North Swindon Half Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.11 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 20 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 111 m
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    Vertical drop: - 111 m
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    Highest point: 130 m
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    Lowest point: 83 m
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    District: St. Andrews 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.60303° / W 1.82371°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 87 m - Start near 82 Dunvant Rd, Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon SN25 2AX, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 87 m - Walk north-west on Dunvant Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 87 m - Turn left to stay on Dunvant Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.06 - alt. 86 m - Turn left to stay on Dunvant Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.13 - alt. 86 m - Walk west on Redhouse Way
  6. 6 : km 0.2 - alt. 85 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Tortworth Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.24 - alt. 86 m - Walk south-west on Tortworth Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.28 - alt. 85 m - Walk north-east on Tortworth Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.3 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.3 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.57 - alt. 86 m - Walk south-east
  12. 12 : km 0.79 - alt. 87 m - Walk east
  13. 13 : km 0.92 - alt. 90 m - Walk north
  14. 14 : km 0.98 - alt. 88 m - Walk north-east towards Barcote Cl
  15. 15 : km 1.32 - alt. 90 m - Walk east towards Redhouse Way
  16. 16 : km 1.69 - alt. 96 m - Walk north-east towards Eastbury Way
  17. 17 : km 2.09 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.1 - alt. 109 m - Walk north-west towards Tadpole Ln
  19. 19 : km 2.35 - alt. 111 m - Walk north-west towards Tadpole Ln
  20. 20 : km 2.75 - alt. 99 m - Walk west towards Tadpole Ln
  21. 21 : km 2.82 - alt. 96 m - Walk south towards Tadpole Ln
  22. 22 : km 2.82 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Tadpole Ln
  23. 23 : km 2.89 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto William Morris Way
  24. 24 : km 3.01 - alt. 98 m - Walk north on William Morris Way
  25. 25 : km 3.43 - alt. 93 m - Walk north-west on William Morris Way towards Greene St
  26. 26 : km 3.52 - alt. 91 m - Slight left onto Greene St
  27. 27 : km 4.35 - alt. 85 m - Walk south-west on Greene St towards Tadpole Ln
  28. 28 : km 4.37 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Tadpole Ln
  29. 29 : km 4.43 - alt. 85 m - Walk east on Tadpole Ln
  30. 30 : km 4.44 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 4.75 - alt. 87 m - Walk east
  32. 32 : km 4.85 - alt. 88 m - Slight left
  33. 33 : km 5.14 - alt. 93 m - Walk east
  34. 34 : km 5.42 - alt. 97 m - Walk west
  35. 35 : km 5.75 - alt. 89 m - Walk west towards Tadpole Ln
  36. 36 : km 6.18 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Tadpole Ln
  37. 37 : km 6.33 - alt. 84 m - Walk south on Tadpole Ln
  38. 38 : km 6.35 - alt. 84 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Oakhurst Way
  39. 39 : km 6.48 - alt. 85 m - Enter the roundabout
  40. 40 : km 6.5 - alt. 85 m - Walk south towards Oakhurst Way
  41. 41 : km 6.5 - alt. 85 m - Exit the roundabout onto Oakhurst Way
  42. 42 : km 6.9 - alt. 85 m - Slight right to stay on Oakhurst Way
  43. 43 : km 7.02 - alt. 86 m - Enter the roundabout
  44. 44 : km 7.04 - alt. 86 m - Walk south-west on Garsington Dr towards Cookham Rd
  45. 45 : km 7.27 - alt. 88 m - Slight left to stay on Garsington Dr
  46. 46 : km 7.36 - alt. 88 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Queen Elizabeth Dr
  47. 47 : km 7.48 - alt. 87 m - Walk south-east on Queen Elizabeth Dr
  48. 48 : km 7.48 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 7.72 - alt. 85 m - Walk south towards Queen Elizabeth Dr
  50. 50 : km 8.43 - alt. 86 m - Walk south on Queen Elizabeth Dr
  51. 51 : km 8.48 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 8.49 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 8.49 - alt. 87 m - Walk south-east towards Queen Elizabeth Dr
  54. 54 : km 8.61 - alt. 91 m - Slight left at Queen Elizabeth Dr
  55. 55 : km 8.62 - alt. 91 m - Walk south-west
  56. 56 : km 8.96 - alt. 95 m - Walk south
  57. 57 : km 8.97 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Purton Rd/B4534
  58. 58 : km 9.28 - alt. 103 m - Enter the roundabout
  59. 59 : km 9.29 - alt. 104 m - Walk north on Westfield Way/B4534
  60. 60 : km 10.02 - alt. 87 m - Slight right to stay on Westfield Way/B4534
  61. 61 : km 11.02 - alt. 89 m - Enter the roundabout
  62. 62 : km 11.05 - alt. 90 m - Walk north
  63. 63 : km 11.08 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 11.32 - alt. 93 m - Walk north
