1/2 Marathon (canals And Villages)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.11 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 20 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 110 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 123 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 148 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 69 m
  • ⚐
    District: Leighton-Linslade 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.92408° / W 0.67768°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.9195° / W 0.67842°
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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. 105 m - Start near 35 Knaves Hill, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2SD, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 105 m - Walk east on Knaves Hill
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 104 m - Turn right towards Knaves Hill
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 100 m - Turn right towards Knaves Hill
  5. 5 : km 0.28 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Knaves Hill
  6. 6 : km 0.29 - alt. 102 m - Walk south-west on Knaves Hill towards Corbet Ride
  7. 7 : km 0.3 - alt. 102 m - Continue onto St Mary's Way
  8. 8 : km 0.55 - alt. 96 m - Walk south on St Mary's Way towards Soulbury Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.56 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Soulbury Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.94 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Rosebery Ave
  11. 11 : km 0.95 - alt. 94 m - Walk north on Rosebery Ave towards Primrose Gardens
  12. 12 : km 1.19 - alt. 92 m - Continue onto Golden Riddy
  13. 13 : km 1.27 - alt. 91 m - Walk north on Golden Riddy towards Stoke Rd
  14. 14 : km 1.64 - alt. 90 m - Walk east on Golden Riddy towards Stoke Rd
  15. 15 : km 1.64 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Stoke Rd
  16. 16 : km 1.98 - alt. 102 m - Walk north-west on Stoke Rd
  17. 17 : km 1.98 - alt. 102 m - Turn right towards Globe Ln
  18. 18 : km 2.23 - alt. 80 m - Sharp right onto Globe Ln
  19. 19 : km 2.26 - alt. 80 m - Walk west on Globe Ln
  20. 20 : km 2.66 - alt. 80 m - Walk north
  21. 21 : km 3.09 - alt. 80 m - Walk north
  22. 22 : km 3.7 - alt. 79 m - Walk north-west
  23. 23 : km 4.11 - alt. 80 m - Walk north
  24. 24 : km 4.91 - alt. 79 m - Walk north-west
  25. 25 : km 5.34 - alt. 82 m - Walk north-west
  26. 26 : km 5.72 - alt. 80 m - Walk north
  27. 27 : km 5.91 - alt. 81 m - Walk north-west
  28. 28 : km 5.98 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 6.07 - alt. 78 m - Walk north-west towards Bragenham Side
  30. 30 : km 6.31 - alt. 75 m - Walk north towards Bragenham Side
  31. 31 : km 6.63 - alt. 74 m - Walk north towards Bragenham Side
  32. 32 : km 6.95 - alt. 74 m - Walk north towards Bragenham Side
  33. 33 : km 7.16 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Bragenham Side
  34. 34 : km 7.21 - alt. 73 m - Sharp left
  35. 35 : km 7.32 - alt. 73 m - Walk north
  36. 36 : km 7.62 - alt. 74 m - Walk north-west
  37. 37 : km 7.68 - alt. 74 m - Walk north-west
  38. 38 : km 7.89 - alt. 74 m - Walk north
  39. 39 : km 8.02 - alt. 72 m - Walk north-west
  40. 40 : km 8.22 - alt. 71 m - Walk north-west
  41. 41 : km 8.4 - alt. 71 m - Walk north
  42. 42 : km 8.57 - alt. 71 m - Walk north
  43. 43 : km 8.73 - alt. 71 m - Walk north-west
  44. 44 : km 8.88 - alt. 71 m - Walk north
  45. 45 : km 9.03 - alt. 71 m - Walk north
  46. 46 : km 9.14 - alt. 72 m - Walk south
  47. 47 : km 9.14 - alt. 72 m - Sharp left onto Mill Ln
  48. 48 : km 9.34 - alt. 69 m - Walk east on Mill Ln
  49. 49 : km 9.64 - alt. 77 m - Walk east on Mill Ln
  50. 50 : km 9.95 - alt. 81 m - Walk east on Mill Ln towards Galley Ln
  51. 51 : km 10.27 - alt. 88 m - Walk east on Mill Ln towards Galley Ln
  52. 52 : km 10.56 - alt. 87 m - Walk north-east on Mill Ln towards Galley Ln
  53. 53 : km 10.83 - alt. 91 m - Walk north-east on Mill Ln towards Galley Ln
  54. 54 : km 10.84 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Galley Ln
  55. 55 : km 11.06 - alt. 101 m - Walk south-east on Galley Ln towards John Horncapps Ln
  56. 56 : km 11.27 - alt. 115 m - Walk south-east on Galley Ln towards John Horncapps Ln
  57. 57 : km 11.42 - alt. 130 m - Walk south on Galley Ln towards John Horncapps Ln
  58. 58 : km 11.56 - alt. 137 m - Walk south on Galley Ln towards Lower Way
