Oval 5 Mile - Final

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.24 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 53 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 56 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 135 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 91 m
  • ⚐
    District: Harpenden 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.82604° / W 0.35857°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 128 m - Start near 12 Highfield Oval, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 128 m - Head north on Highfield Oval
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 130 m - Head west on Highfield Oval
  4. 4 : km 0.22 - alt. 130 m - Head south-west on Highfield Oval
  5. 5 : km 0.31 - alt. 128 m - Turn right to stay on Highfield Oval
  6. 6 : km 0.31 - alt. 128 m - Head north-east on Highfield Oval
  7. 7 : km 0.32 - alt. 128 m - Turn right to stay on Highfield Oval
  8. 8 : km 0.43 - alt. 128 m - Head north-east on Highfield Oval
  9. 9 : km 0.52 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.54 - alt. 127 m - Head east
  11. 11 : km 0.6 - alt. 126 m - Walk south-east
  12. 12 : km 0.62 - alt. 125 m - Walk south-east
  13. 13 : km 0.62 - alt. 125 m - Walk north-west
  14. 14 : km 0.64 - alt. 125 m - Walk north-west
  15. 15 : km 0.64 - alt. 125 m - Walk north-west
  16. 16 : km 1.63 - alt. 130 m - Head west on Highfield Oval
  17. 17 : km 1.82 - alt. 128 m - Turn right to stay on Highfield Oval
  18. 18 : km 1.84 - alt. 128 m - Head south-west on Highfield Oval towards Ambrose Ln
  19. 19 : km 1.87 - alt. 128 m - Head south-east on Ambrose Ln towards Lambourn Gardens
  20. 20 : km 2.01 - alt. 125 m - Head south-east on Ambrose Ln towards Hollybush Ln
  21. 21 : km 2.26 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Hollybush Ln
  22. 22 : km 2.26 - alt. 125 m - Head east on Hollybush Ln towards Ambrose Ln
  23. 23 : km 2.42 - alt. 123 m - Head east on Hollybush Ln
  24. 24 : km 2.42 - alt. 124 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Ox Ln
  25. 25 : km 2.45 - alt. 126 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Westfield Rd
  26. 26 : km 2.68 - alt. 117 m - Head north on Westfield Rd
  27. 27 : km 2.69 - alt. 117 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Westfield Rd
  28. 28 : km 3.34 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Harpenden - Luton Greenway (cycleway)
  29. 29 : km 5.04 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp right onto Thrales End Lane
  30. 30 : km 5.05 - alt. 94 m - Head south-west on Cooters End Ln/Thrales End Ln
  31. 31 : km 5.19 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Cooters End Ln
  32. 32 : km 5.2 - alt. 102 m - Head south-east on Cooters End Ln
  33. 33 : km 5.25 - alt. 106 m - Head south on Cooters End Ln
  34. 34 : km 5.37 - alt. 114 m - Head south on Cooters End Ln
  35. 35 : km 5.47 - alt. 119 m - Head south on Cooters End Ln towards Ambrose Ln
  36. 36 : km 5.62 - alt. 118 m - Head south on Cooters End Ln towards Ambrose Ln
  37. 37 : km 5.79 - alt. 126 m - Head south on Cooters End Ln towards Ambrose Ln
  38. 38 : km 5.92 - alt. 128 m - Head south on Cooters End Ln towards Ambrose Ln
  39. 39 : km 6.08 - alt. 132 m - Head south-west on Cooters End Ln towards Ambrose Ln
  40. 40 : km 6.25 - alt. 135 m - Head south on Cooters End Ln towards Ambrose Ln
  41. 41 : km 6.56 - alt. 126 m - Head south-east on Ambrose Ln towards Bloomfield Rd
  42. 42 : km 6.85 - alt. 131 m - Head south-east on Ambrose Ln towards Bloomfield Rd
  43. 43 : km 7.27 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 7.28 - alt. 125 m - Head north-east
  45. 45 : km 7.42 - alt. 124 m - Head north-east
  46. 46 : km 7.8 - alt. 129 m - Head south-west towards Highfield Oval
  47. 47 : km 7.8 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Highfield Oval
  48. 48 : km 7.97 - alt. 130 m - Head south-west on Highfield Oval
  49. 49 : km 8.08 - alt. 128 m - Head east on Highfield Oval
  50. S/E : km 8.24 - alt. 128 m

Useful Information

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