Sandpit Lane Batchwood

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.32 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 73 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 74 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 125 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 90 m
  • ⚐
    District: St Albans 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.76803° / W 0.3313°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 107 m - Start near 15 Ellis Fields, St Albans AL3 6BG, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 107 m - Walk north-west on Ellis Fields
  3. 3 : km 0 - alt. 107 m - Walk west on Ellis Fields
  4. 4 : km 0.05 - alt. 107 m - Walk south on Ellis Fields towards Old Harpenden Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.18 - alt. 104 m - Walk west on Ellis Fields towards Old Harpenden Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.26 - alt. 104 m - Walk north-west on Ellis Fields towards Old Harpenden Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.26 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Old Harpenden Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.42 - alt. 102 m - Walk south on Harpenden Rd/A1081 towards Beech Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.48 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Beech Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.49 - alt. 102 m - Walk east on Beech Rd towards Sheppards Cl
  11. 11 : km 0.66 - alt. 104 m - Walk east on Beech Rd towards Seymour Rd
  12. 12 : km 0.86 - alt. 105 m - Walk north-east on Beech Rd towards Marshall Ave
  13. 13 : km 1.06 - alt. 105 m - Walk east on Beech Rd towards Firbank Rd
  14. 14 : km 1.25 - alt. 110 m - Walk east on Beech Rd
  15. 15 : km 1.38 - alt. 117 m - Walk south-east on Beech Rd towards Valley Rd
  16. 16 : km 1.48 - alt. 112 m - Continue onto Marshalswick Ln
  17. 17 : km 1.55 - alt. 117 m - Walk east on Marshalswick Ln towards Gurney Ct Rd
  18. 18 : km 1.74 - alt. 117 m - Walk east on Marshalswick Ln towards Furse Ave
  19. 19 : km 2.29 - alt. 108 m - Walk south-east on Marshalswick Ln towards Marshalswick Ln
  20. 20 : km 2.71 - alt. 103 m - Walk south on Marshalswick Ln towards Jersey Ln
  21. 21 : km 3.01 - alt. 100 m - Continue onto Beechwood Ave
  22. 22 : km 3.04 - alt. 100 m - Walk north on Beechwood Ave towards Sandpit Ln
  23. 23 : km 3.06 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Sandpit Ln
  24. 24 : km 4.17 - alt. 108 m - Walk west on Sandpit Ln towards Lancaster Rd
  25. 25 : km 4.75 - alt. 124 m - Walk north-west on Sandpit Ln towards Sandridge Rd/B651
  26. 26 : km 4.77 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Stonecross/B651
  27. 27 : km 4.94 - alt. 122 m - Slight left onto St Peter's St/A1081
  28. 28 : km 4.99 - alt. 122 m - Walk north-east on St Peter's St/A1081 towards Townsend Ave
  29. 29 : km 5 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Carlisle Ave
  30. 30 : km 5.38 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Waverley Rd
  31. 31 : km 5.49 - alt. 111 m - Walk north-west on Waverley Rd towards Pegasus Pl
  32. 32 : km 5.77 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Lavender Cres
  33. 33 : km 5.82 - alt. 114 m - Turn right to stay on Lavender Cres
  34. 34 : km 5.88 - alt. 116 m - Turn right to stay on Lavender Cres
  35. 35 : km 5.96 - alt. 115 m - Walk south-east on Lavender Cres
  36. 36 : km 6.03 - alt. 116 m - Turn left to stay on Lavender Cres
  37. 37 : km 6.09 - alt. 114 m - Turn left to stay on Lavender Cres
  38. 38 : km 6.14 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Waverley Rd
  39. 39 : km 6.53 - alt. 92 m - Walk north-west on Waverley Rd
  40. 40 : km 6.56 - alt. 93 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Batchwood Dr
  41. 41 : km 7.15 - alt. 94 m - Walk south on Batchwood Dr towards Downedge
  42. 42 : km 7.29 - alt. 90 m - Walk north-east on Batchwood Dr towards Downedge
  43. 43 : km 7.32 - alt. 91 m - Turn left at Downedge
  44. 44 : km 7.83 - alt. 103 m - Walk north-west
  45. 45 : km 8.35 - alt. 123 m - Walk north-east
  46. 46 : km 8.65 - alt. 108 m - Walk east towards Batchwood Dr
  47. 47 : km 9.07 - alt. 96 m - Walk south-east towards Batchwood Dr
  48. 48 : km 9.23 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Batchwood Dr
  49. 49 : km 9.3 - alt. 96 m - Walk north-east on Batchwood Dr towards Townsend Dr
  50. 50 : km 9.56 - alt. 98 m - Walk east on Batchwood Dr towards Batchwood Gardens
  51. 51 : km 9.72 - alt. 100 m - Walk east on Batchwood Dr towards Batchwood Gardens
  52. 52 : km 9.86 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Harpenden Rd/A1081
  53. 53 : km 9.91 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Old Harpenden Rd
  54. 54 : km 10.06 - alt. 104 m - Walk north-east on Old Harpenden Rd towards Ellis Fields
  55. 55 : km 10.07 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Ellis Fields
  56. 56 : km 10.3 - alt. 107 m - Walk on Ellis Fields
  57. 57 : km 10.3 - alt. 107 m - Walk north-east on Ellis Fields
  58. S/E : km 10.32 - alt. 107 m

Useful Information

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