Bison Hill & Downs Via Edelsbourgh & Doolittle Ln

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.78 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 40 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 167 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 164 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 240 m
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    Lowest point: 90 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 115 m - Start near 19 Brightwell Ave, Totternhoe, Dunstable LU6 1QT, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 115 m - Head south-west on Brightwell Ave towards Well Head Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 115 m - Head south on Brightwell Ave towards Well Head Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.11 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Well Head Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.45 - alt. 116 m - Head on Well Head Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.45 - alt. 116 m - Head north-west on Well Head Rd towards Church Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.46 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Church Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.59 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Castle Hill Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.76 - alt. 118 m - Head north-west on Castle Hill Rd towards Park Ave
  10. 10 : km 1.18 - alt. 115 m - Head north-west on Castle Hill Rd towards Castle Cl
  11. 11 : km 1.61 - alt. 109 m - Head west on Castle Hill Rd towards Chapel Ln
  12. 12 : km 2.05 - alt. 112 m - Head north-west on Castle Hill Rd towards Eaton Bray Rd
  13. 13 : km 2.42 - alt. 99 m - Head north on Castle Hill Rd towards Stanbridge Rd
  14. 14 : km 2.57 - alt. 98 m - Castle Hill Rd turns slightly left and becomes Stanbridge Rd
  15. 15 : km 2.88 - alt. 92 m - Head north-west on Stanbridge Rd
  16. 16 : km 3.26 - alt. 90 m - Head south towards Eaton Bray Rd
  17. 17 : km 3.84 - alt. 93 m - Head south towards Eaton Bray Rd
  18. 18 : km 4.22 - alt. 95 m - Head south-east towards Eaton Bray Rd
  19. 19 : km 4.36 - alt. 96 m - Head south-east towards Eaton Bray Rd
  20. 20 : km 4.42 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Totternhoe Rd
  21. 21 : km 4.5 - alt. 97 m - Head south-west on Totternhoe Rd towards Green Ln
  22. 22 : km 4.9 - alt. 98 m - Head south on Totternhoe Rd towards The Rye
  23. 23 : km 5.32 - alt. 99 m - Head south-east on High St towards Church Ln
  24. 24 : km 5.57 - alt. 99 m - Head south-east on High St towards Wallace Dr
  25. 25 : km 5.8 - alt. 96 m - Head south-east on High St towards The Meads
  26. 26 : km 6.15 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Moor End
  27. 27 : km 6.44 - alt. 96 m - Head south on Moor End towards Eatongate Cl
  28. 28 : km 6.69 - alt. 96 m - Continue onto High St
  29. 29 : km 6.97 - alt. 97 m - Head south-west on High St towards St Mary's Glebe
  30. 30 : km 7.16 - alt. 98 m - Head south-east on Pebblemoor towards Kings Mead
  31. 31 : km 7.59 - alt. 103 m - Head south-east on Pebblemoor
  32. 32 : km 7.72 - alt. 105 m - Head north-east towards Townside
  33. 33 : km 8.06 - alt. 104 m - Head east
  34. 34 : km 8.25 - alt. 103 m - Head east
  35. 35 : km 8.48 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 8.54 - alt. 105 m - Head north-east towards Harling Rd
  37. 37 : km 8.74 - alt. 108 m - Continue onto Doolittle Ln
  38. 38 : km 8.78 - alt. 109 m - Head north-east on Doolittle Ln
  39. 39 : km 9.11 - alt. 110 m - Head north-east on Doolittle Ln
  40. 40 : km 9.38 - alt. 111 m - Head north-east on Doolittle Ln
  41. 41 : km 9.79 - alt. 112 m - Head west on Doolittle Ln towards Church Rd
  42. 42 : km 10.04 - alt. 114 m - Head north-west on Doolittle Ln towards Church Rd
  43. 43 : km 10.05 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Dunstable Rd
