Harold's Updated Day Around London - Take 2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.14 km
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    Calculated time: 2h 25 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 30 m
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    Vertical drop: - 30 m
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    Highest point: 27 m
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    Lowest point: -3 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. 27 m - Start near 237 Oxford St, Soho, London W1D 2LR, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 27 m - Walk south on Argyll St towards Little Argyll St
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 25 m - Walk south-east on Argyll St towards Great Marlborough St
  4. 4 : km 0.16 - alt. 24 m - Walk on Great Marlborough St
  5. 5 : km 0.16 - alt. 24 m - Walk north-east on Great Marlborough St
  6. 6 : km 0.21 - alt. 24 m - Walk south-east on Great Marlborough St towards Little Marlborough St
  7. 7 : km 0.27 - alt. 25 m - Walk south-east on Carnaby St towards Lowndes Ct
  8. 8 : km 0.34 - alt. 25 m - Walk south on Carnaby St
  9. 9 : km 0.38 - alt. 25 m - Walk south-east on Carnaby St
  10. 10 : km 0.39 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.39 - alt. 25 m - Walk for 20 m
  12. 12 : km 0.41 - alt. 25 m - Walk
  13. 13 : km 0.41 - alt. 25 m - Walk
  14. 14 : km 0.41 - alt. 25 m - Walk
  15. 15 : km 0.41 - alt. 25 m - Walk for 10 m
  16. 16 : km 0.42 - alt. 25 m - Walk
  17. 17 : km 0.42 - alt. 25 m - Walk north-east
  18. 18 : km 0.43 - alt. 25 m - Take the lift down to 0
  19. 19 : km 0.43 - alt. 25 m - Walk for 20 m
  20. 20 : km 0.45 - alt. 25 m - Walk north-east towards Carnaby St
  21. 21 : km 0.45 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Carnaby St
  22. 22 : km 0.46 - alt. 25 m - Walk south-east on Carnaby St towards Broadwick St
  23. 23 : km 0.47 - alt. 25 m - Walk north-east on Broadwick St towards Marshall St
  24. 24 : km 0.57 - alt. 24 m - Walk north-east on Broadwick St towards Lexington St
  25. 25 : km 0.73 - alt. 24 m - Walk south-east on Berwick St towards Kemps Ct
  26. 26 : km 0.86 - alt. 24 m - Continue onto Walker's Ct
  27. 27 : km 0.91 - alt. 24 m - Walk north-east on Brewer St towards Wardour St
  28. 28 : km 0.95 - alt. 24 m - Walk south-east on Wardour St towards Tisbury Ct
  29. 29 : km 0.97 - alt. 24 m - Walk north-east on Old Compton St towards Dean St
  30. 30 : km 1.2 - alt. 24 m - Walk south-east on Moor St towards Romilly St
  31. 31 : km 1.28 - alt. 23 m - Walk south on Charing Cross Rd/A400 towards Shaftesbury Ave/A401
  32. 32 : km 1.3 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Shaftesbury Ave/A401
  33. 33 : km 1.31 - alt. 23 m - Walk north-east on Shaftesbury Ave/A401 towards A400
  34. 34 : km 1.37 - alt. 23 m - Sharp right onto Shaftesbury Ave/A400
  35. 35 : km 1.39 - alt. 23 m - Walk east
  36. 36 : km 1.41 - alt. 23 m - Continue onto Earlham St
  37. 37 : km 1.51 - alt. 23 m - Walk south-east towards Monmouth St/B404
  38. 38 : km 1.54 - alt. 23 m - Exit the roundabout onto Earlham St
  39. 39 : km 1.66 - alt. 22 m - Walk south-east on Neal St towards Shelton St
  40. 40 : km 1.77 - alt. 24 m - Walk south-west on Long Acre/B402 towards James St
  41. 41 : km 1.78 - alt. 24 m - Walk south-east on James St towards Floral St
  42. 42 : km 1.91 - alt. 21 m - Walk north-east