  59. 59 : km 11.63 - alt. 141 m - Continue onto Lower Way
  60. 60 : km 11.7 - alt. 143 m - Walk south-east on Lower Way towards Rotten Row
  61. 61 : km 11.84 - alt. 143 m - Walk south on Lower Way towards Naisby Dr
  62. 62 : km 11.98 - alt. 141 m - Walk south on Lower Way towards Naisby Dr
  63. 63 : km 12.15 - alt. 142 m - Walk south-east on Lower Way towards Pound Hill
  64. 64 : km 12.21 - alt. 141 m - Continue onto Pound Hill
  65. 65 : km 12.23 - alt. 140 m - Slight left onto Heath Rd
  66. 66 : km 12.28 - alt. 139 m - Walk south-east on Heath Rd towards Cuff Ln
  67. 67 : km 12.59 - alt. 146 m - Walk east on Heath Rd
  68. 68 : km 12.95 - alt. 136 m - Walk south on Heath Rd
  69. 69 : km 13.26 - alt. 132 m - Walk east
  70. 70 : km 13.45 - alt. 140 m - Walk south-east on Brickhill Rd
  71. 71 : km 13.62 - alt. 139 m - Walk east on Brickhill Rd
  72. 72 : km 13.82 - alt. 133 m - Walk east on Brickhill Rd
  73. 73 : km 14.02 - alt. 120 m - Walk south-east on Brickhill Rd
  74. 74 : km 14.17 - alt. 120 m - Walk south on Brickhill Rd
  75. 75 : km 14.32 - alt. 113 m - Walk south on Brickhill Rd
  76. 76 : km 14.49 - alt. 116 m - Walk south-east on Brickhill Rd
  77. 77 : km 14.75 - alt. 132 m - Walk east on Brickhill Rd
  78. 78 : km 14.96 - alt. 117 m - Walk south-east on Brickhill Rd towards Woburn Rd
  79. 79 : km 15.14 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Woburn Rd
  80. 80 : km 15.14 - alt. 113 m - Walk south-west on Woburn Rd towards Reach Ln
  81. 81 : km 15.28 - alt. 110 m - Walk south on Woburn Rd towards Reach Ln
  82. 82 : km 15.46 - alt. 106 m - Walk south on Woburn Rd towards Grange Gardens
  83. 83 : km 15.63 - alt. 104 m - Walk south-west on Woburn Rd towards Thomas St
  84. 84 : km 15.81 - alt. 103 m - Walk south on Woburn Rd towards Linslade Rd
  85. 85 : km 15.84 - alt. 103 m - Slight left onto Bird's Hill
  86. 86 : km 15.98 - alt. 106 m - Walk south-east on Bird's Hill towards Pinkle Hill Rd
  87. 87 : km 16.14 - alt. 117 m - Walk south on Bird's Hill/Leighton Rd towards Heath Green
  88. 88 : km 16.29 - alt. 114 m - Walk south on Leighton Rd towards Evans Yard
  89. 89 : km 16.47 - alt. 115 m - Walk south on Leighton Rd
  90. 90 : km 16.64 - alt. 110 m - Walk south on Leighton Rd
  91. 91 : km 16.74 - alt. 107 m - Continue onto Heath Rd
  92. 92 : km 16.81 - alt. 107 m - Walk south on Heath Rd towards Oak Bank Dr
  93. 93 : km 16.98 - alt. 105 m - Walk south on Heath Rd towards Sandy Lane
  94. 94 : km 17.15 - alt. 101 m - Walk south on Heath Rd towards Heathwood Cl
  95. 95 : km 17.32 - alt. 97 m - Walk south on Heath Rd towards Cotefield Dr
  96. 96 : km 17.49 - alt. 93 m - Walk south on Heath Rd towards Hillside Rd
  97. 97 : km 17.66 - alt. 88 m - Walk south on Heath Rd towards Chamberlains Gardens
  98. 98 : km 17.83 - alt. 92 m - Walk south on Heath Rd towards Greenhill
  99. 99 : km 18 - alt. 92 m - Walk south on Heath Rd towards Broomhills Rd
  100. 100 : km 18.17 - alt. 89 m - Walk south on Heath Rd towards Clarence Rd
  101. 101 : km 18.34 - alt. 88 m - Walk south on Heath Rd towards Talbot Ct
  102. 102 : km 18.51 - alt. 85 m - Walk north-west on Plantation Rd towards King St
  103. 103 : km 18.62 - alt. 85 m - Walk north on Plantation Rd towards Riverside
  104. 104 : km 18.69 - alt. 86 m - Walk north on Plantation Rd
  105. 105 : km 18.81 - alt. 88 m - Walk west
  106. 106 : km 18.99 - alt. 83 m - Walk south-west
  107. 107 : km 19.14 - alt. 81 m - Walk south-west
  108. 108 : km 19.27 - alt. 80 m - Walk south-west
  109. 109 : km 19.43 - alt. 80 m - Walk south-west
  110. 110 : km 19.57 - alt. 80 m - Walk south-east
  111. 111 : km 19.72 - alt. 81 m - Walk south
  112. 112 : km 19.86 - alt. 82 m - Walk south
  113. 113 : km 20.01 - alt. 81 m - Walk south towards Leighton Rd
  114. 114 : km 20.18 - alt. 82 m - Walk south towards Leighton Rd
  115. 115 : km 20.18 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Leighton Rd
  116. 116 : km 20.34 - alt. 83 m - Enter the roundabout
  117. 117 : km 20.36 - alt. 83 m - Walk west on Leighton Rd
  118. 118 : km 20.47 - alt. 85 m - Enter the roundabout
  119. 119 : km 20.49 - alt. 85 m - Walk north-west on Old Rd towards Stoke Rd
  120. 120 : km 20.72 - alt. 93 m - Walk west on Old Rd towards Rosebery Ave
  121. 121 : km 20.72 - alt. 94 m - Continue onto Soulbury Rd
  122. 122 : km 20.94 - alt. 93 m - Walk north-west on Soulbury Rd towards Springfield Rd
  123. E : km 21.11 - alt. 96 m

