Leicester Half Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.36 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 41 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 43 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 88 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 47 m
  • ⚐
    District: City of Leicester 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.623506° / W 1.121882°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.625214° / W 1.120557°
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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. 86 m
  2. 1 : km 0.21 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight right onto Granville Road
  3. 2 : km 0.41 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight left onto London Road, A6
  4. 3 : km 0.43 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left onto London Road, A6
  5. 4 : km 0.97 - alt. 69 m - Keep left onto London Road, A6
  6. 5 : km 1.08 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Waterloo Way, A594
  7. 6 : km 1.3 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Charles Street
  8. 7 : km 1.77 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Charles Street
  9. 8 : km 2.11 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto Abbey Street
  10. 9 : km 2.12 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Belgrave Gate
  11. 10 : km 2.35 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 2.36 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 2.53 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
  14. 13 : km 2.91 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 2.92 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Belgrave Road, A607
  16. 15 : km 4.77 - alt. 51 m - Keep left onto Melton Road, A607
  17. 16 : km 4.86 - alt. 51 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Melton Road, A607
  18. 17 : km 4.92 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 4.92 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 5 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  21. 20 : km 5.02 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Melton Road
  22. 21 : km 5.41 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Melton Road, A607
  23. 22 : km 5.91 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 5.91 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Melton Road, A607
  25. 24 : km 6.49 - alt. 51 m - Keep left onto Melton Road
  26. 25 : km 6.52 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Melton Road
  27. 26 : km 7.81 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  28. 27 : km 7.86 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Melton Road
  29. 28 : km 8.53 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Fosse Way
  30. 29 : km 9.02 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Fosse Way
  31. 30 : km 9.03 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wanlip Road
  32. 31 : km 9.3 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Wanlip Road
  33. 32 : km 9.32 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Wanlip Road
  34. 33 : km 9.72 - alt. 50 m - Keep right onto Wanlip Road
  35. 34 : km 9.76 - alt. 51 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Wanlip Road
  36. 35 : km 10.1 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 10.13 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 10.15 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  39. 38 : km 11.01 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 11.52 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 11.57 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 11.61 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 12.36 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 12.36 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 12.39 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 13.07 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Whiles Lane
  47. 46 : km 13.08 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Whiles Lane
  48. 47 : km 13.39 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Wanlip Road
  49. 48 : km 13.42 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto Wanlip Road
  50. 49 : km 13.44 - alt. 58 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Birstall Road
  51. 50 : km 14.84 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Birstall Road
  52. 51 : km 14.89 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Loughborough Road
  53. 52 : km 15.2 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 15.2 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 15.52 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 16.17 - alt. 51 m - Keep right
  57. 56 : km 16.39 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 17.22 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left
  59. 58 : km 17.32 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  60. 59 : km 17.85 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left
  61. 60 : km 17.9 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 17.95 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
  63. 62 : km 17.96 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 17.98 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto St Margaret's Way, A6
  65. 64 : km 18.56 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto St Margaret's Way, A594
  66. 65 : km 18.58 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left onto Church Gate
  67. 66 : km 18.7 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Butt Close Lane
  68. 67 : km 18.8 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto East Bond Street
  69. 68 : km 18.83 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp right onto Causeway Lane
  70. 69 : km 18.91 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Bath House Lane
  71. 70 : km 19.03 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto St Peter's Square
  72. 71 : km 19.06 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Highcross Lane
  73. 72 : km 19.2 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto High Street
  74. 73 : km 19.48 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Humberstone Gate
  75. 74 : km 19.52 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right onto Gallowtree Gate
  76. 75 : km 19.79 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Bishop Street
  77. 76 : km 19.96 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Bowling Green Street
  78. 77 : km 20.03 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Belvoir Street
  79. 78 : km 20.04 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  80. 79 : km 20.04 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  81. 80 : km 20.09 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Wellington Street
  82. 81 : km 20.1 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto King Street
  83. 82 : km 20.17 - alt. 64 m - Keep left onto New Walk
  84. 83 : km 21.19 - alt. 86 m - Keep right onto Upper New Walk
  85. 84 : km 21.23 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Granville Road
  86. 85 : km 21.36 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  87. E : km 21.36 - alt. 88 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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