  43. 43 : km 1.97 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-east
  44. 44 : km 2.03 - alt. 21 m - Slight left
  45. 45 : km 2.04 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-west towards Tavistock Ct
  46. 46 : km 2.13 - alt. 20 m - Continue onto Henrietta St
  47. 47 : km 2.16 - alt. 20 m - Walk north-west
  48. 48 : km 2.2 - alt. 21 m - Walk north-west towards King St
  49. 49 : km 2.24 - alt. 21 m - Turn right at King St
  50. 50 : km 2.29 - alt. 21 m - Turn right at James St
  51. 51 : km 2.33 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-east
  52. 52 : km 2.37 - alt. 20 m - Turn right towards Southampton St
  53. 53 : km 2.4 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Southampton St
  54. 54 : km 2.42 - alt. 19 m - Walk south-east on Southampton St towards Tavistock St
  55. 55 : km 2.47 - alt. 17 m - Walk south-east on Southampton St towards Strand/A4
  56. 56 : km 2.54 - alt. 14 m - Take the zebra crossing
  57. 57 : km 2.55 - alt. 13 m - Walk south-west on Strand/A4 towards Adam St
  58. 58 : km 2.86 - alt. 12 m - Walk south-east on Villiers St towards York Pl
  59. 59 : km 3.07 - alt. 5 m - Walk south on Villiers St towards Embankment Pl
  60. 60 : km 3.08 - alt. 5 m - Villiers St turns slightly right and becomes Embankment Pl
  61. 61 : km 3.16 - alt. 5 m - Walk south-west on Embankment Pl towards Northumberland Ave
  62. 62 : km 3.16 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Northumberland Ave
  63. 63 : km 3.18 - alt. 5 m - Walk east on Northumberland Ave
  64. 64 : km 3.18 - alt. 5 m - Turn left towards Golden Jubilee Bridges
  65. 65 : km 3.19 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Golden Jubilee Bridges
  66. 66 : km 3.31 - alt. -1 m - Walk south-east on Golden Jubilee Bridges
  67. 67 : km 3.53 - alt. 3 m - Walk south on Golden Jubilee Bridges towards The Queen's Walk
  68. 68 : km 3.57 - alt. 4 m - Slight right onto The Queen's Walk
  69. 69 : km 3.64 - alt. 4 m - Walk south on The Queen's Walk
  70. 70 : km 3.77 - alt. 3 m - Walk south on The Queen's Walk
  71. 71 : km 3.89 - alt. 2 m - Walk south on The Queen's Walk
  72. 72 : km 3.99 - alt. 1 m - Walk south on The Queen's Walk
  73. 73 : km 4.03 - alt. 1 m - Continue straight to stay on The Queen's Walk
  74. 74 : km 4.07 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Westminster Bridge Rd/A302
  75. 75 : km 4.14 - alt. -3 m - Walk west on Westminster Bridge Rd/A302
  76. 76 : km 4.31 - alt. 1 m - Slight left to stay on Westminster Bridge Rd/A302
  77. 77 : km 4.4 - alt. 6 m - Walk west on Bridge St/A302 towards Parliament Square/St Margaret St/A3212
  78. 78 : km 4.49 - alt. 5 m - Walk south on Parliament Square/St Margaret St/A302/A3212
  79. 79 : km 4.56 - alt. 4 m - Slight right onto Parliament Square/A302/A3212
  80. 80 : km 4.58 - alt. 4 m - Walk west on Parliament Square/A302/A3212 towards St Margaret St
  81. 81 : km 4.62 - alt. 4 m - Slight left onto Broad Sanctuary/A302
  82. 82 : km 4.64 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 4.69 - alt. 5 m - Walk north towards Broad Sanctuary/A302
  84. 84 : km 4.74 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Broad Sanctuary/A302
  85. 85 : km 4.76 - alt. 4 m - Sharp left onto Parliament Square/A302/A3212
  86. 86 : km 4.87 - alt. 5 m - Walk north-east on Parliament Square/A302/A3212 towards Great George St/A3214
  87. 87 : km 4.92 - alt. 5 m - Slight left onto A3212
  88. 88 : km 4.95 - alt. 5 m - Walk north-east on A3212 towards Parliament St
