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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.71 km
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    Calculated time: 2h 55 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 42 m
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    Vertical drop: - 45 m
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    Highest point: 167 m
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    Lowest point: 132 m
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Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 162 m - Start near 54-60 Langford Dr, Luton, Luton LU2 9AJ, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 162 m - Walk south on Langford Dr towards Arnold Cl
  3. 3 : km 0.3 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Turners Rd N
  4. 4 : km 0.32 - alt. 160 m - Walk north-east on Turners Rd N towards Stronnell Cl
  5. 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 161 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Ashcroft Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.5 - alt. 162 m - Walk south-east on Ashcroft Rd towards Sibley Cl
  7. 7 : km 1.32 - alt. 148 m - Turn left to stay on Ashcroft Rd
  8. 8 : km 1.41 - alt. 149 m - Slight left onto Crawley Green Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.6 - alt. 155 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Lalleford Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.63 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Fermor Cres
  11. 11 : km 1.85 - alt. 150 m - Walk west on Fermor Cres towards Porlock Dr
  12. 12 : km 2.29 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Brendon Ave
  13. 13 : km 2.42 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Falconers Rd
  14. 14 : km 2.48 - alt. 132 m - Slight right
  15. 15 : km 2.52 - alt. 132 m - Walk west on Crawley Green Rd towards Vauxhall Way/A505
  16. 16 : km 3.19 - alt. 157 m - Walk south-west on Crawley Green Rd towards Abbots Wood Rd
  17. 17 : km 3.44 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto Durham Rd
  18. 18 : km 3.55 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto Rutland Cres
  19. 19 : km 3.76 - alt. 157 m - Walk south-east on Rutland Cres towards Ketton Cl
  20. 20 : km 3.9 - alt. 156 m - Rutland Cres turns left and becomes Devon Rd
  21. 21 : km 4.54 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto Harrowden Rd Steps
  22. 22 : km 4.56 - alt. 135 m - Walk west on Harrowden Rd Steps towards Devon Rd
  23. 23 : km 4.95 - alt. 137 m - Walk west on Devon Rd towards Plymouth Cl
  24. 24 : km 5.1 - alt. 144 m - Walk north-west on Devon Rd towards Crawley Green Rd
  25. 25 : km 5.16 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Crawley Green Rd
  26. 26 : km 5.49 - alt. 134 m - Slight left to stay on Crawley Green Rd
  27. 27 : km 5.5 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Saywell Rd
  28. 28 : km 5.6 - alt. 142 m - Walk north-west on Saywell Rd towards Bloomfield Ave
  29. 29 : km 6.14 - alt. 147 m - Continue onto Turners Rd S
  30. 30 : km 6.15 - alt. 148 m - Walk west on Turners Rd S towards Oak Tree Row
  31. 31 : km 6.34 - alt. 159 m - Turn right onto Ramridge Rd
  32. 32 : km 6.39 - alt. 161 m - Walk north-west on Ramridge Rd towards Ramridge Cl
  33. 33 : km 6.52 - alt. 162 m - Continue onto Hitchin Rd/A5228
  34. 34 : km 6.86 - alt. 159 m - Walk north-east on Hitchin Rd/A5228
  35. 35 : km 6.91 - alt. 158 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Stopsley Way/A505
  36. 36 : km 7 - alt. 159 m - Slight left onto Hitchin Rd
  37. 37 : km 7.19 - alt. 165 m - Walk north on Hitchin Rd towards Lynwood Ave
  38. 38 : km 7.62 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto St Thomas' Rd/St. Thomas's Road
  39. 39 : km 7.65 - alt. 166 m - Turn left to stay on St Thomas' Rd/St. Thomas's Road
  40. 40 : km 7.66 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Lothair Rd
  41. 41 : km 7.79 - alt. 167 m - Walk north-east on Lothair Rd towards Venetia Rd
  42. 42 : km 8.08 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto Hitchin Rd/A505
  43. 43 : km 8.08 - alt. 165 m - Walk south on Hitchin Rd/A505
  44. 44 : km 8.23 - alt. 165 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Ashcroft Rd
  45. 45 : km 8.53 - alt. 160 m - Walk south-east on Ashcroft Rd towards Wigmore Ln
  46. 46 : km 8.94 - alt. 159 m - Walk south on Ashcroft Rd towards Brays Rd
  47. 47 : km 9.1 - alt. 161 m - Walk south on Ashcroft Rd
  48. 48 : km 9.12 - alt. 162 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Turners Rd N
  49. 49 : km 9.35 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Moreton Rd N
  50. 50 : km 9.42 - alt. 157 m - Walk south-west on Moreton Rd N towards Kynance Cl
  51. 51 : km 9.44 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Kynance Cl
  52. 52 : km 9.59 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Stephens Cl
  53. 53 : km 9.6 - alt. 157 m - Walk north-east on Stephens Cl towards Stephens Gardens
  54. E : km 9.71 - alt. 161 m

Useful Information

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