Western Heights Trail Marathon

Sections of this route are on private land
This route avoids the National Trust Land of SSSI

Technical sheet

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.47 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 14h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 816 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 815 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 143 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 14 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 53 m
  2. 1 : km 1.66 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 1.82 - alt. 129 m - Keep left
  4. 3 : km 2.95 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right
  5. 4 : km 3.86 - alt. 117 m - Keep right
  6. 5 : km 3.98 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 5.23 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 5.37 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto North Military Road
  9. 8 : km 6.08 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Durham Hill
  10. 9 : km 6.11 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  11. 10 : km 6.15 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Cowgate Hill
  12. 11 : km 6.21 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 6.33 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 6.48 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 6.92 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 15 : km 7.52 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Drop Redoubt Road
  17. 16 : km 7.6 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Drop Redoubt Road
  18. 17 : km 7.81 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 18 : km 7.87 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Drop Redoubt Road
  20. 19 : km 8.01 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 8.07 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Drop Redoubt Road
  22. 21 : km 8.15 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 8.3 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left
  24. 23 : km 8.41 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight right
  25. 24 : km 8.44 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto South Military Road
  26. 25 : km 8.47 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left onto Citadel Road
  27. 26 : km 8.59 - alt. 103 m - Keep left onto Western Close
  28. 27 : km 8.66 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  29. 28 : km 8.89 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  30. 29 : km 8.95 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 8.99 - alt. 96 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 11.87 - alt. 96 m - Turn sharp right
  33. 32 : km 12.07 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  34. 33 : km 12.16 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 13.5 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 13.6 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 13.83 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 14.27 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right
  39. 38 : km 16.34 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 18.54 - alt. 143 m - Keep left onto Old Folkestone Road
  41. 40 : km 20.02 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 22.22 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right
  43. 42 : km 23.13 - alt. 117 m - Keep right
  44. 43 : km 23.25 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 24.5 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 24.64 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto North Military Road
  47. 46 : km 25.35 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Durham Hill
  48. 47 : km 25.38 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  49. 48 : km 25.42 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Cowgate Hill
  50. 49 : km 25.48 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 25.6 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  52. 51 : km 25.75 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 26.19 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp left
  54. 53 : km 26.79 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Drop Redoubt Road
  55. 54 : km 26.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Drop Redoubt Road
  56. 55 : km 27.08 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left
  57. 56 : km 27.15 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Drop Redoubt Road
  58. 57 : km 27.28 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  59. 58 : km 27.35 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Drop Redoubt Road
  60. 59 : km 27.42 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 27.57 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left
  62. 61 : km 27.68 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight right
  63. 62 : km 27.71 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto South Military Road
  64. 63 : km 27.75 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left onto Citadel Road
  65. 64 : km 27.86 - alt. 103 m - Keep left onto Western Close
  66. 65 : km 27.93 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  67. 66 : km 28.16 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  68. 67 : km 28.22 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  69. 68 : km 28.27 - alt. 96 m - Keep right
  70. 69 : km 31.14 - alt. 96 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 70 : km 31.35 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  72. 71 : km 31.43 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  73. 72 : km 32.77 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  74. 73 : km 32.87 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  75. 74 : km 33.11 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  76. 75 : km 33.54 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right
  77. 76 : km 35.62 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  78. 77 : km 37.81 - alt. 143 m - Keep left onto Old Folkestone Road
  79. 78 : km 39.29 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  80. 79 : km 41.49 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  81. S/E : km 42.47 - alt. 53 m

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