  89. 89 : km 4.95 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Parliament St/A3212
  90. 90 : km 5.09 - alt. 4 m - Walk north on Parliament St/A3212 towards Downing St
  91. 91 : km 5.24 - alt. 4 m - Walk north on Whitehall/A3212 towards Horse Guards Ave
  92. 92 : km 5.38 - alt. 4 m - Walk north on Whitehall/A3212 towards Great Scotland Yard
  93. 93 : km 5.51 - alt. 4 m - Walk north on Whitehall/A3212 towards Craig's Ct
  94. 94 : km 5.57 - alt. 5 m - Walk north on Whitehall/A3212 towards Craig's Ct
  95. 95 : km 5.61 - alt. 5 m - Slight left to stay on Whitehall/A3212
  96. 96 : km 5.64 - alt. 7 m - Walk west towards The Mall
  97. 97 : km 5.65 - alt. 7 m - Exit the roundabout onto The Mall
  98. 98 : km 5.74 - alt. 7 m - Walk west on The Mall
  99. 99 : km 5.75 - alt. 7 m - Turn right to stay on The Mall
  100. 100 : km 5.81 - alt. 7 m - Walk north-east on The Mall towards Spring Gardens
  101. 101 : km 5.84 - alt. 7 m - Enter the roundabout
  102. 102 : km 5.84 - alt. 7 m - Walk north towards Trafalgar Square/A4
  103. 103 : km 5.88 - alt. 8 m - Walk north-east towards Trafalgar Square/A4
  104. 104 : km 5.88 - alt. 8 m - Exit the roundabout onto Trafalgar Square/A4
  105. 105 : km 5.96 - alt. 9 m - Walk north on Trafalgar Square/A4 towards Pall Mall E
  106. 106 : km 6.02 - alt. 11 m - Walk west on Trafalgar Square/A4 towards Pall Mall E
  107. 107 : km 6.03 - alt. 11 m - Sharp right onto Trafalgar Square
  108. 108 : km 6.13 - alt. 12 m - Slight right to stay on Trafalgar Square
  109. 109 : km 6.15 - alt. 12 m - Walk east on Trafalgar Square towards St. Martin's Pl/A400
  110. 110 : km 6.17 - alt. 12 m - Walk north on St. Martin's Pl/A400 towards St Martin-In-The Fields Church Path
  111. 111 : km 6.25 - alt. 15 m - Walk north on St. Martin's Pl/A400 towards Charing Cross Rd
  112. 112 : km 6.33 - alt. 16 m - Walk west on Irving St towards Charing Cross Rd
  113. 113 : km 6.44 - alt. 17 m - Walk north on Leicester Square towards Cranbourn St
  114. 114 : km 6.55 - alt. 19 m - Walk north-east on Leicester Square towards Cranbourn St
  115. 115 : km 6.55 - alt. 19 m - Sharp left to stay on Leicester Square
  116. 116 : km 6.64 - alt. 19 m - Continue onto Swiss Ct
  117. 117 : km 6.69 - alt. 19 m - Walk north on Wardour St towards Lisle St
  118. 118 : km 6.79 - alt. 22 m - Walk north-west on Wardour St towards Gerrard St
  119. 119 : km 6.8 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Gerrard St
  120. 120 : km 6.89 - alt. 22 m - Walk north-west on Macclesfield St towards Horse & Dolphin Yard
  121. 121 : km 6.94 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Shaftesbury Ave/A401
  122. 122 : km 7.27 - alt. 20 m - Walk west on Piccadilly Circus/A4201 towards Glasshouse St
  123. 123 : km 7.33 - alt. 21 m - Walk south-west on Regent St/A4201 towards Air St
  124. 124 : km 7.45 - alt. 21 m - Walk west on Regent St/A4201 towards Glasshouse St
  125. 125 : km 7.54 - alt. 22 m - Walk north-west on Regent St/A4201
  126. 126 : km 7.62 - alt. 24 m - Walk north-west on Regent St/A4201 towards Beak St
  127. 127 : km 7.85 - alt. 24 m - Walk north-west on Regent St/A4201 towards Conduit St/B406
  128. 128 : km 7.96 - alt. 24 m - Walk north-west on Regent St/A4201 towards Maddox St
  129. 129 : km 8.04 - alt. 25 m - Walk north on Regent St/A4201 towards Little Argyll St
  130. S/E : km 8.14 - alt. 27 m

Useful Information

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