Beacon Run

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.62 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 197 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 195 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 230 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 92 m
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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.

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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. 142 m - Continue onto Readers Close
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Readers Close
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Readers Close
  4. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Park Street
  5. 5 : km 0.09 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight left onto Gilpin Street
  6. 6 : km 0.4 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto High Street North, A505
  7. 7 : km 0.67 - alt. 137 m - Turn left onto Brewers Hill Road
  8. 8 : km 0.98 - alt. 142 m - Enter roundabout
  9. 9 : km 2.36 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.37 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 3.44 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Dunstable Road
  12. 12 : km 3.45 - alt. 117 m - Continue onto Dunstable Road
  13. 13 : km 3.55 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  14. 14 : km 3.61 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Church Green
  15. 15 : km 4 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 5.09 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 5.1 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  18. 18 : km 5.61 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left onto High Street
  19. 19 : km 5.61 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right onto The Meads
  20. 20 : km 5.83 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 6.82 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto High Street
  22. 22 : km 7.01 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Pebblemoor
  23. 23 : km 7.02 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto High Street
  24. 24 : km 9.42 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 25 : km 10.54 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto B489
  26. 26 : km 10.58 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 11.36 - alt. 205 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 11.36 - alt. 205 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 11.53 - alt. 206 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 12.23 - alt. 208 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 12.85 - alt. 181 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 13.11 - alt. 158 m - Turn slight right onto B489
  33. 33 : km 13.65 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 14.33 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Leighton Road, B440
  35. 35 : km 14.74 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 15.48 - alt. 105 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 16.03 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 16.24 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 17.02 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 17.03 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Doolittle Lane
  41. 41 : km 18.31 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 18.84 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp right
  43. 43 : km 19.07 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 19.13 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 19.19 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto The Avenue
  46. 46 : km 19.22 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 19.58 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Totternhoe Road
  48. 48 : km 19.69 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 20.04 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto Spinney Crescent
  50. 50 : km 20.2 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Drovers Way
  51. 51 : km 20.27 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Westfield Road
  52. 52 : km 21.12 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight right
  53. 53 : km 21.21 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto High Street North, A505
  54. 54 : km 21.23 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Tavistock Street
  55. 55 : km 21.54 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Readers Close
  56. 56 : km 21.57 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Readers Close
  57. 57 : km 21.61 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Readers Close
  58. S/E : km 21.62 - alt. 142 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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