Hicca Way 21 K To Biggelswade / 12 Km To Arlesey

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.50 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 5 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 36 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 65 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 26 m
  • ⚐
    District: North Hertfordshire 
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    Start: N 51.949573° / W 0.276384°
  • ⚑
    End: N 52.085014° / W 0.261105°
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Description

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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. 62 m - Continue onto Hermitage Road
  2. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 64 m - Continue
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 65 m - Continue onto Walsworth Road, B656
  4. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left onto Whinbush Road
  5. 5 : km 0.21 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto William Ransom Way
  6. 6 : km 0.3 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.86 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Nightingale Road, A505
  8. 8 : km 0.88 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Nightingale Road, A505
  9. 9 : km 0.92 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right onto Starlings Bridge, A505
  10. 10 : km 0.93 - alt. 57 m - Continue onto Nightingale Road, A505
  11. 11 : km 0.96 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Nightingale Road, A505
  12. 12 : km 0.99 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Florence Street
  13. 13 : km 1.25 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 1.44 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Grove Road
  15. 15 : km 1.56 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Bury Mead Road
  16. 16 : km 2.11 - alt. 53 m - Continue
  17. 17 : km 2.13 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto The Mead
  18. 18 : km 2.33 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Old Hale Way
  19. 19 : km 2.89 - alt. 52 m - Continue onto Arlesey Road
  20. 20 : km 2.95 - alt. 52 m - Continue
  21. 21 : km 3.02 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right onto Arlesey Road
  22. 22 : km 3.08 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Laurel Way
  23. 23 : km 3.2 - alt. 50 m - Continue
  24. 24 : km 3.46 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Public Footpath 17
  25. 25 : km 3.46 - alt. 49 m - Continue
  26. 26 : km 3.47 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Icknield Way
  27. 27 : km 3.61 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight left
  28. 28 : km 4.3 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Arlesey Road
  29. 29 : km 4.46 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right
  30. 30 : km 12.72 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left onto A507
  31. 31 : km 12.81 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 14.86 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto Common Road
  33. 33 : km 15.52 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 15.55 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto B659
  35. 35 : km 15.59 - alt. 31 m - Continue onto Langford Road, B659
  36. 36 : km 15.76 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 17.11 - alt. 30 m - Continue onto Mill Lane
  38. 38 : km 17.36 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Church Street, B659
  39. 39 : km 17.88 - alt. 32 m - Continue onto Langford Road, B659
  40. 40 : km 18.86 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Southill Road
  41. 41 : km 19.36 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Kingfisher Way
  42. 42 : km 20.87 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right onto Mill Lane
  43. 43 : km 20.98 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 21.08 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Hitchin Street
  45. 45 : km 21.09 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Bonds Lane
  46. 46 : km 21.22 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  47. E : km 21.5 - alt. 31 m

Useful Information

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