Letchworth 3.5m

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.59 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 22 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 30 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 72 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 94 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 94 m - Head north on Radburn Way towards Baldock Rd/B656
  3. 2 : km 0.14 - alt. 93 m - Head north-west on Radburn Way towards Baldock Rd/B656
  4. 3 : km 0.19 - alt. 92 m - Head north-east on Baldock Rd/B656 towards Dunham's Ln
  5. 4 : km 0.4 - alt. 94 m - Head north-east on Baldock Rd/B656
  6. 5 : km 0.51 - alt. 92 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Ave One
  7. 6 : km 0.55 - alt. 91 m - Head on Ave One
  8. 7 : km 0.55 - alt. 91 m - Head north on Ave One towards Sixth Ave
  9. 8 : km 0.72 - alt. 86 m - Head north on Ave One towards Second Ave
  10. 9 : km 0.86 - alt. 81 m - Head north on Ave One
  11. 10 : km 1.01 - alt. 78 m - Enter the roundabout
  12. 11 : km 1.04 - alt. 78 m - Head north on Ave One
  13. 12 : km 1.2 - alt. 75 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Works Rd
  14. 13 : km 1.22 - alt. 75 m - Head west on Works Rd
  15. 14 : km 1.33 - alt. 75 m - Head west on Works Rd towards Dunham's Ln
  16. 15 : km 1.41 - alt. 74 m - Head west on Works Rd towards Meredews
  17. 16 : km 1.52 - alt. 74 m - Head west on Works Rd towards Such Cl
  18. 17 : km 1.63 - alt. 75 m - Head west on Works Rd towards Arden Press Way
  19. 18 : km 1.77 - alt. 77 m - Head west on Works Rd towards Pixmore Ave
  20. 19 : km 1.81 - alt. 79 m - Continue onto Birds Hill
  21. 20 : km 2.08 - alt. 77 m - Head south-west on Birds Hill towards Ridge Rd
  22. 21 : km 2.25 - alt. 72 m - Enter the roundabout
  23. 22 : km 2.27 - alt. 72 m - Head south on Norton Way S towards Openshaw Way
  24. 23 : km 2.49 - alt. 74 m - Head south on Norton Way S towards Openshaw Way
  25. 24 : km 2.59 - alt. 75 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Norton Way S
  26. 25 : km 2.77 - alt. 77 m - Head south on Norton Way S
  27. 26 : km 2.82 - alt. 77 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Norton Way S
  28. 27 : km 3.28 - alt. 86 m - Continue straight onto Willian Way
  29. 28 : km 3.72 - alt. 97 m - Head east on Whitethorn Ln towards Lawrence Ave
  30. 29 : km 4.19 - alt. 95 m - Head north on Howard Dr towards Bell Acre
  31. 30 : km 4.47 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Letchworth Gate/A505
  32. 31 : km 4.96 - alt. 88 m - Head north-west on Letchworth Gate/A505
  33. 32 : km 4.99 - alt. 88 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Baldock Rd/B656
  34. 33 : km 5.39 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Radburn Way
  35. 34 : km 5.53 - alt. 94 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Radburn Way
  36. S/E : km 5.59 - alt. 94 m

Useful Information

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