Bournemouth Half Marathon
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 21.28 km
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Average duration: 6h 15
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 63 m
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Vertical drop: - 63 m
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Highest point: 38 m
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Lowest point: -1 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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Start: N 50.719531° / W 1.768958°
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End: N 50.71667° / W 1.875858°
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 3 m - Start on
- 2 : km 0.65 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Southbourne Coast Road
- 3 : km 1.3 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Southbourne Coast Road
- 4 : km 2.25 - alt. 26 m - Enter roundabout
- 5 : km 7.62 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Southbourne Coast Road
- 6 : km 8.59 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Dalmeny Road
- 7 : km 8.62 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
- 8 : km 8.7 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Promenade
- 9 : km 12.77 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Promenade
- 10 : km 12.79 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
- 11 : km 12.81 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
- 12 : km 13.1 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
- 13 : km 13.32 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
- 14 : km 13.33 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Manor Road
- 15 : km 13.34 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto East Overcliff Drive
- 16 : km 13.5 - alt. 31 m - Keep left onto East Overcliff Drive
- 17 : km 13.81 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto East Overcliff Drive
- 18 : km 15.21 - alt. 31 m - Keep left onto East Cliff Slope
- 19 : km 15.59 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
- 20 : km 15.63 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Pier Approach
- 21 : km 15.66 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Undercliff Drive
- 22 : km 17.86 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Undercliff Drive
- 23 : km 17.88 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Promenade
- 24 : km 17.89 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
- 25 : km 17.94 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Boscombe Pier
- 26 : km 18.28 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
- 27 : km 18.29 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
- 28 : km 18.32 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Promenade
- 29 : km 18.34 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto Undercliff Drive
- 30 : km 20.56 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto Pier Approach
- 31 : km 20.6 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
- 32 : km 20.64 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
- 33 : km 21.16 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
- 34 : km 21.2 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Pier Approach
- 35 : km 21.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 36 : km 21.27 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
- E : km 21.28 - alt. 5 m
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