Peninsula Marathon 2010 route description
Posted on Feb 04, 2010 under Peninsula Marathon | No CommentWe are now happy to provide with you an exact route profile and description, kilometer by kilometer for the 2010 BDO Peninsula Marathon:
| KM | DESCRIPTION |
| START | In Main Road to Fish Hoek, at the southern side of the Dido Valley robot intersection next to the robots, facing north. |
| Runners run on the right hand side of the road whilst running out along Main road until they reach Hillside road where they | |
| cross over to the left hand side of the road and continue on that side until the Glencairn Expressway intersection | |
| 1 | In Main Road to Fish Hoek, opposite Dixie’s on LHS |
| 2 | In Main Road to Fish Hoek, 100m before lookout point on RHS after Glencairn, and opposite large granite rock on LHS |
| 3 | In Main Road to Fish Hoek, 35m after yellow fire hydrant on LHS. Cross over to left at Hillside road |
| 4 | In Main Road to Fish Hoek, at Ballycline steps on lhs |
| 5 | Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek, 5m before pedestrian crossing at False Bay College, just past bus stop on RHS |
| 6 | Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek, 3m after robots at intersection with 17th Ave |
| 7 | Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek, 8m after chevron sign on LHS just after 20th Ave ( road to FHAC) |
| 8 | Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek, 100m before robots at Glencairn Expressway intersection |
| Runners turn left at these robots and cross over immediately to the right hand side of the road as they run over Black Hill | |
| 9 | Black Hill, 15m after start of white slabs on RHS before arm curve barrier and 30m after 90km/hr sign on LHS |
| 10 | Black Hill, 100m before roadway on RHS to gate into TMNP area, just before top of Black Hill |
| 11 | Black Hill, 100m after half marathon 13km mark, opposite embankment on LHS, after crest of hill |
| 12 | Black Hill, half way down Black Hill, 30m before speed limit enforcement sign on LHS and 30m after M6N sign on RHS |
| 13 | Black Hill, near bottom of Black Hill, 20m after 90km/hr sign on RHS before Total garage |
| Runners then turn right onto Main Road and continue running on the right hand side of the road until they reach Red Hill | |
| 14 | Main Road to Simonstown, at ‘No stopping” sign opposite entrance to Glencairn Station on LHS |
| 15 | Main Road to Simonstown, 8m before third entrance to old Marine Oil refinery on RHS |
| Runners then run over Red hill staying on the left hand side of the road. | |
| 16 | Red Hill Road, 20m after Main Road intersection, just after entrance to bus depot on RHS |
| 17 | Red Hill Road, amongst Blue gum trees, 12m before hairpin bend sign on RHS |
| 18 | Red Hill Road, 70m after hairpin bend sign on RHS |
| 19 | Red Hill Road, 150m before hairpin bend sign before view site on LHS |
| 20 | Red Hill Road, 75m after Brookland Water scheme turn off on RHS |
| 21 | Red Hill Road, at top of Red hill |
| 21,1 | Red Hill Road, just after top of Red Hill, at entrance to Winford farm on RHS |
| 22 | Red Hill Road, half way down red Hill 30m before parking area for bus stop on RHS |
| 23 | Red Hill Road, on way down Red Hill 15m before last set of shacks on RHS, opposite large burnt our pine tree on LHS |
| Runners bear left at the bottom of Red Hill and then cross over to the right hand side of the road and continue on that | |
| side of the road until the finish in Simonstown | |
| 24 | Road to Cape Point, (M62) 80m before Cape Point Vineyards sign on LHS |
| 25 | Road to Cape Point, (M62) 100m before entrance to Cape point nursery on LHS |
| 26 | Road to Cape Point, (M62) 5m after fire hydrant and 20m before transformer on pole on RHS |
| 27 | Road to Cape Point, (M62) 1m before white culverts |
| 28 | Road to Cape Point, (M62) 50m after white bridge |
| 29 | Road to Cape Point, (M62) 80m before culverts on either side of the road, in row of pine trees |
| 30 | Road to Cape Point,(M62) 80m before white culvert on RHS on hill up to Cape Point entrance |
| 31 | Road to Cape Point, (M62), 6m after horses sign on RHS, 100m after Cape Point Ostrich Farm entrance on LHS |