  65. 65 : km 11.42 - alt. 93 m - Turn right towards Elstree Way/B4534
  66. 66 : km 11.43 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Elstree Way/B4534
  67. 67 : km 11.56 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Thamesdown Dr/A4198
  68. 68 : km 11.75 - alt. 100 m - Walk north-east on Thamesdown Dr/A4198 towards Elstree Way
  69. 69 : km 12.19 - alt. 114 m - Walk east on Thamesdown Dr/A4198
  70. 70 : km 12.2 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 12.37 - alt. 117 m - Slight left
  72. 72 : km 12.46 - alt. 124 m - Walk north-east
  73. 73 : km 12.47 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 12.6 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 12.61 - alt. 130 m - Walk west
  76. 76 : km 12.86 - alt. 125 m - Walk west
  77. 77 : km 12.88 - alt. 124 m - Sharp left
  78. 78 : km 13.14 - alt. 109 m - Walk north-west towards Elstree Way
  79. 79 : km 13.16 - alt. 108 m - Slight left at Elstree Way
  80. 80 : km 13.53 - alt. 100 m - Walk west
  81. 81 : km 13.66 - alt. 99 m - Walk south-west
  82. 82 : km 13.78 - alt. 98 m - Walk west
  83. 83 : km 13.99 - alt. 98 m - Walk west towards Eastbury Way
  84. 84 : km 14.07 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Eastbury Way
  85. 85 : km 14.12 - alt. 98 m - Enter the roundabout
  86. 86 : km 14.15 - alt. 99 m - Walk north-east on Eastbury Way towards Buscot Cl
  87. 87 : km 14.3 - alt. 102 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Eastbury Way
  88. 88 : km 14.39 - alt. 102 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Hayburn Rd
  89. 89 : km 14.51 - alt. 105 m - Walk south-west on Hayburn Rd towards Fontmell Cl
  90. 90 : km 14.51 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Fontmell Cl
  91. 91 : km 14.61 - alt. 108 m - Turn left to stay on Fontmell Cl
  92. 92 : km 14.65 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 14.72 - alt. 110 m - Walk west
  94. 94 : km 14.75 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 14.78 - alt. 110 m - Walk north-west towards Tadpole Ln
  96. 96 : km 15.48 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Tadpole Ln
  97. 97 : km 15.48 - alt. 96 m - Walk east on Tadpole Ln towards William Morris Way
  98. 98 : km 15.55 - alt. 98 m - Walk north on William Morris Way
  99. 99 : km 15.84 - alt. 96 m - Walk west on William Morris Way towards Greene St
  100. 100 : km 16.1 - alt. 93 m - Walk north-west on William Morris Way towards Greene St
  101. 101 : km 16.18 - alt. 91 m - Slight left onto Greene St
  102. 102 : km 16.24 - alt. 90 m - Walk west on Greene St towards Tadpole Ln
  103. 103 : km 17.03 - alt. 85 m - Walk south-west on Greene St towards Tadpole Ln
  104. 104 : km 17.03 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Tadpole Ln
  105. 105 : km 17.11 - alt. 85 m - Walk north-east
  106. 106 : km 17.51 - alt. 88 m - Slight left
  107. 107 : km 17.55 - alt. 89 m - Walk north-east
  108. 108 : km 17.97 - alt. 97 m - Walk south
  109. 109 : km 18.1 - alt. 96 m - Walk west towards Tadpole Ln
  110. 110 : km 18.84 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Tadpole Ln
  111. 111 : km 18.91 - alt. 85 m - Walk north-west on Tadpole Ln towards Greene St
  112. 112 : km 18.91 - alt. 85 m - Turn left to stay on Tadpole Ln
  113. 113 : km 19.01 - alt. 84 m - Enter the roundabout
  114. 114 : km 19.04 - alt. 84 m - Walk south-east on Dorney Rd
  115. 115 : km 19.06 - alt. 85 m - Walk west towards Oakhurst Way
  116. 116 : km 19.16 - alt. 83 m - Slight left onto Oakhurst Way
  117. 117 : km 19.16 - alt. 83 m - Walk south on Oakhurst Way
  118. 118 : km 19.19 - alt. 85 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Oakhurst Way
  119. 119 : km 19.22 - alt. 85 m - Walk south-east on Oakhurst Way towards Deneb Dr
  120. 120 : km 19.61 - alt. 85 m - Slight right to stay on Oakhurst Way
  121. 121 : km 19.77 - alt. 86 m - Walk south-east on Oakhurst Way
  122. 122 : km 19.77 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  123. 123 : km 19.78 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 19.95 - alt. 87 m - Walk east
  125. 125 : km 20 - alt. 87 m - Slight left
  126. 126 : km 20.13 - alt. 88 m - Walk north-east towards Barcote Cl
  127. 127 : km 20.3 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Barcote Cl
  128. 128 : km 20.3 - alt. 88 m - Walk north on Barcote Cl
  129. 129 : km 20.32 - alt. 89 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Redhouse Way
  130. 130 : km 20.49 - alt. 90 m - Enter the roundabout
  131. 131 : km 20.51 - alt. 90 m - Walk west on Redhouse Way
  132. 132 : km 20.55 - alt. 89 m - Slight left to stay on Redhouse Way
  133. 133 : km 20.63 - alt. 89 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Redhouse Way
  134. 134 : km 20.76 - alt. 88 m - Walk west on Redhouse Way towards Muirfield
  135. 135 : km 20.97 - alt. 87 m - Walk north-east on Dunvant Rd
  136. 136 : km 21 - alt. 87 m - Walk north-west on Dunvant Rd
  137. S/E : km 21.11 - alt. 87 m

Useful Information

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