Swindon, Marlborough Loop Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 42.18 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 40 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 230 m
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    Vertical drop: - 225 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 270 m
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    Lowest point: 106 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.

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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 : km 0 - alt. 113 m - Start on Homington Avenue
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Homington Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Wilbury Close
  4. 4 : km 0.08 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.09 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.1 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Coate Lane
  7. 7 : km 0.11 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Coate Lane
  8. 8 : km 0.41 - alt. 107 m - Keep left onto Coate Lane
  9. 9 : km 0.57 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.75 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left onto Day House Lane
  11. 11 : km 0.96 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.08 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 1.68 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 1.79 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 2.05 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.08 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.85 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 4.25 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight right onto Mount Pleasant Lane
  19. 19 : km 4.41 - alt. 162 m - Turn sharp left onto Hodson Road
  20. 20 : km 4.91 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto Draycott Road
  21. 21 : km 5.79 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto The Ridgeway
  22. 22 : km 6.2 - alt. 166 m - Keep right onto The Ridgeway
  23. 23 : km 9.13 - alt. 184 m - Turn left onto Hackpen Lane
  24. 24 : km 9.18 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto The Ridgeway
  25. 25 : km 14.11 - alt. 252 m - Keep left onto The Ridgeway
  26. 26 : km 15.02 - alt. 265 m - Keep right onto The Ridgeway
  27. 27 : km 17.21 - alt. 226 m - Turn sharp left onto Herepath
  28. 28 : km 18 - alt. 204 m - Keep left onto Herepath
  29. 29 : km 20.01 - alt. 193 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 22.6 - alt. 171 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 22.67 - alt. 169 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 23.09 - alt. 177 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 23.75 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto Free's Avenue
  34. 34 : km 24.24 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto Kingsbury Street
  35. 35 : km 24.51 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Silverless Street
  36. 36 : km 25.7 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 25.77 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Chiseldon & Marlborough Railway Path
  38. 38 : km 28.94 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 28.95 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto Chiseldon & Marlborough Railway Path
  40. 40 : km 31.23 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto Bytham Road
  41. 41 : km 31.57 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Copse Drove
  42. 42 : km 31.62 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp right onto Chiseldon & Marlborough Railway Path
  43. 43 : km 33.07 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Chiseldon & Marlborough Railway Path
  44. 44 : km 33.09 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Chiseldon & Marlborough Railway Path
  45. 45 : km 33.47 - alt. 162 m - Keep left onto Chiseldon & Marlborough Railway Path
  46. 46 : km 35.11 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 35.16 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto Chiseldon & Marlborough Railway Path
  48. 48 : km 36.89 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto The Ridgeway
  49. 49 : km 36.9 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp left onto Chiseldon & Marlborough Railway Path
  50. 50 : km 37.12 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp right onto Chiseldon & Marlborough Railway Path
  51. 51 : km 37.13 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp right onto New Road
  52. 52 : km 37.25 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 37.38 - alt. 166 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 37.6 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 37.8 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto Badbury Lane
  56. 56 : km 39.2 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Medbourne Lane
  57. 57 : km 42.04 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  58. E : km 42.18 - alt. 109 m

Useful Information

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