6km Canal Globe Mentmore

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.12 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 20 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 20 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 108 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 80 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 88 m - Start near 2 Victoria Rd, Leighton Buzzard LU7, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 88 m - Walk north-west on Victoria Rd towards Dickens Yard
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 92 m - Walk north on Waterloo Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 90 m - Slight left
  5. 5 : km 0.23 - alt. 90 m - Walk north towards Station Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.43 - alt. 91 m - Walk north-west towards Station Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.44 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Station Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.58 - alt. 96 m - Sharp right onto Soulbury Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.59 - alt. 96 m - Walk north-west on Soulbury Rd towards Station Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.66 - alt. 93 m - Walk north-west on Soulbury Rd towards Springfield Rd
  11. 11 : km 0.82 - alt. 96 m - Walk north-west on Soulbury Rd towards St Mary's Way
  12. 12 : km 0.85 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto St Mary's Way
  13. 13 : km 0.86 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto Soulbury Rd
  14. 14 : km 0.88 - alt. 97 m - Walk south-east on Soulbury Rd towards St Mary's Way
  15. 15 : km 0.91 - alt. 97 m - Turn left onto St Mary's Way
  16. 16 : km 1.03 - alt. 102 m - Walk north on St Mary's Way towards Hawthorne Cl
  17. 17 : km 1.16 - alt. 102 m - St Mary's Way turns slightly right and becomes Knaves Hill
  18. 18 : km 1.26 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 1.3 - alt. 95 m - Walk north towards Lincombe Slade
  20. 20 : km 1.33 - alt. 95 m - Slight left onto Knaves Hill
  21. 21 : km 1.47 - alt. 104 m - Walk west on Knaves Hill
  22. 22 : km 1.49 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 1.52 - alt. 102 m - Walk north towards Knaves Hill
  24. 24 : km 1.64 - alt. 107 m - Walk east towards Stoke Rd
  25. 25 : km 1.76 - alt. 104 m - Walk north-east towards Stoke Rd
  26. 26 : km 1.83 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Stoke Rd
  27. 27 : km 1.89 - alt. 102 m - Walk north-west on Stoke Rd
  28. 28 : km 1.95 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 2.01 - alt. 98 m - Walk north-west
  30. 30 : km 2.11 - alt. 84 m - Walk north towards Globe Ln
  31. 31 : km 2.19 - alt. 80 m - Continue onto Globe Ln
  32. 32 : km 2.25 - alt. 80 m - Walk east
  33. 33 : km 2.38 - alt. 80 m - Walk east
  34. 34 : km 2.48 - alt. 80 m - Walk east
  35. 35 : km 2.61 - alt. 80 m - Walk east
  36. 36 : km 2.71 - alt. 80 m - Walk east
  37. 37 : km 2.74 - alt. 80 m - Walk east
  38. 38 : km 2.98 - alt. 81 m - Walk south-west
  39. 39 : km 3.27 - alt. 82 m - Walk south
  40. 40 : km 3.52 - alt. 82 m - Walk south-west
  41. 41 : km 3.73 - alt. 82 m - Walk south-west
  42. 42 : km 4.03 - alt. 82 m - Walk south
  43. 43 : km 4.21 - alt. 82 m - Slight right
  44. 44 : km 4.3 - alt. 82 m - Walk south-east
  45. 45 : km 4.51 - alt. 82 m - Walk south
  46. 46 : km 4.69 - alt. 82 m - Walk south
  47. 47 : km 4.87 - alt. 82 m - Walk south
  48. 48 : km 5.02 - alt. 82 m - Walk south-west
  49. 49 : km 5.03 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 5.2 - alt. 83 m - Walk west towards Mentmore Gardens
  51. 51 : km 5.28 - alt. 82 m - Continue onto Mentmore Gardens
  52. 52 : km 5.31 - alt. 83 m - Walk west on Mentmore Gardens towards Mentmore Rd
  53. 53 : km 5.4 - alt. 83 m - Walk west on Mentmore Gardens towards Mentmore Rd
  54. 54 : km 5.44 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Mentmore Rd
  55. 55 : km 5.49 - alt. 84 m - Enter the roundabout
  56. 56 : km 5.5 - alt. 84 m - Walk south-west towards Cedars Way
  57. 57 : km 5.51 - alt. 84 m - Exit the roundabout onto Cedars Way
  58. 58 : km 5.67 - alt. 85 m - Walk north-west on Cedars Way/Ledburn Grove towards Wyngates
  59. 59 : km 5.75 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Wing Rd
  60. 60 : km 5.76 - alt. 87 m - Walk north-east on Wing Rd towards Cedars Way
  61. 61 : km 5.91 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 5.95 - alt. 86 m - Walk north-west towards Wing Rd
  63. 63 : km 5.98 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Wing Rd
  64. 64 : km 6.1 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Victoria Rd
  65. S/E : km 6.12 - alt. 88 m

Useful Information

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