DETAILS of the road to Glasgow for the 2014 Commonwealth Games have been revealed.

The official International Sector Route of the Queen's Baton Relay (QBR), which will see the baton and a message from the Queen go through all the 71 participating Commonwealth countries and territories, was unveiled at a ceremony at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

After leaving Buckingham Palace on October 9, the baton will be carried 118,060 miles over 248 days, before arriving at the Opening Ceremony in July 2014.

It will travel by land, sea and air, stopping first in Delhi, India, which hosted the 2010 Games.

Then it will continue through Asia, Oceania, and Africa, North and South America and the Caribbean, before returning to Europe, the Home Nations and then Scotland.

Glasgow's baton will be the first to visit Rwanda. A stop-off is also scheduled at Nauru, the smallest island on the route. It will arrive in St Helena, in the South Atlantic, after a four-day sea crossing from South Africa.

The baton will spend Christmas on Vanuatu, in the South Pacific, and bring in the New Year in Sierra Leone.

It will will average one to four days per nation, but will spend seven days in Wales, 14 in England and 40 in Scotland – where it will visit all 32 council areas.

Lord Smith of Kelvin, chairman of Glasgow 2014, said: "For Scotland and Glasgow the Queen's Baton Relay creates an unparalleled chance to put both city and nation into the international spotlight, creating valuable economic, cultural, and educational opportunities far and beyond the Games.

"It is our opportunity to be on a global stage, sharing our messages of goodwill, opportunity and potential the baton – and the Games themselves – hope to bring to the Commonwealth."

Schoolchildren and young Glaswegians joined organisers and supporters of the 2014 event to witness the route being unveiled, with a film outlining the journey narrated by Lord of the Rings actor Billy Boyd.

Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport Shona Robison said: "By visiting every nation and territory who will send a team, the QBR is a great example of why the Commonwealth Games are known as the 'Friendly Games' and we are sure that Glasgow 2014 can be the friendliest yet."

The QBR aims to unite the two billion citizens of the Commonwealth in a celebration of sport, diversity and peace. Later this year, organisers will reveal the baton's design and how people can get involved in its journey.

Last night, the Queen signed the Commonwealth's historic charter, despite still recovering from the symptoms of gastroenteritis.