Harpenden Loop

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  • Road biking
    Activity: Road biking
  • ↔
    Distance: 72.58 km
  • ◔
    Author’s time: Duration unknown 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 439 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 448 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 164 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 51 m
  • ⚐
    District: Harpenden 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.803939° / W 0.340045°

  • ◶
    Path proportions: Not specified

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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 111 m - Start out going west on Broadstone Road toward Tarrant Drive.
  2. 2 : km 0.4 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Grove Road.
  3. 3 : km 0.71 - alt. 96 m - Enter next roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Pipers Lane.
  4. 4 : km 2.22 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Wheathampstead Road.
  5. 5 : km 2.62 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Leasey Bridge Lane.
  6. 6 : km 3.17 - alt. 84 m - Leasey Bridge Lane becomes Cherry Tree Lane.
  7. 7 : km 3.44 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto B653.
  8. 8 : km 3.45 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Marshalls Heath Lane.
  9. 9 : km 5.27 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto The Slype.
  10. 10 : km 6.42 - alt. 127 m - The Slype becomes B651/Ballslough Hill.
  11. 11 : km 6.46 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Kimpton Road.
  12. 12 : km 8.26 - alt. 104 m - Kimpton Road becomes Coopers Hill.
  13. 13 : km 8.41 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto B652/High Street.
  14. 14 : km 8.47 - alt. 94 m - Turn left.
  15. 15 : km 9.29 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto The Holt.
  16. 16 : km 11.77 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto B651/Hitchin Road.
  17. 17 : km 12.57 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Lilley Bottom Road.
  18. 18 : km 13.87 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right.
  19. 19 : km 14.67 - alt. 105 m - Turn left.
  20. 20 : km 15.16 - alt. 113 m - Turn right.
  21. 21 : km 15.49 - alt. 135 m - Turn slight left.
  22. 22 : km 15.68 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight left onto Whitehall Road.
  23. 23 : km 16.72 - alt. 141 m - Whitehall Road becomes King's Walden Road.
  24. 24 : km 18.07 - alt. 145 m - Turn right to stay on King's Walden Road.
  25. 25 : km 18.13 - alt. 146 m - Turn left to stay on King's Walden Road.
  26. 26 : km 20.53 - alt. 155 m - King's Walden Road becomes High Street.
  27. 27 : km 20.89 - alt. 158 m - High Street becomes School Lane.
  28. 28 : km 21.29 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight left.
  29. 29 : km 21.6 - alt. 156 m - Turn right.
  30. 30 : km 25.9 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Apsley End Road.
  31. 31 : km 29 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Hanscombe End Road.
  32. 32 : km 29.71 - alt. 54 m - Turn left.
  33. 33 : km 32.29 - alt. 61 m - Stay straight to go onto Higham Road.
  34. 34 : km 33.61 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Windsor Road.
  35. 35 : km 33.65 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Hanover Place.
  36. 36 : km 33.77 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Windsor Road.
  37. 37 : km 33.8 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Higham Road.
  38. 38 : km 33.93 - alt. 60 m - Enter next roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B655.
  39. 39 : km 34.09 - alt. 60 m - Enter next roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B655/Bedford Road.
  40. 40 : km 34.83 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Sharpenhoe Road.
  41. 41 : km 36.61 - alt. 79 m - Barton Road becomes Harlington Road.
  42. 42 : km 38.72 - alt. 80 m - Turn left.
  43. 43 : km 39.84 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right.
  44. 44 : km 40.7 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Harlington Road.
  45. 45 : km 42.32 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp left onto Streatley Road.
  46. 46 : km 44.11 - alt. 159 m - Streatley Road becomes Sundon Road.
  47. 47 : km 45.22 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Sharpenhoe Road.
  48. 48 : km 45.46 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Church Road.
  49. 49 : km 45.84 - alt. 135 m - Enter next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Streatley Road.
  50. 50 : km 49.38 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way (Portions unpaved).
  51. 51 : km 49.89 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto Hexton Road.
  52. 52 : km 51.67 - alt. 130 m - Hexton Road becomes East Street.
  53. 53 : km 52.14 - alt. 133 m - East Street becomes West Street.
  54. 54 : km 52.5 - alt. 127 m - Stay straight to go onto Lilley Bottom.
  55. 55 : km 54.46 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Chalk Hill.
  56. 56 : km 55.74 - alt. 160 m - Turn right to stay on Chalk Hill.
  57. 57 : km 56.19 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Brick Kiln Lane.
  58. 58 : km 57.17 - alt. 156 m - Keep right at the fork to continue on Brick Kiln Lane.
  59. 59 : km 57.52 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight left.
  60. 60 : km 58.02 - alt. 149 m - Turn slight left onto Darley Road.
  61. 61 : km 59.53 - alt. 154 m - Darley Road becomes The Heath.
  62. 62 : km 59.89 - alt. 150 m - The Heath becomes Heath Road.
  63. 63 : km 60.25 - alt. 146 m - Heath Road becomes Chapel Road.
  64. 64 : km 60.6 - alt. 143 m - Chapel Road becomes Lye Hill.
  65. 65 : km 61.26 - alt. 114 m - Turn left to stay on Lye Hill.
  66. 66 : km 61.55 - alt. 117 m - Turn slight left.
  67. 67 : km 62.27 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight left.
  68. 68 : km 62.28 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Lawrence End Road.
  69. 69 : km 62.69 - alt. 145 m - Turn right to stay on Lawrence End Road.
  70. 70 : km 64.26 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight left onto The Green.
  71. 71 : km 64.43 - alt. 143 m - The Green becomes Plummers Lane.
  72. 72 : km 66.38 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto B652/Bower Heath Lane.
  73. 73 : km 67.84 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto B653/Lower Luton Road.
  74. 74 : km 68.65 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto B652/Station Road.
  75. 75 : km 70.38 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Arden Grove.
  76. 76 : km 70.48 - alt. 105 m - Turn right to stay on Arden Grove.
  77. 77 : km 70.56 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Southdown Road.
  78. 78 : km 70.7 - alt. 103 m - Turn left to stay on Southdown Road.
  79. 79 : km 71.71 - alt. 97 m - Southdown Road becomes Grove Road.
  80. 80 : km 72.24 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Broadstone Road.
  81. 81 : km 72.54 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Knowle Drive.
  82. S/E : km 72.58 - alt. 108 m

Useful Information

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