50k Harpenden Loop

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  • Road biking
    Activity: Road biking
  • ↔
    Distance: 51.70 km
  • ◔
    Author’s time: Duration unknown 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 341 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 336 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 153 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 64 m
  • ⚐
    District: North Hertfordshire 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.94903° / W 0.27437°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.9498° / W 0.27281°
  • ◶
    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.

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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 : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Start near 132 Queen St, Hitchin SG4 9TH, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Head southeast on Hermitage Rd toward Queen St/B656
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Queen St/B656
  4. 4 : km 0.48 - alt. 65 m - Head southwest on Queen St/B656 toward Park St/B656
  5. 5 : km 0.98 - alt. 84 m - Head south on Hitchin Hill/B656 toward St John's Rd
  6. 6 : km 1.01 - alt. 85 m - At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Gosmore Rd
  7. 7 : km 1.8 - alt. 81 m - Continue onto Hitchin Rd
  8. 8 : km 2.02 - alt. 78 m - Head south on Hitchin Rd toward Gosmore Ley Cl
  9. 9 : km 2.33 - alt. 81 m - Continue onto High St
  10. 10 : km 2.45 - alt. 81 m - Continue onto Preston Rd
  11. 11 : km 3.13 - alt. 96 m - Head south on Preston Rd
  12. 12 : km 4.17 - alt. 109 m - Head south on Preston Rd
  13. 13 : km 4.79 - alt. 141 m - Continue onto Hitchin Rd
  14. 14 : km 4.97 - alt. 140 m - Continue onto School Ln
  15. 15 : km 5.17 - alt. 144 m - Head southeast on School Ln toward Crunnells Green
  16. 16 : km 5.86 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Hitchwood Ln
  17. 17 : km 6.13 - alt. 140 m - Head south on Hitchwood Ln toward B651
  18. 18 : km 7.15 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto B651
  19. 19 : km 7.61 - alt. 121 m - Slight left
  20. 20 : km 7.97 - alt. 139 m - Head southeast
  21. 21 : km 8.55 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 9.08 - alt. 138 m - Slight left
  23. 23 : km 9.35 - alt. 135 m - Slight left
  24. 24 : km 9.55 - alt. 134 m - Head southeast toward Norton St Ln
  25. 25 : km 11.21 - alt. 130 m - Head southeast toward Three Houses Ln
  26. 26 : km 11.84 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Three Houses Ln
  27. 27 : km 12.15 - alt. 125 m - Head southwest on Three Houses Ln
  28. 28 : km 13.43 - alt. 107 m - Head southwest on Three Houses Ln
  29. 29 : km 13.6 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 13.81 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 14.08 - alt. 95 m - Head southwest toward Kimpton Rd
  32. 32 : km 14.63 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Kimpton Rd
  33. 33 : km 15.56 - alt. 80 m - Head west on Kimpton Rd toward Ballslough Hill/B651
  34. 34 : km 16.51 - alt. 85 m - Continue onto High St/B651
  35. 35 : km 17.81 - alt. 94 m - Continue onto Plummers Ln/B652
  36. 36 : km 18.97 - alt. 101 m - Head southwest on Kimpton Bottom/B652 toward Common Ln
  37. 37 : km 19.97 - alt. 109 m - Head west on Kimpton Bottom/B652 toward Plummers Ln
  38. 38 : km 21.64 - alt. 91 m - Head southwest on Bower Heath Ln/B652 toward Lower Luton Rd/B653
  39. 39 : km 21.7 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Lower Luton Rd/B653
  40. 40 : km 26.1 - alt. 87 m - Head east on Lower Luton Rd/B653
  41. 41 : km 26.13 - alt. 86 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Lamer Ln/B651
  42. 42 : km 28.14 - alt. 127 m - Head northwest on Lamer Ln/B651 toward The Slype
  43. 43 : km 28.24 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Ballslough Hill/B651
  44. 44 : km 30.28 - alt. 109 m - Head northwest on Ballslough Hill/B651 toward High St
  45. 45 : km 30.61 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto High St/B651
  46. 46 : km 31.91 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Luton Rd
  47. 47 : km 32.14 - alt. 101 m - Luton Rd turns left and becomes Kimpton Rd
  48. 48 : km 32.98 - alt. 126 m - Head northwest on Kimpton Rd toward Skegsbury Ln
  49. 49 : km 34.76 - alt. 145 m - Continue onto The Green
  50. 50 : km 34.87 - alt. 146 m - Continue straight onto Chiltern Green Rd
  51. 51 : km 35.17 - alt. 145 m - Head northwest on Chiltern Green Rd
  52. 52 : km 35.42 - alt. 144 m - Turn right to stay on Chiltern Green Rd
  53. 53 : km 36.5 - alt. 152 m - Head north on Chiltern Green Rd
  54. 54 : km 37.48 - alt. 137 m - Head east
  55. 55 : km 37.8 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 38.48 - alt. 117 m - Continue onto Chapel Rd/Lye Hill
  57. 57 : km 39.79 - alt. 146 m - Continue onto Heath Rd
  58. 58 : km 40.14 - alt. 150 m - Continue onto The Heath
  59. 59 : km 40.22 - alt. 151 m - Head north on The Heath toward Brownings Ln
  60. 60 : km 40.4 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 41.13 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Lilley Bottom
  62. 62 : km 41.14 - alt. 115 m - Slight right onto Church Rd
  63. 63 : km 42.46 - alt. 142 m - Turn left toward Parsonage Ln
  64. 64 : km 42.52 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Parsonage Ln
  65. 65 : km 43.2 - alt. 138 m - Head east toward Lilley Bottom Rd
  66. 66 : km 43.86 - alt. 130 m - Continue onto Back Ln
  67. 67 : km 44.4 - alt. 136 m - Continue onto Church Ln
  68. 68 : km 44.71 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto School Ln
  69. 69 : km 45.52 - alt. 148 m - School Ln turns left and becomes St Albans Hwy
  70. 70 : km 46.66 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Little Almshoe Rd
  71. 71 : km 47.27 - alt. 83 m - Head northeast on Little Almshoe Rd toward London Rd/B656
  72. 72 : km 47.57 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto London Rd/B656
  73. 73 : km 49.97 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Oaks Cl
  74. 74 : km 50.09 - alt. 85 m - Head southeast on Oaks Cl toward London Rd/B656
  75. 75 : km 50.2 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto London Rd/B656
  76. 76 : km 50.43 - alt. 87 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto St John's Rd/B656
  77. 77 : km 50.59 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Hitchin Hill/B656
  78. 78 : km 51.06 - alt. 65 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Queen St/B656
  79. E : km 51.7 - alt. 67 m

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