GYMSHARKS MARATHON ROUTE

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.51 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 215 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 212 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 185 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Rothley 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.715578° / W 1.137701°
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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. 65 m - Start on Mountsorrel Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.72 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Woodgate
  3. 3 : km 0.84 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Woodgate
  4. 4 : km 1.03 - alt. 56 m - Keep right onto Woodgate
  5. 5 : km 1.09 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Westfield Lane
  6. 6 : km 2.33 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Station Road
  7. 7 : km 5.46 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 6.72 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 6.78 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 6.86 - alt. 90 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 7.24 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 7.92 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 7.95 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 14 : km 7.98 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 8.06 - alt. 105 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 8.12 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Bradgate Road
  17. 17 : km 8.21 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 8.35 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 19 : km 8.37 - alt. 106 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 8.4 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 8.49 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 8.55 - alt. 117 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 8.66 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 8.8 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 9.07 - alt. 161 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 10.19 - alt. 181 m - Turn slight left
  27. 27 : km 10.2 - alt. 181 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 10.2 - alt. 181 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 10.33 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 10.48 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp right onto Sharpley Hill
  31. 31 : km 10.52 - alt. 175 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 32 : km 10.74 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 11.28 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 11.29 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 11.58 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp right onto Joe Moore's Lane
  36. 36 : km 11.6 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 12.88 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp right onto Maplewell Road
  38. 38 : km 13.33 - alt. 112 m - Keep right onto Mill Road
  39. 39 : km 14.1 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Beacon Road
  40. 40 : km 14.78 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Brook Lane
  41. 41 : km 15.31 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 15.31 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Brook Lane
  43. 43 : km 16.06 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 16.08 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight right
  45. 45 : km 16.62 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  46. 46 : km 17.69 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 18.15 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 18.22 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Belvoir Drive
  49. 49 : km 19.5 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 19.52 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 19.62 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 19.62 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 19.78 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 19.8 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 19.81 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 19.84 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 19.84 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 19.86 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 19.89 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 19.9 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 20.01 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 20.03 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 20.15 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Lansdowne Drive
  64. 64 : km 20.15 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right onto Lansdowne Drive
  65. 65 : km 20.41 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 20.43 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 21.07 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Woodbrook Way
  68. 68 : km 22 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 22.02 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  70. 70 : km 22.03 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 22.2 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 23.13 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 23.64 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 23.65 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Warwick Way
  75. 75 : km 23.7 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto Warwick Way
  76. 76 : km 23.76 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Bishop Meadow Road
  77. 77 : km 23.99 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Weldon Road
  78. 78 : km 24.3 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 24.39 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Cotton Way
  80. 80 : km 24.42 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Cotton Way
  81. 81 : km 24.69 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 25.57 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 25.59 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp left
  84. 84 : km 27.03 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Swing Bridge
  85. 85 : km 27.05 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 27.99 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Canal Bank
  87. 87 : km 28.3 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street, A6
  88. 88 : km 28.31 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Bridge Street, A6
  89. 89 : km 28.36 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto The Rushes, A512
  90. 90 : km 28.42 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 28.43 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 28.46 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 28.6 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 28.72 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Biggin Street
  95. 95 : km 28.79 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Fennel Street, A6
  96. 96 : km 28.97 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Baxter Gate
  97. 97 : km 28.98 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Jubilee Way, A6
  98. 98 : km 29.32 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Barrow Street, A6
  99. 99 : km 29.35 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto Leicester Road, A6
  100. 100 : km 29.78 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Burton Walks
  101. 101 : km 30.03 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 30.08 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right
  103. 103 : km 30.09 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left onto Burton Walks
  104. 104 : km 30.41 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 30.46 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Shelthorpe Road
  106. 106 : km 30.47 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Shelthorpe Road
  107. 107 : km 30.78 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Shelthorpe Road
  108. 108 : km 30.79 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 30.97 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Shelthorpe Road
  110. 110 : km 30.98 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Shelthorpe Road
  111. 111 : km 31.08 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left onto Park Road
  112. 112 : km 31.17 - alt. 47 m - Keep left
  113. 113 : km 31.19 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 31.24 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 31.24 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Ling Road, A6004
  116. 116 : km 31.4 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 31.57 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Lowther Way
  118. 118 : km 31.69 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Bainbridge Road
  119. 119 : km 31.77 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Ling Road, A6004
  120. 120 : km 32.13 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Main Street
  121. 121 : km 32.47 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left
  122. 122 : km 33.71 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Woodhouse Road
  123. 123 : km 33.78 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Warwick Avenue
  124. 124 : km 33.99 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  125. 125 : km 34.08 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  126. 126 : km 34.17 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto The Deepway
  127. 127 : km 34.22 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Warwick Avenue
  128. 128 : km 34.43 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Cradock Drive
  129. 129 : km 34.44 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Elms Drive
  130. 130 : km 34.6 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Chaveney Road
  131. 131 : km 34.91 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto Meeting Street
  132. 132 : km 35.15 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto High Street
  133. 133 : km 35.17 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  134. 134 : km 35.52 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  135. 135 : km 35.67 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  136. 136 : km 35.85 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Revell Close
  137. 137 : km 35.85 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  138. 138 : km 35.99 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight right
  139. 139 : km 36.27 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  140. 140 : km 36.67 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street
  141. 141 : km 36.75 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Proctor's Park Road
  142. 142 : km 36.85 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  143. 143 : km 37.44 - alt. 43 m - Keep right onto Mill Lane
  144. 144 : km 37.81 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  145. 145 : km 38.93 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto Leicester Road
  146. 146 : km 39.65 - alt. 44 m - Keep right onto Loughborough Road
  147. 147 : km 39.69 - alt. 44 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Loughborough Road
  148. 148 : km 40.77 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  149. 149 : km 40.81 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Watling Street
  150. 150 : km 41.03 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto The Navins
  151. 151 : km 41.21 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto The Green
  152. 152 : km 42.11 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto Mountsorrel Lane
  153. 153 : km 42.13 - alt. 60 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Mountsorrel Lane
  154. S/E : km 42.51 - alt. 65 m

Useful Information

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