Half Mara

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.10 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 95 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 97 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 132 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 89 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.
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(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. 122 m - Start on Broadfern Road
  2. 2 : km 0.21 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Wychwood Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 115 m - Keep right onto Wychwood Avenue
  4. 4 : km 0.34 - alt. 114 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Warwick Road
  5. 5 : km 0.95 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Jacobean Lane
  6. 6 : km 1.22 - alt. 123 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 3.07 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 3.19 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Knowle Road
  9. 9 : km 3.2 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 3.42 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight right onto Wood Lane
  11. 11 : km 3.49 - alt. 116 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 3.99 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Barston Lane
  13. 13 : km 6.14 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Barston Lane
  14. 14 : km 6.17 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp left onto Barston Lane
  15. 15 : km 7.33 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Balsall Street
  16. 16 : km 7.39 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Magpie Lane
  17. 17 : km 7.9 - alt. 109 m - Keep right onto Longbrook Lane
  18. 18 : km 9.12 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 9.41 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Fen End Road West
  20. 20 : km 11.09 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Balsall Street
  21. 21 : km 11.47 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Temple Lane
  22. 22 : km 12.38 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 12.85 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 13.27 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Warwick Road
  25. 25 : km 14.66 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Norton Green Lane
  26. 26 : km 15.82 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Blue Lake Road
  27. 27 : km 16.32 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Knowle Wood Road
  28. 28 : km 16.94 - alt. 130 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Grove Road
  29. 29 : km 17.24 - alt. 132 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Station Road
  30. 30 : km 18.56 - alt. 125 m - Keep left onto Station Road
  31. 31 : km 18.58 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight left onto Warwick Road
  32. 32 : km 18.6 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Wilsons Road
  33. 33 : km 18.73 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight right onto Kenilworth Road
  34. 34 : km 18.79 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Kixley Lane
  35. 35 : km 19.2 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 19.26 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 19.65 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp right onto Hampton Road
  38. 38 : km 19.67 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Arden Vale Road
  39. 39 : km 20.12 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Warwick Road
  40. 40 : km 20.17 - alt. 113 m - Keep right onto Warwick Road
  41. 41 : km 20.2 - alt. 114 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Warwick Road
  42. 42 : km 20.51 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 20.54 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Warwick Road
  44. 44 : km 20.65 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 20.94 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Broadfern Road
  46. S/E : km 21.1 - alt. 122 m

Useful Information

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