  44. 44 : km 10.71 - alt. 106 m - Head south-west on Dunstable Rd towards Harling Rd
  45. 45 : km 10.78 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Harling Rd
  46. 46 : km 11.04 - alt. 107 m - Head south-east on Harling Rd towards Bellows Mill Ln
  47. 47 : km 11.28 - alt. 108 m - Head south on Harling Rd towards Doolittle Ln
  48. 48 : km 11.58 - alt. 111 m - Head east on Harling Rd
  49. 49 : km 11.91 - alt. 111 m - Head south-east on Harling Rd
  50. 50 : km 12.21 - alt. 117 m - Head south-east on Harling Rd
  51. 51 : km 12.38 - alt. 126 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Dagnall Rd/B4506
  52. 52 : km 12.5 - alt. 130 m - Head south-east on Dagnall Rd/B4506 towards B4540
  53. 53 : km 12.78 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto B4540
  54. 54 : km 12.82 - alt. 146 m - Head on B4540
  55. 55 : km 12.82 - alt. 146 m - Head east on B4540
  56. 56 : km 13.02 - alt. 157 m - Head east on B4540
  57. 57 : km 13.43 - alt. 207 m - Head south on B4540
  58. 58 : km 13.81 - alt. 225 m - Head south-east on B4540 towards Dukes Ave
  59. 59 : km 14.14 - alt. 221 m - Head south-east on B4540 towards Dukes Ave
  60. 60 : km 14.33 - alt. 213 m - Head east on B4540 towards Studham Ln
  61. 61 : km 14.65 - alt. 205 m - Head east on B4540 towards Studham Ln
  62. 62 : km 14.9 - alt. 211 m - Head north-east on B4540 towards Sallowsprings
  63. 63 : km 15.1 - alt. 210 m - Head east on B4540
  64. 64 : km 15.44 - alt. 195 m - Head east on B4540
  65. 65 : km 15.51 - alt. 194 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto B4541
  66. 66 : km 15.64 - alt. 195 m - Head north on B4541 towards Land Park Ln
  67. 67 : km 16.04 - alt. 205 m - Head north-west on B4541
  68. 68 : km 16.51 - alt. 215 m - Head north-west on B4541
  69. 69 : km 16.95 - alt. 233 m - Head north on B4541
  70. 70 : km 17.17 - alt. 240 m - Walk north on B4541
  71. 71 : km 17.17 - alt. 240 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 17.2 - alt. 240 m - Slight right
  73. 73 : km 17.2 - alt. 240 m - Walk west
  74. 74 : km 17.25 - alt. 240 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 17.26 - alt. 240 m - Walk north towards Icknield Way Trail
  76. 76 : km 17.45 - alt. 235 m - Walk north-east on Icknield Way Trail
  77. 77 : km 17.88 - alt. 221 m - Walk north on Icknield Way Trail
  78. 78 : km 18.27 - alt. 216 m - Walk north on Icknield Way Trail
  79. 79 : km 18.67 - alt. 215 m - Walk north towards Whipsnade Rd/B4541
  80. 80 : km 18.97 - alt. 196 m - Walk north towards Whipsnade Rd/B4541
  81. 81 : km 19.05 - alt. 187 m - Head north on Whipsnade Rd/B4541 towards Royce Cl
  82. 82 : km 19.4 - alt. 166 m - Enter the roundabout
  83. 83 : km 19.45 - alt. 165 m - Head west towards Whipsnade Rd/B4541
  84. 84 : km 19.46 - alt. 166 m - Exit the roundabout onto Tring Rd/B489
  85. 85 : km 19.63 - alt. 165 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Totternhoe Rd
  86. 86 : km 19.68 - alt. 162 m - Head north-west on Totternhoe Rd towards Lancot Ave
  87. 87 : km 20.04 - alt. 156 m - Head west on Totternhoe Rd towards Marina Dr
  88. 88 : km 20.18 - alt. 151 m - Continue onto Dunstable Rd
  89. 89 : km 20.29 - alt. 141 m - Head west on Dunstable Rd towards Furlong Ln
  90. 90 : km 20.54 - alt. 123 m - Head west on Dunstable Rd towards Furlong Ln
  91. 91 : km 20.87 - alt. 117 m - Head west on Dunstable Rd towards Furlong Ln
  92. 92 : km 21.11 - alt. 117 m - Slight left onto Furlong Ln
  93. 93 : km 21.21 - alt. 116 m - Head south-west on Furlong Ln towards Church Rd
  94. 94 : km 21.29 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Church Rd
  95. 95 : km 21.32 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Well Head Rd
  96. 96 : km 21.47 - alt. 115 m - Head south-east on Well Head Rd towards Ellesmere Cl
  97. 97 : km 21.66 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Brightwell Ave
  98. S/E : km 21.78 - alt. 115 m

Useful Information

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