Half Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.72 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 273 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 279 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 207 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 66 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.

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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. 207 m - Start on Abbots View
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 201 m - Turn left onto Abbots View
  3. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 191 m - Turn right onto Forest View
  4. 4 : km 0.19 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto Buckshaft Road
  5. 5 : km 0.45 - alt. 185 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.67 - alt. 182 m - Turn right onto St White's Road, B4226
  7. 7 : km 0.7 - alt. 185 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.82 - alt. 184 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  9. 9 : km 0.9 - alt. 183 m - Turn left onto Greenway Road
  10. 10 : km 0.95 - alt. 181 m - Keep right onto Greenway Road
  11. 11 : km 0.98 - alt. 181 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 12 : km 1.19 - alt. 153 m - Turn slight left
  13. 13 : km 1.28 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Office Road
  14. 14 : km 1.32 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp right onto Valley Road, B4227
  15. 15 : km 1.48 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 1.61 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Forest of Dean Railway
  17. 17 : km 4.08 - alt. 173 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 4.19 - alt. 173 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 4.68 - alt. 178 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 4.85 - alt. 187 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 5.01 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 5.03 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 5.93 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 6.79 - alt. 155 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 7.22 - alt. 142 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 8.39 - alt. 125 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 8.55 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 8.56 - alt. 112 m - Keep left onto Sculpture Trail
  29. 29 : km 8.79 - alt. 107 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 9.61 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 12.18 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Family Cycle Route
  32. 32 : km 13.36 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Family Cycle Route
  33. 33 : km 14.33 - alt. 146 m - Turn right onto Family Cycle Route
  34. 34 : km 15.05 - alt. 130 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 35 : km 15.93 - alt. 116 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 15.95 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 16.19 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 16.27 - alt. 108 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 18.46 - alt. 168 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 18.5 - alt. 170 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 18.69 - alt. 187 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 20.11 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Speech House Road, B4226
  43. 43 : km 20.3 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Railway Road
  44. 44 : km 20.93 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Ruspidge Road
  45. 45 : km 20.97 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Hudson Lane
  46. 46 : km 21.19 - alt. 183 m - Turn left onto Buckshaft Road
  47. 47 : km 21.24 - alt. 182 m - Turn right onto Dean View
  48. 48 : km 21.58 - alt. 191 m - Turn right onto Abbots View
  49. 49 : km 21.68 - alt. 201 m - Turn right onto Abbots View
  50. S/E : km 21.72 - alt. 206 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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