 22 : km 9.5 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  23. 23 : km 10.92 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Water Street
  24. 24 : km 12.32 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto West Street
  25. 25 : km 12.44 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 12.97 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 16.38 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto East Street
  28. 28 : km 16.72 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Ditton Street
  29. 29 : km 16.86 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left onto Shudrick Lane
  30. 30 : km 17.01 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 17.05 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 17.17 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 17.23 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Shudrick Lane
  34. 34 : km 17.27 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Ditton Street
  35. 35 : km 17.33 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Orchard Vale
  36. 36 : km 17.62 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Abbots Close
  37. 37 : km 17.72 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 17.85 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 17.87 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Summerlands Park Avenue
  40. 40 : km 17.93 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 17.96 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 18.05 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 18.43 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Lower Meadow
  44. 44 : km 18.47 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Lower Meadow
  45. 45 : km 18.52 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Lower Meadow
  46. 46 : km 18.56 - alt. 34 m - Enter roundabout
  47. 47 : km 18.72 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 18.73 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 18.84 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 19.73 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 19.85 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 19.88 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 20.04 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 20.55 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left
  55. 55 : km 20.58 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Donyatt Hill, A358
  56. 56 : km 21.71 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp right
  57. 57 : km 21.74 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Old Taunton to Chard Train Line
  58. 58 : km 21.92 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Watery Lane
  59. 59 : km 22.38 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 24.84 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto North Street
  61. 61 : km 24.85 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto East Street
  62. 62 : km 25.19 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Bay Hill
  63. 63 : km 28.6 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 29.13 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto West Street
  65. 65 : km 29.26 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Water Street
  66. 66 : km 30.04 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Meade Lane
  67. 67 : km 30.05 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 30.59 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 31.34 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Longforward Lane
  70. 70 : km 31.39 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 31.4 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 31.8 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Mill Lane
  73. 73 : km 32.44 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Shoot Hill
  74. 74 : km 32.53 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 32.74 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 33.07 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  77. 77 : km 34.91 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 35.69 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Lower Street
  79. 79 : km 35.69 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left onto Knapp
  80. 80 : km 37.05 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto A356
  81. 81 : km 37.51 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Ashlands Road
  82. 82 : km 38.42 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Mount Pleasant, A30
  83. 83 : km 39.44 - alt. 69 m - Keep left onto Market Street, A30
  84. 84 : km 39.59 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto South Street, A356
  85. 85 : km 40.37 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Kithill
  86. 86 : km 41.37 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Park View
  87. 87 : km 41.57 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Langmead Place
  88. 88 : km 41.58 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Park View
  89. 89 : km 42.2 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Kithill
  90. 90 : km 42.22 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Park View
  91. S/E : km 42.31 - alt. 83 m

Useful Information

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