Draft Marathon Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 40.34 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 41 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 42 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 27 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: St. Thomas 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.622102° / W 3.934636°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.619° / W 3.935186°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 7 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 1.4 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 1.93 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 2.64 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 2.68 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 2.77 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 3.69 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 3.75 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 9 : km 4.78 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Beaufort Bridge
  10. 10 : km 4.86 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 11 : km 5.66 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 6.7 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 8.4 - alt. 13 m - Keep left onto Garth Road
  14. 14 : km 9.56 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto National Cycle Network Route 43
  15. 15 : km 9.72 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto National Cycle Network Route 4
  16. 16 : km 10.15 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 12.69 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 13.12 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto National Cycle Network Route 43
  19. 19 : km 13.28 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto Garth Road
  20. 20 : km 15.32 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 15.4 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 16.22 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left
  23. 23 : km 18.06 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 18.14 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 19.17 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 19.23 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 19.93 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 20.27 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Siemens Way
  29. 29 : km 20.44 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 20.56 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 20.58 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 20.79 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  33. 33 : km 20.83 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 20.93 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 20.99 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 21.09 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 21.11 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  38. 38 : km 21.34 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 21.36 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 21.48 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Siemens Way
  41. 41 : km 21.65 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 22 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 23.61 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 23.7 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 23.71 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Brunel Way
  46. 46 : km 23.8 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 23.83 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 24.35 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 24.64 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 24.69 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A4217
  51. 51 : km 24.92 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A4217
  52. 52 : km 25.24 - alt. 17 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto B4603
  53. 53 : km 26.94 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto New Cut Road, A483
  54. 54 : km 27.11 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto The Strand
  55. 55 : km 27.62 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto The Strand
  56. 56 : km 27.97 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 28.05 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right
  58. 58 : km 28.14 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right onto Somerset Place
  59. 59 : km 28.26 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto East Burrows Road
  60. 60 : km 28.43 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  61. 61 : km 29.22 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 29.3 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 29.33 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Paxton Drive
  64. 64 : km 29.35 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Trawler Road
  65. 65 : km 29.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto Dunvant Place
  66. 66 : km 29.45 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 29.57 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  68. 68 : km 30.59 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 30.6 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Oystermouth Road, A4067
  70. 70 : km 30.92 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 30.93 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  72. 72 : km 31.22 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 32.33 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 32.43 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 32.46 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 32.5 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  77. 77 : km 32.65 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  78. 78 : km 33.63 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 34.13 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 34.14 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Mumbles Road, A4067
  81. 81 : km 34.46 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 34.47 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  83. 83 : km 35.22 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Swansea Bay Cycle Path
  84. 84 : km 35.5 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 35.66 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 35.68 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Dunvant Place
  87. 87 : km 35.75 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 35.79 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 35.86 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  90. 90 : km 35.88 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Trawler Road
  91. 91 : km 35.92 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Paxton Drive
  92. 92 : km 35.94 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 35.96 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 36.01 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 36.8 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto East Burrows Road
  96. 96 : km 36.98 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 37.22 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 37.62 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Trafalgar Bridge
  99. 99 : km 37.62 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 37.81 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 38.25 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  102. 102 : km 38.65 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 38.85 - alt. 6 m - Turn sharp right
  104. 104 : km 39.04 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 39.11 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Langdon Road
  106. 106 : km 39.15 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Langdon Road
  107. 107 : km 39.21 - alt. 9 m - Enter roundabout
  108. 108 : km 39.31 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 39.8 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  110. 110 : km 39.85 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left onto King's Road
  111. 111 : km 39.97 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  112. 112 : km 40 - alt. 7 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto King's Road
  113. 113 : km 40.08 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  114. E : km 40.34 - alt. 6 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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