Dunstable To Harpenden 16miler

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.88 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 80 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 119 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 154 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 89 m
  • ⚐
    District: Dunstable 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.888774° / W 0.540951°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.788944° / W 0.342528°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 152 m - Continue onto Brewers Hill Road
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 152 m - Turn left onto Brewers Hill Road
  3. 3 : km 0.53 - alt. 143 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Brewers Hill Road
  4. 4 : km 0.86 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto High Street North, A505
  5. 5 : km 0.99 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.41 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.47 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 2.95 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 3.7 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 3.71 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 4.26 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 4.27 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 5.27 - alt. 153 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 5.29 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left
  15. 15 : km 5.33 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight left
  16. 16 : km 5.59 - alt. 152 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 6.67 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 10.38 - alt. 106 m - Continue onto Luton Dunstable Busway
  19. 19 : km 10.81 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Street
  20. 20 : km 10.9 - alt. 105 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Church Street
  21. 21 : km 10.95 - alt. 104 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Church Street
  22. 22 : km 11.06 - alt. 104 m - Continue onto St Mary's Road
  23. 23 : km 11.29 - alt. 105 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Crawley Green Road, A6
  24. 24 : km 11.46 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Pondwicks Road
  25. 25 : km 11.47 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Crawley Green Road, A6
  26. 26 : km 11.57 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 12.08 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp right onto Kimpton Road, A505
  28. 28 : km 12.18 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 12.34 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Kimpton Road, A505
  30. 30 : km 12.48 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp left onto Windmill Road, B653
  31. 31 : km 12.64 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight left onto Gipsy Lane, B653
  32. 32 : km 13.11 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 13.15 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Parkway Road
  34. 34 : km 13.15 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 13.18 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 13.24 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 13.26 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Parkway Road
  38. 38 : km 13.3 - alt. 105 m - Keep right onto Parkway Road
  39. 39 : km 13.36 - alt. 108 m - Keep left onto Harpenden - Luton Greenway (cycleway)
  40. 40 : km 13.61 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 13.62 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Lower Harpenden Road, B653
  42. 42 : km 13.97 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 13.98 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Harpenden - Luton Greenway (cycleway)
  44. 44 : km 15.48 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight right onto Harpenden - Luton Greenway (cycleway)
  45. 45 : km 17.49 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Harpenden - Luton Greenway (cycleway)
  46. 46 : km 20.04 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 20.06 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Ox Lane
  48. 48 : km 20.21 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Oulton Rise
  49. 49 : km 20.28 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Ox Lane
  50. 50 : km 20.88 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Holly Bush Lane
  51. 51 : km 20.93 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto The Nickey Line
  52. 52 : km 20.99 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Holly Bush Lane
  53. 53 : km 21.04 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Sun Lane
  54. 54 : km 21.38 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight left onto Sun Lane
  55. 55 : km 21.59 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Bowers Way
  56. 56 : km 21.87 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 21.88 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Bowers Way
  58. 58 : km 22.02 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Vaughan Road
  59. 59 : km 22.17 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto High Street, A1081
  60. 60 : km 22.45 - alt. 104 m - Keep left onto St Albans Road, A1081
  61. 61 : km 22.47 - alt. 104 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bull Road
  62. 62 : km 22.48 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left onto Bull Road
  63. 63 : km 22.53 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight right onto Southdown Road
  64. 64 : km 22.96 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 22.96 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight right
  66. 66 : km 23.05 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right
  67. 67 : km 23.1 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 23.3 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 23.78 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Cravells Road
  70. 70 : km 23.85 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 71 : km 24.61 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Cross Lane
  72. 72 : km 24.66 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto East Common
  73. 73 : km 24.73 - alt. 124 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 24.94 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight right onto East Common
  75. 75 : km 25.39 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Ayres End Lane
  76. 76 : km 25.62 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Public Footpath 46
  77. E : km 25.88 - alt. 110 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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