| 32 | Road to Simonstown, (M62), just after descent to SmitWinkels Bay, 80m after big pine tree on LHS |
| 33 | Road to Simonstown, (M62), 5m before white bridge on LHS, on RH bend |
| 34 | Road to Simonstown, (M62), 100m before Millar’s Point on RHS, and opposite steep embankment on RHS, 2m after manhole |
| 35 | Road to Simonstown, (M62), on LH bend opposite rocky cliffs on LHS and 100m before parking area on RHS |
| 36 | Road to Simonstown, (M62), 15m after two big white painted rocks on RHS, and 20m after driveway on LHS |
| 37 | Road to Simonstown, (M62), 80m before entrance to Black Marlin restaurant on RHS |
| 38 | Road to Simonstown, (M62), at driveway next to tall pine tree on RHS |
| 39 | Road to Simonstown, (M62), half way along metal fence on RHS, 35m before LH intersection sign on LHS |
| 40 | Road to Simonstown, (M62), 3m before wooden fence on RHS just before start of Cape Times Fresh Air Fund complex |
| on LHS | |
| 41 | Road to Simonstown, (M62), next to Dunearn on RHS, just before school on LHS |
| Runners the turn right into Martello Drive and then proceed onto the field at the north eastern corner of the field | |
| 42 | Martello Drive, half way down road to naval sports fields |
| 42,195 | Naval Sports ground fields, Simonstown, on halfway line of soccer field facing south |
| KM | DESCRIPTION |
| START | Main Road Simonstown, at intersection to access road to Simonstown Museum on RHS, facing north, and opposite |
| Waterfall Road on LHS | |
| Runners run on the right hand side of the road whilst running out along Main road until they reach the Fish Hoek taraffic | |
| circle | |
| 1 | Main Road to Fish Hoek, half way alon row of white townhouses as you leave simonstown on LHS |
| 2 | Main Road to Fish Hoek,8m before white bus shelter on RHS before Dido Valley Road intersection |
| 3 | Main Road to Fish Hoek, 10m before Warbler Way on LHS |
| 4 | Main Road to Fish Hoek,on hill out of Glencairn, opposite cul du sac on LHS , before Whale viewing are on RHS |
| 5 | Main Road to Fish Hoek, 30m before yellow man hole cover on opposite side of road |
| 6 | Main Road to Fish Hoek,opposite no 56 Main Road, Fish hoek, “N’yhoba Lodge” |
| The runners then cross over to the left hand side of the road at the Fish Hoek Traffic Circle and run against the traffic | |
| along Kommetjie Road | |
| 7 | Kommetjie Road, 20m after 7th Ave and 5m after start of brick wall on LHS |
| 8 | Kommetjie Road, at False Bay Hospital sign, 30m before robots at 17th Ave |
| 9 | Kommetjie Road, 15m after 20th Ave Fish Hoek, ( FH Athletic Club) |
| 10 | Kommetjie Road, 15m after Black Hill/Chapmans Peak Drive direction boad on LHS, 200m before Black Hill Robots |
| Runners carry on running until the robot on the centre island of the Black Hill/Kommetjie Road intersection before | |
| turning left to proceed up and over Black Hill running within the orange shoulder line against the traffic on the RHS | |
| 11 | On Black Hill, 20m before 90km/hr sign on LHS as you start going up Black Hill, next to woodcutters on RHS |
| 12 | On Black Hill, at start of straight leading up to the top of Black Hill |
| 13 | On Black Hill, 500m after top of Black Hill, on RH bend and just past rocky outcrop on LHS |
| 14 | Half way down Black Hill 50m before M6N sign on RHS |
| 15 | 20m before 60km/hr sign on LHS near bottom of Black Hill |
| Runners take the access road for Black Hill and then cross over to the left hand side of Main road, and continue running | |
| with the traffic all the way to the finish at the Naval Sports grounds | |
| 16 | Main Road to Simonstown,7m after robot sign on LHS after brick bus shelter on LHS |
| 17 | Main Road to Simonstown, 5m after first gate to old Marine Oil refinery, just after graveyard on RHS |
| 18 | Main Road to Simonstown, next to blue bench on LHS and 50m before Redhill turnoff |
| 19 | Main Road Simonstown, 5m after M4/ Runciman Drive turnoff sign on LHS |
| 20 | Jubilee square Simonstown, next to bus stop sign on lamppost on LHS |
| 21 | 1 m before sidescreen just before entering Naval Sports ground fields ,Simonstown, |
| 21,1 | Naval Sports ground fields ,Simonstown, on halfway line of soccer field facing south |
