Central London Half Marathon Route
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 22.03 km
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Average duration: 6h 25
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 39 m
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Vertical drop: - 39 m
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Highest point: 37 m
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Lowest point: -3 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: London Borough of Islington
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Start/End: N 51.53449° / W 0.11156°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 36 m - Start near 20 Barnsbury Road, London N1 0HD, UK
- 2 : km 0 - alt. 36 m - Head east on Maygood St toward Barnsbury Rd
- 3 : km 0 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Barnsbury Rd
- 4 : km 0.06 - alt. 36 m - Continue onto Penton St
- 5 : km 0.33 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Pentonville Rd/A501
- 6 : km 0.38 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
- 7 : km 0.39 - alt. 35 m - Head west toward Pentonville Rd/A501
- 8 : km 0.47 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Pentonville Rd/A501
- 9 : km 1.83 - alt. 22 m - Head southwest on Euston Rd/A501 toward Euston Square
- 10 : km 2.21 - alt. 25 m - Take the exit on the right toward Euston Rd
- 11 : km 2.23 - alt. 25 m - Slight left onto Euston Rd
- 12 : km 2.39 - alt. 26 m - Turn left at Hampstead Rd/A400
- 13 : km 2.61 - alt. 27 m - Take the A501 ramp to Ring Road/A41/A40/Kilburn
- 14 : km 2.64 - alt. 27 m - Slight left onto Euston Rd/A501
- 15 : km 4.29 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Seymour Pl
- 16 : km 4.33 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Walmer St
- 17 : km 4.34 - alt. 29 m - Head west on Walmer St toward Seymour Pl
- 18 : km 4.35 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Seymour Pl
- 19 : km 4.66 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Harrowby St
- 20 : km 4.91 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Edgware Rd/A5
- 21 : km 4.95 - alt. 27 m - Head southeast on Edgware Rd/A5 toward George St/Kendal St
- 22 : km 5.06 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Kendal St
- 23 : km 5.31 - alt. 26 m - Turn left toward Connaught St
- 24 : km 5.32 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Connaught St
- 25 : km 5.33 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Albion St
- 26 : km 6.09 - alt. 22 m - Sharp right
- 27 : km 6.16 - alt. 24 m - Head south
- 28 : km 6.3 - alt. 21 m - Turn right toward W Carriage Dr
- 29 : km 6.33 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto W Carriage Dr
- 30 : km 7.04 - alt. 21 m - Head north
- 31 : km 7.05 - alt. 21 m - Turn right toward S Carriage Dr
- 32 : km 7.06 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto S Carriage Dr
- 33 : km 8.17 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Albert Gate
- 34 : km 8.23 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Knightsbridge/A4
- 35 : km 8.45 - alt. 11 m - Head east on Knightsbridge toward Lanesborough Place SW 1
- 36 : km 8.66 - alt. 15 m - Turn left at Lanesborough Place SW 1
- 37 : km 8.67 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Apsley Way
- 38 : km 8.7 - alt. 15 m - Turn right to stay on Apsley Way
- 39 : km 8.74 - alt. 14 m - Turn left to stay on Apsley Way
- 40 : km 8.9 - alt. 14 m - Slight right onto Constitution Hill
- 41 : km 9.46 - alt. 6 m - Head east on Constitution Hill toward The Mall
- 42 : km 9.57 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto The Mall
- 43 : km 10.3 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
- 44 : km 10.31 - alt. 6 m - Head southeast
- 45 : km 10.47 - alt. 3 m - Turn left toward Horse Guards Rd
- 46 : km 10.59 - alt. 2 m - Turn right toward Horse Guards Rd
- 47 : km 10.75 - alt. 2 m - Turn left toward Horse Guards Rd
- 48 : km 10.77 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Horse Guards Rd
- 49 : km 10.87 - alt. 4 m - Head south on Horse Guards Rd toward Birdcage Walk
- 50 : km 10.88 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Birdcage Walk
- 51 : km 10.91 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Great George St/A3214
- 52 : km 11.14 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Bridge St/A302
- 53 : km 11.26 - alt. 6 m - Slight left to stay on Bridge St/A302
- 54 : km 11.27 - alt. 7 m - Head west on Bridge St/A302
- 55 : km 11.29 - alt. 6 m - Sharp left onto Westminster Bridge Rd/A302
- 56 : km 11.72 - alt. 5 m - Head west on Westminster Bridge Rd/A302
- 57 : km 11.75 - alt. 5 m - Make a U-turn
