****** ESC TUNNEL RUN 2012 ROUTE ********



This is the official 2012 Tunnel Run Route Thread

The whole route had to be split up into 3 sections as the maximum no. of way points a TomTom can handle per route is 42.

So I split the route up into 3 routes at the Re-Group points throughout the night.



ORDER OF ROUTES & TIMES LEAVING

Google map links provided


Tunnel Run - Route 1 - M25 Servs to McDonalds (Peninsular Park) Re-Group Via A13 ( North of the Thames ) - LEAVING M25 SERVS AT - 9pm

Route 1 ....... http://goo.gl/maps/PNZ22



Route 2 is totally optional - If you feel like you have had enough for the night, or you have sleepy children needing there beds, then feel free to leave after the McDonalds Re-Group

If you still feel the need to pollute the atmosphere a little more , then join us for part 2 + 3 of the Tunnel Run



Tunnel Run - Route 2 - McDonalds Re-Group - Tunnels - London Bridge - Westferry Circus Re-Group - LEAVING McDONALDS AT - 11PM

Route 2 ........ http://goo.gl/maps/6DpW3



Tunnel Run - Route 3 - Westferry Circus to M25 Services - Finish - Via A2 ( South of the Thames ) - LEAVING WESTFERRY CIRCUS AT - 12.15 - 12.30AM

Route 3 ........ http://goo.gl/maps/eoyw2



PLEASE TAKE NOTE !!!!!!!!

That the route is different form previous years ! So please take time to study the new aspects of the route.

Download the file ( Take note of where it is going to be saved on your PC, ie. C:\Users\(username)\Downloads )

Unzip the file in it's current location , or <RIGHT> Click it, and drag to a free space on your Desktop , then select 'Unzip\Extract here'

It will unzip nicely into a foldered structure within the main folder "Tunnel Run 2012" where there are folders for Garmin Files, TomTom Files, Printed Route Files, Google Earth Files

In each folder there is a READ-ME.txt file which contains instructions on how to use the TomTom , Garmin , and Google Earth files.

Google Earth files are well worth a look, you can load up the route into Google Earth , and Play the path and virtually drive the Tunnel Run route
It's just a shame you don't virtually go through the tunnels :-( But it very good for getting to know your bearings around the route :-D

It's advised to read the printed route details to , as there is lots of guided information in there to make sure your journey runs as smooth as possible !

3 types of printed document to choose from

(.doc) file - Microsoft Word Document
(.rtf) file - Microsoft WordPad Document
(.txt) file - For those of you still living in the stone age :P



Download the " Tunnel Run 2012 " Folder from here

http://www.sendspace.com/file/jjhq7z



It's only a 1.3 Mb downlaod size, So it will be downloaded in a flash

Please click the download link highlighted in RED ! As if you click any of the other links , it will want you to install some download software !

A BIG NO NO NO !!





IMPORTANT INFORMATION !

Please be on your best behaviour when parked up at the M25 services , and at McDonalds car park (Peninsular Park)
We lost Billingsgate Market car park location due to the stupidity of a few idiots :-(, And a few others that couldn't be arsed to walk 100 yards to the toilet !

Toilets will be available at McDonalds and Asda at (Peninsular Park)

ALSO NO flame testing, burnouts, or idiotic behaviour please ! We don't want to lose this location for next year !

Please have your (4x £1 ) Coins ready for the tolls! This is so we can get loads of scoobs thru the tolls, a fast as possible for the run back thru Dartford Tunnel

(As of 7th October Dartford Toll Crossing will be increasing to £2) !

Try and keep to the 6 left hand side toll booths once you've crossed QE2 Bridge, as we're taking the VERY 1st exit off, to loop back round for the tolls
for the Dartford Tunnel !




***** Basic itinerary of each route *****



Route 1 ( LEAVE AT 9PM ) - M25 Servs > QE2 Bridge > Dartford Tunnel > A13 to Docklands > East India Dock Tunnel > Limehouse link tunnel > Rotherhithe Tunnel x2 > Limehouse Link Tunnel >
Blackwall Tunnel > McDonalds Car Park Re-Group




Route 2 - ( LEAVE AT 11PM ) - McDonalds Car Park > Blackwall Tunnel > Limehouse Link Tunnel *** NOTE THE CHANGE *** > A1203 The Highway > Tower Bridge > Jamaica Road > Rotherhithe Tunnel >
> Limehouse Link Tunnel ( Splitting LEFT halfway thru ) > Westferry Circus Underground Roundabout RE-GROUP

*** Change *** Once thru the Limehouse Link Tunnel -- WE WILL NOT BE TURNING RIGHT ON TUNNEL EXIT !! We'll be keeping to the 2 Left hand lanes and continuing straight on following the ( A1203 The Highway )
KEEP IN 2 LANES PAST 9 TRAFFIC LIGHTS ( Mixture of pedestrian + Junction ), Goes into a single left hand lane turn for Tower Bridge! 2nd left after bridge into Tooley St > Follow to Rotherhithe Tunnel.

Once at Westferry Circus. Drive round and park yourselves up around the inside + outside chevron’d edges of Westferry underground roundabout.

A nice opportunity here to film / photograph your mates having a BLAST around the tunnel



Route 3 ( LEAVE AT 12.15 - 12.30 PM ) - Westferry Circus > *** Marsh Wall ( South Quay ) > Blackwall Tunnel > A2 (south) > Dartford Tunnel . M25 Servs

*** Some nice high buildings along Marsh Wall to get the noise of your exhausts resonating off the building structures

PLEASE READ THE PRINTED ROUTE FOR FURTHER DETAILED INFORMATION ON EACH ROUTE

PLEASE ENJOY THE ESC TUNNEL RUN 2012 - SENSIBLY



Other file formats available upon request

PM me if you require any of these other SatNav file formats

OziExplorer Files (*.rte)

OziExplorer CE Files (*.rt2)

Navigon RTE Files (*.rte)

Navigon Freshroute Files (*.freshroute)

TomTom POI Files (*.ov2)

Garmin POI Files (*.csv)



My work here is done ! Time for a BEER

OFFICIAL TUNNEL RUN 2012 FLYER