Useful Information

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Other walks in the area

Walking Two Ridges Way from Leighton Buzzard to Ivinghoe Beacon

Association or club
↔12.95 km ↗+138 m ↘-3 m ◔4h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Leighton-Linslade (Central Bedfordshire)

The Ridgeway is linked at Ivinghoe Beacon by the Two Ridges Link (8 miles and included on OS mapping) with the Greensand Ridge Walk that in turn also connects with the Icknield Way Path. The Link uses the Grand Union Canal North from near Slapton. This route shows the link from North to South.

Walking Totternhoe to the foot of the Downs, Chilterns

Association or club
↔9.57 km ↗+79 m ↘-74 m ◔3h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Totternhoe (Central Bedfordshire)

A mainly level walk through open farmland to the foot of the Dunstable Downs, with a gentle climb to pick up the Icknield and Chiltern Ways. Great views over the Bedfordshire plain and Ivinghoe Beacon.

Walking The parkland of Woburn Abbey, Eversholt & Milton Bryan from Woburn

Walker
↔15.35 km ↗+80 m ↘-88 m ◔4h 35 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Woburn (Central Bedfordshire)

A fairly level Bedfordshire walk starts from Woburn and passes through the extensive grounds of Woburn Abbey to reach Eversholt. The return route includes the opportunity to have lunch in Milton Bryan and a further section of walking through the Abbey's extensive parkland.

Walking The parkland of Woburn Abbey and Eversholt from Woburn

Walker
↔12.80 km ↗+83 m ↘-77 m ◔3h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Woburn (Central Bedfordshire)

This fairly level Bedfordshire walk starts from Woburn and passes through the extensive grounds of Woburn Abbey to reach Eversholt. The return route includes a further section of walking through the Abbey's parkland.

Walking Ivinghoe Beacon to Wendover, The Ridgeway the Other Way

Association or club
↔18.23 km ↗+208 m ↘-297 m ◔5h 50 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Ivinghoe (Buckinghamshire)

The Ridgeway the other way. The NationalTrail from NE to SW. This Stage 1 goes over the Chilterns, across the Grand Union Canal, past Tring, through the Three Hundreds of Aylesbury to reach the market town of Wendover.

Walking The Ouzel Valley Park

Walker
↔4.73 km ↗+8 m ↘-8 m ◔1h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Old Woughton (City of Milton Keynes)

This is a circular walk, along footpaths, red ways and a canal towpath. The walking is easy and accessible year round. It is wheelchair friendly, although there is one incline at the beginning of the trail which could present problems for some manual wheelchair users.

Walking Marsworth Canals and Reservoirs

Association or club
Marsworth Canals and Reservoirs
↔7.61 km ↗+23 m ↘-23 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Marsworth (Buckinghamshire)

This walk is good for both ‘Arms’ and legs. Not only that, what better way to get some fresh air into your lungs than to explore the waterways near Tring? The route includes a visit to one of the best birdwatching sites in the area, Wilstone Reservoir.

Walking Woughton - Simpson - Caldecotte Lake - Walton - Woughton

Walker
↔8.72 km ↗+8 m ↘-8 m ◔2h 30 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Old Woughton (City of Milton Keynes)

This is a reasonably flat walk, much of it beside water (river, canal and lake).

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