Colchester Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.36 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 97 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 100 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 49 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Colchester 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.891752° / E 0.903368°
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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. 18 m - Continue
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.3 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.42 - alt. 18 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.44 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.5 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 0.51 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 0.54 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  10. 10 : km 0.56 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.58 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 0.67 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 0.69 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 0.8 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 1.04 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 16 : km 1.16 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.17 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 1.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 1.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 20 : km 1.32 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 1.34 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  22. 22 : km 1.71 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto North Station Road
  23. 23 : km 1.82 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  24. 24 : km 1.97 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 2.26 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 2.36 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Crowhurst Road
  27. 27 : km 2.46 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Papillon Road
  28. 28 : km 2.54 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Rawstorn Road
  29. 29 : km 2.67 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Crouch Street
  30. 30 : km 2.71 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right onto Lexden Road, A1124
  31. 31 : km 2.73 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 2.97 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Creffield Road
  33. 33 : km 2.98 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Maldon Road, B1022
  34. 34 : km 3.05 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp left onto Beaconsfield Avenue, B1026
  35. 35 : km 3.26 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Butt Road, B1026
  36. 36 : km 3.27 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Le Cateau Road
  37. 37 : km 3.27 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 3.37 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Le Cateau Road
  39. 39 : km 3.7 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 4.27 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 4.35 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 4.36 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Circular Road West
  43. 43 : km 4.47 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 4.7 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Goojerat Road
  45. 45 : km 4.72 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 4.92 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Layer Road, B1026
  47. 47 : km 5.8 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 6.91 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 7.97 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left onto Berechurch Hall Road Cycleway
  50. 50 : km 8.61 - alt. 34 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 8.65 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Roman Way
  52. 52 : km 8.72 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 8.95 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Hooper Avenue
  54. 54 : km 9.01 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 9.24 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 9.55 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 9.93 - alt. 32 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 10.43 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 10.65 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 10.88 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Chariot Drive
  61. 61 : km 10.9 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Footpath 192
  62. 62 : km 11.08 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 11.56 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto Footpath 192
  64. 64 : km 11.64 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Ypres Road
  65. 65 : km 11.65 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right onto Ypres Road
  66. 66 : km 11.77 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Circular Road South
  67. 67 : km 11.79 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Footpath 192
  68. 68 : km 11.81 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 12.61 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 13.35 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 13.62 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Footpath 190
  72. 72 : km 13.85 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 13.91 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Footpath 190
  74. 74 : km 13.92 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Mersea Road, B1025
  75. 75 : km 14.51 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 14.63 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 14.65 - alt. 20 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 14.71 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 14.71 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 14.74 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right
  81. 81 : km 14.75 - alt. 19 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 14.85 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Footpath 156
  83. 83 : km 14.86 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp left
  84. 84 : km 14.94 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 15.07 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right
  86. 86 : km 15.09 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 15.25 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left
  88. 88 : km 15.4 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Old Heath Road
  89. 89 : km 15.92 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Whitehall Road
  90. 90 : km 16.15 - alt. 23 m - Continue onto Whitehall Road
  91. 91 : km 16.62 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Haven Road
  92. 92 : km 17.15 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Haven Road
  93. 93 : km 17.16 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 17.18 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 17.23 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 17.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  97. 97 : km 17.41 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Wivenhoe Trail
  98. 98 : km 17.45 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Wivenhoe Trail
  99. 99 : km 18.68 - alt. 1 m - Continue onto Wivenhoe Trail
  100. 100 : km 20.4 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 21.04 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  102. 102 : km 21.05 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Old Ferry Road
  103. 103 : km 21.39 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  104. 104 : km 21.55 - alt. 3 m - Keep right onto Wivenhoe Trail
  105. 105 : km 23.54 - alt. 1 m - Continue onto Wivenhoe Trail