- 58 : km 11.77 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Belvedere Rd
- 59 : km 12.19 - alt. 3 m - Head northeast on Belvedere Rd toward Concert Hall Approach
- 60 : km 12.42 - alt. 4 m - Turn right at Waterloo Rd
- 61 : km 12.52 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Waterloo Bridge/A301
- 62 : km 12.63 - alt. 4 m - Head northwest on Waterloo Bridge/A301
- 63 : km 12.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 64 : km 12.82 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
- 65 : km 13.26 - alt. 3 m - Turn right toward Upper Ground
- 66 : km 13.33 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Upper Ground
- 67 : km 13.46 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Hatfields
- 68 : km 13.54 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Stamford St/A3200
- 69 : km 13.72 - alt. 5 m - Head east on Stamford St/A3200 toward Blackfriars Rd/A201
- 70 : km 13.75 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Blackfriars Rd/A201
- 71 : km 13.89 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
- 72 : km 13.95 - alt. 3 m - Head east toward Millennium Bridge
- 73 : km 14.35 - alt. 2 m - Head east toward New Globe Walk
- 74 : km 14.46 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto New Globe Walk
- 75 : km 14.47 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Bankside
- 76 : km 14.58 - alt. 2 m - Slight left to stay on Bankside
- 77 : km 14.63 - alt. 2 m - Head east on Bankside
- 78 : km 14.7 - alt. 2 m - Turn right toward Bank End
- 79 : km 14.75 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Bank End
- 80 : km 14.77 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Clink St
- 81 : km 14.93 - alt. 3 m - Turn right toward Winchester Square
- 82 : km 14.96 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Winchester Square
- 83 : km 14.97 - alt. 3 m - Winchester Square turns right and becomes Cathedral St
- 84 : km 15.01 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Montague Cl
- 85 : km 15.16 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Borough High St/London Bridge/A3
- 86 : km 15.21 - alt. 2 m - Head south on Borough High St/London Bridge/A3 toward Duke St Hill/A200
- 87 : km 15.27 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Duke St Hill/A200
- 88 : km 15.51 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
- 89 : km 15.63 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
- 90 : km 15.72 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
- 91 : km 15.78 - alt. 3 m - Head east toward Morgan's Ln
- 92 : km 16.23 - alt. 4 m - Head southeast
- 93 : km 16.28 - alt. 3 m - Turn right toward Tower Bridge Rd/A100
- 94 : km 16.31 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Tower Bridge Rd/A100
- 95 : km 16.61 - alt. 3 m - Head north on Tower Bridge Rd/A100
- 96 : km 16.65 - alt. 7 m - Turn right toward Lower Thames St
- 97 : km 16.7 - alt. 5 m - Turn right toward Lower Thames St
- 98 : km 17.11 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Lower Thames St
- 99 : km 17.67 - alt. 6 m - Take the pedestrian tunnel stairs
- 100 : km 17.74 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto King William St/London Bridge/A3
- 101 : km 17.77 - alt. 5 m - Head north on King William St/London Bridge/A3
- 102 : km 17.84 - alt. 7 m - Turn left toward Upper Thames St/A3211
- 103 : km 17.85 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Upper Thames St/A3211
- 104 : km 18.48 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Castle Baynard St
- 105 : km 18.52 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Lambeth Hill
- 106 : km 18.63 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Queen Victoria St
- 107 : km 18.91 - alt. 8 m - Slight left to stay on Queen Victoria St
- 108 : km 19.11 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto A201
- 109 : km 19.21 - alt. 4 m - Head north on A201 toward Victoria Embankment
- 110 : km 20.29 - alt. 10 m - Head north on Farringdon Rd/A201 toward St Cross St
- 111 : km 20.48 - alt. 11 m - Head northwest on Farringdon Rd/A201 toward Ray St
- 112 : km 21.12 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Lloyd Baker St
- 113 : km 21.14 - alt. 17 m - Head north on Lloyd Baker St toward Hardwicke Mews
- 114 : km 21.36 - alt. 28 m - Continue straight onto Lloyd Square
- 115 : km 21.42 - alt. 31 m - Continue onto Lloyd Baker St
- 116 : km 21.49 - alt. 32 m - Head north on Amwell St toward Inglebert St
- 117 : km 21.68 - alt. 35 m - Continue straight onto Claremont Square
- 118 : km 21.78 - alt. 35 m - Continue onto Penton St
- S/E : km 22.03 - alt. 36 m
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