Marathon Via Lanes And West Of Yeovil

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 42.35 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 287 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 288 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 129 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 26 m
  • ⚐
    District: West Coker 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 50.919134° / W 2.687737°
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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. 76 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto High Street, A30
  3. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Chur Lane
  4. 3 : km 0.51 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Ridge Lane
  5. 4 : km 1.55 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto West Coker Hill
  6. 5 : km 2.16 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Chinnock Hollow
  7. 6 : km 2.17 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 2.48 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Green Lane
  9. 8 : km 3.3 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Street Lane
  10. 9 : km 4.71 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Ham Hill Road
  11. 10 : km 7.36 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 7.4 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Townsend
  13. 12 : km 7.5 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto South Street
  14. 13 : km 7.61 - alt. 51 m - Keep left onto The Borough
  15. 14 : km 9.29 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Windsor Lane
  16. 15 : km 12.13 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Head Street
  17. 16 : km 12.36 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Montacute Road
  18. 17 : km 14.29 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 18 : km 15.61 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 15.97 - alt. 59 m - Keep left
  21. 20 : km 16.9 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 17.04 - alt. 70 m - Keep right onto Montacute Road
  23. 22 : km 17.24 - alt. 70 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  24. 23 : km 17.26 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 17.29 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight left onto Preston Road
  26. 25 : km 17.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Lufton Way
  27. 26 : km 17.93 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Mead Avenue
  28. 27 : km 18.75 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Lufton Way
  29. 28 : km 19.24 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp left onto Artillery Road
  30. 29 : km 19.61 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto George Smith Way
  31. 30 : km 19.82 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Boundary Way
  32. 31 : km 20.32 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Lufton Way
  33. 32 : km 20.71 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Western Avenue
  34. 33 : km 21.43 - alt. 76 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stourton Way
  35. 34 : km 23.07 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Western Avenue
  36. 35 : km 23.24 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp right onto Thorne Lane
  37. 36 : km 24.06 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Larkhill Road
  38. 37 : km 25.45 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Preston Road
  39. 38 : km 25.89 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Bell Chase
  40. 39 : km 25.99 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 26.27 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 26.34 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 26.8 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 26.83 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left
  45. 44 : km 26.86 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 27.67 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight left onto Preston Road
  47. 46 : km 28.84 - alt. 80 m - Keep right onto Lower Odcombe
  48. 47 : km 29.16 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Donne Lane
  49. 48 : km 29.36 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 29.73 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left onto Ham Hill Road
  51. 50 : km 32.81 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto West Coker Road, A30
  52. 51 : km 33.17 - alt. 86 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Watercombe Lane, A3088
  53. 52 : km 33.82 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Lysander Road, A3088
  54. 53 : km 33.86 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp right
  55. 54 : km 33.91 - alt. 48 m - Keep left
  56. 55 : km 33.95 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Lysander Road, A3088
  57. 56 : km 35.03 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Lysander Road, A3088
  58. 57 : km 35.56 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  59. 58 : km 35.57 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left
  60. 59 : km 35.81 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto A30
  61. 60 : km 36.47 - alt. 79 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto West Coker Road, A30
  62. 61 : km 37.84 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  63. 62 : km 37.87 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 37.88 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  65. 64 : km 38.54 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  66. 65 : km 38.59 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Longlands Lane
  67. 66 : km 38.86 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Longlands Lane
  68. 67 : km 38.9 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Longlands Lane
  69. 68 : km 39.12 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  70. 69 : km 39.56 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  71. 70 : km 39.59 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  72. 71 : km 39.85 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Halves Lane
  73. 72 : km 41.35 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Lakefields
  74. 73 : km 41.58 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Font Lane
  75. 74 : km 41.74 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto East Street
  76. 75 : km 42.25 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto High Street, A30
  77. 76 : km 42.26 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  78. 77 : km 42.32 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Church Street
  79. S/E : km 42.35 - alt. 76 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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