Hitchin Station-Pegsdon Hills Via Pirton - 13m

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.30 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 187 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 185 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 178 m
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    Lowest point: 56 m
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Description

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

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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/E : km 0 - alt. 66 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.08 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.11 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Walsworth Road, B656
  6. 6 : km 0.12 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Nightingale Road, B656
  7. 7 : km 0.14 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 0.15 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.18 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left onto Nightingale Road, A505
  10. 10 : km 0.62 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Nightingale Road, A505
  11. 11 : km 0.68 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Nightingale Road, A505
  12. 12 : km 0.69 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Nightingale Road, A505
  13. 13 : km 0.85 - alt. 59 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bunyan Road, A505
  14. 14 : km 0.94 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Fishponds Road, A505
  15. 15 : km 1.52 - alt. 69 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Maxwell's Path
  16. 16 : km 1.85 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Lucas Lane
  17. 17 : km 1.91 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right onto Oughtonhead lane
  18. 18 : km 2.26 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp left onto Redhill road
  19. 19 : km 2.63 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 20 : km 2.67 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 3.26 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 3.3 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp left
  23. 23 : km 3.61 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 3.85 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right
  25. 25 : km 3.85 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 3.87 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  27. 27 : km 4.23 - alt. 69 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 5.86 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 6.21 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Walnut Tree Road
  30. 30 : km 6.3 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 31 : km 6.32 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 6.58 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Crabtree Lane
  33. 33 : km 6.66 - alt. 74 m - Keep right onto Three Closes
  34. 34 : km 6.67 - alt. 75 m - Make a U-turn onto Three Closes
  35. 35 : km 6.67 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp right onto Great Green
  36. 36 : km 6.84 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Wood Lane
  37. 37 : km 8.31 - alt. 125 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 9.39 - alt. 142 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 9.57 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 9.59 - alt. 170 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 41 : km 9.99 - alt. 164 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 10.5 - alt. 172 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 10.55 - alt. 178 m - Turn slight left
  44. 44 : km 10.56 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp left onto Icknield Way
  45. 45 : km 11.36 - alt. 152 m - Make a U-turn onto Icknield Way
  46. 46 : km 11.49 - alt. 155 m - Make a U-turn onto Icknield Way
  47. 47 : km 11.82 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 11.82 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left onto Icknield Way
  49. 49 : km 12.31 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 12.32 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Pirton Road, B655
  51. 51 : km 12.56 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 12.8 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 13.4 - alt. 130 m - Turn sharp left
  54. 54 : km 13.9 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 14.56 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 15.14 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp right onto Hitchin Road
  57. 57 : km 16.5 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  58. 58 : km 16.5 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Hitchin Road
  59. 59 : km 17.45 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 18.98 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Crow Furlong
  61. 61 : km 18.99 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Gray's Lane
  62. 62 : km 19.37 - alt. 78 m - Keep left onto Braun's Alley
  63. 63 : km 19.46 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Winston Close
  64. 64 : km 19.63 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Old Park Road, A505
  65. 65 : km 19.64 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left onto Nun's Close
  66. 66 : km 19.66 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right onto Nun's Close
  67. 67 : km 19.76 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left onto Payne's Park, A505
  68. 68 : km 19.77 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto West Alley
  69. 69 : km 19.83 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 19.85 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Arcade
  71. 71 : km 19.92 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Market Place
  72. 72 : km 19.97 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Churchyard
  73. 73 : km 20.01 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 20.02 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 20.02 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 20.03 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 20.09 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 20.12 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 20.21 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 20.27 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left
  81. 81 : km 20.27 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 20.38 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Walsworth Road, B656
  83. 83 : km 20.43 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Walsworth Road, B656
  84. 84 : km 20.77 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Walsworth Road, B656
  85. 85 : km 21.19 - alt. 66 m - Keep right
  86. 86 : km 21.2 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight right onto Station Approach
  87. 87 : km 21.23 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 21.27 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right
  89. S/E : km 21.3 - alt. 67 m

Useful Information

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A short circuit from Preston village through Hitch Wood, one of the finest woods in the North Chilterns. Worth following for spectacular bluebells in spring or as a pre-pub leg stretch.

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