  106. 106 : km 24.55 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 24.63 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Lightship Way
  108. 108 : km 24.8 - alt. 3 m - Continue onto Lightship Way
  109. 109 : km 24.83 - alt. 3 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Eastern Approach, A134
  110. 110 : km 24.85 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 24.86 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  112. 112 : km 25.16 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 25.25 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 25.27 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Elmstead Road, A134
  115. 115 : km 25.3 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left
  116. 116 : km 25.49 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 25.52 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  118. 118 : km 25.69 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  119. 119 : km 25.87 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Saint Andrew's Avenue
  120. 120 : km 25.88 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp left onto Saint Andrew's Avenue
  121. 121 : km 26.23 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Saint Andrew's Avenue
  122. 122 : km 26.24 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 26.82 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto St Andrews Gardens
  124. 124 : km 26.84 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight right onto Saint Andrew's Avenue, A133
  125. 125 : km 26.87 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  126. 126 : km 26.88 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Saint Andrew's Avenue, A133
  127. 127 : km 26.89 - alt. 16 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  128. 128 : km 26.97 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  129. 129 : km 26.98 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  130. 130 : km 27.53 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  131. 131 : km 27.54 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  132. 132 : km 28.53 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  133. 133 : km 28.77 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  134. 134 : km 28.77 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  135. 135 : km 28.82 - alt. 37 m - Continue onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  136. 136 : km 28.88 - alt. 37 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  137. 137 : km 29.33 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Ipswich Road, A1232
  138. 138 : km 29.36 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Severalls Lane
  139. 139 : km 29.39 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Severalls Lane
  140. 140 : km 30.23 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  141. 141 : km 30.25 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  142. 142 : km 30.62 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  143. 143 : km 30.62 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Mill Road
  144. 144 : km 31.02 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Mill Road
  145. 145 : km 31.05 - alt. 47 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Mill Road
  146. 146 : km 31.14 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  147. 147 : km 31.15 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  148. 148 : km 31.51 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  149. 149 : km 31.52 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Mill Road
  150. 150 : km 31.55 - alt. 48 m - Keep right onto Mill Road
  151. 151 : km 31.57 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  152. 152 : km 31.59 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp right onto Mill Road
  153. 153 : km 31.6 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Mill Road
  154. 154 : km 32.54 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Northern Approach, A134
  155. 155 : km 33.61 - alt. 27 m - Keep right onto Northern Approach Road, A134
  156. 156 : km 33.69 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  157. 157 : km 33.77 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  158. 158 : km 33.8 - alt. 22 m - Continue onto Bruff Close
  159. 159 : km 33.84 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  160. 160 : km 33.93 - alt. 17 m - Keep right
  161. 161 : km 33.94 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  162. 162 : km 34.01 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  163. 163 : km 34.1 - alt. 16 m - Keep right
  164. 164 : km 34.1 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  165. 165 : km 34.12 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right
  166. 166 : km 34.18 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  167. 167 : km 34.18 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Turner Road, A134
  168. 168 : km 34.28 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Westway, A134
  169. 169 : km 34.36 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Westway, A134
  170. 170 : km 34.59 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Westway, A134
  171. 171 : km 34.62 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Cowdray Avenue/Westway
  172. 172 : km 34.63 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Cymbeline Way
  173. 173 : km 36.02 - alt. 11 m - Continue onto Cymbeline Way
  174. 174 : km 36.49 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp left
  175. 175 : km 36.5 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  176. 176 : km 36.53 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  177. 177 : km 36.57 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cymbeline Way, A133
  178. 178 : km 36.66 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  179. 179 : km 36.66 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  180. 180 : km 36.78 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left onto Spring Lane
  181. 181 : km 36.84 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight right onto Spring Lane
  182. 182 : km 36.93 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Lexden Road, A1124
  183. 183 : km 38.76 - alt. 30 m - Keep left onto A1124
  184. 184 : km 38.77 - alt. 30 m - Keep left
  185. 185 : km 38.87 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto Crouch Street
  186. 186 : km 38.89 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right onto Crouch Street
  187. 187 : km 38.97 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  188. 188 : km 38.97 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right
  189. 189 : km 39.08 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Crouch Street
  190. 190 : km 39.22 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Head Street
  191. 191 : km 39.43 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto High Street
  192. 192 : km 39.95 - alt. 25 m - Keep left onto High Street
  193. 193 : km 40.62 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Riverside Walk
  194. 194 : km 41.37 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Riverside Walk
  195. 195 : km 41.89 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  196. 196 : km 41.91 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  197. 197 : km 41.93 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  198. 198 : km 41.99 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  199. 199 : km 42 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  200. 200 : km 42.07 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  201. 201 : km 42.16 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp right
  202. 202 : km 42.18 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  203. 203 : km 42.3 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp right
  204. S/E : km 42.36 - alt. 18 m

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