5km Letchworth

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 4.96 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 30 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 32 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 94 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 72 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 84 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 85 m - Head south on Pix Rd
  3. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 85 m - Head north on Pix Rd toward Ridge Rd
  4. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 85 m - Head east on Ridge Rd
  5. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 87 m - Head east on Ridge Rd toward Pixmore Ave
  6. 5 : km 0.22 - alt. 88 m - Head east on Ridge Rd toward Pixmore Ave
  7. 6 : km 0.23 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Pixmore Ave
  8. 7 : km 0.46 - alt. 79 m - Head east on Works Rd toward Arden Press Way
  9. 8 : km 0.76 - alt. 74 m - Head east on Works Rd toward Meredews
  10. 9 : km 1.05 - alt. 75 m - Head east on Works Rd
  11. 10 : km 1.06 - alt. 75 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Ave One
  12. 11 : km 1.31 - alt. 79 m - Head south on Ave One toward Second Ave
  13. 12 : km 1.5 - alt. 84 m - Head south on Ave One toward Second Ave
  14. 13 : km 1.74 - alt. 91 m - Head south toward Baldock Rd/B656
  15. 14 : km 1.76 - alt. 92 m - Exit the roundabout onto Baldock Rd/B656
  16. 15 : km 2.34 - alt. 88 m - Head southwest on Baldock Rd/B656 toward Pixmore Ave
  17. 16 : km 2.81 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Rushby Mead
  18. 17 : km 2.81 - alt. 80 m - Head southeast on Rushby Mead toward Baldock Rd/A505
  19. 18 : km 2.82 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Baldock Rd/A505
  20. 19 : km 3.14 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Norton Way S
  21. 20 : km 3.14 - alt. 86 m - Head north on Norton Way S toward Paddock Cl
  22. 21 : km 3.54 - alt. 78 m - Head northwest toward Pixmore Way
  23. 22 : km 3.59 - alt. 77 m - Exit the roundabout onto Norton Way S
  24. 23 : km 3.79 - alt. 76 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Hillshott
  25. 24 : km 3.81 - alt. 75 m - Head west on Hillshott
  26. 25 : km 3.82 - alt. 75 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Norton Way S
  27. 26 : km 4.15 - alt. 72 m - Enter the roundabout
  28. 27 : km 4.16 - alt. 72 m - Head northeast toward Birds Hill
  29. 28 : km 4.17 - alt. 72 m - Exit the roundabout onto Birds Hill
  30. 29 : km 4.2 - alt. 72 m - Head south on Rushby Mead toward Rushby Walk
  31. 30 : km 4.53 - alt. 75 m - Head east on Hillshott toward Shott Ln
  32. 31 : km 4.69 - alt. 80 m - Head north on Ridge Ave
  33. 32 : km 4.85 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Ridge Rd
  34. 33 : km 4.85 - alt. 82 m - Head east on Ridge Rd toward Pix Rd
  35. 34 : km 4.92 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Pix Rd
  36. S/E : km 4.96 - alt. 85 m

Useful Information

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