10Mile + Walk to hitchin

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.90 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 95 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 105 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 146 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 54 m
  • ⚐
    District: North Hertfordshire 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.98423° / W 0.187126°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.956925° / W 0.263271°
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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. 71 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  4. 4 : km 0.26 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto South Road
  5. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto South Close
  6. 6 : km 0.4 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto South Road
  7. 7 : km 0.4 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Limekiln Lane
  8. 8 : km 0.52 - alt. 74 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 0.52 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 0.75 - alt. 81 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 0.77 - alt. 83 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 1.75 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.55 - alt. 136 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 3.23 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 3.83 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.86 - alt. 146 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 3.89 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 3.94 - alt. 146 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 19 : km 4.66 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 4.7 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 4.86 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 4.87 - alt. 137 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 4.93 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 5.02 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 5.08 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 5.09 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 5.35 - alt. 131 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 6.07 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 6.73 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left onto Warrensgreen Lane
  30. 30 : km 6.89 - alt. 135 m - Keep right onto Warrensgreen Lane
  31. 31 : km 7.48 - alt. 139 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 7.81 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 7.91 - alt. 144 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 7.92 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight left onto Back Lane
  35. 35 : km 8.41 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 9.19 - alt. 134 m - Turn right onto Back Lane
  37. 37 : km 9.42 - alt. 141 m - Turn left onto Back Lane
  38. 38 : km 9.69 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Back Lane
  39. 39 : km 11.11 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto High Street, B197
  40. 40 : km 11.15 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Oak Lane
  41. 41 : km 11.37 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Turf Lane
  42. 42 : km 11.84 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Graveley Lane
  43. 43 : km 11.91 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 11.97 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 12.56 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 13.65 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Willian Road
  47. 47 : km 13.82 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 14.66 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 15.04 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp left onto Purwell Lane
  50. 50 : km 15.97 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Willian Road
  51. 51 : km 16.01 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 16.03 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right
  53. 53 : km 16.29 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Cambridge Road, A505
  54. 54 : km 16.5 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Cambridge Road, A505
  55. 55 : km 16.52 - alt. 60 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cambridge Road, A505
  56. 56 : km 16.57 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight left onto Cambridge Road, A505
  57. 57 : km 16.61 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Common Rise
  58. 58 : km 16.88 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Common Rise
  59. E : km 16.9 - alt. 55 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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↔7.32 km ↗+22 m ↘-22 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Stondon (Central Bedfordshire)

This circular walk covers the footpaths of Stondon to the south and east and also strays into Hertfordshire.

Walking From Lower Stondon via Holwell

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↔7.12 km ↗+22 m ↘-22 m ◔2h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Stondon (Central Bedfordshire)

A circular walk visiting the South-Western part from Lower Stondon via Holwell.

Walking Meppershall and Shillington, Stondon

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↔7.51 km ↗+20 m ↘-21 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Stondon (Central Bedfordshire)

This circular walk covers the northern/western footpaths in Stondon and also strays into Meppershall and Shillington.

Walking Around St Pauls Walden

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Around St Pauls Walden
↔9.43 km ↗+92 m ↘-92 m ◔2h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Langley (Hertfordshire)

A circuit around the village of St Paul’s Walden passing through some of the finest woodland in the North Chilterns and the picturesque parkland surrounding the grand houses of Stagenhoe and St Paul’s Walden Bury. The bluebells in Hitch Wood are spectacular in spring!

Walking Preston and Hitch Wood, Chilterns

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↔5.09 km ↗+35 m ↘-35 m ◔1h 35 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Preston (Hertfordshire)

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.

Walking Cottered Warren & Wakeley from Aspenden

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↔10.24 km ↗+39 m ↘-39 m ◔3h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Aspenden (Hertfordshire)

A pleasant circular Hertfordshire walk starting from the village of Aspenden near Buntingford. The route featues an abandoned village, a Roman Road and a moated house. Aspenden has pub for those requiring refreshment at the end of the walk.

Walking Great Offley to Charlton

Association or club
↔9.84 km ↗+100 m ↘-103 m ◔3h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Offley (Hertfordshire)

A moderate stile-free walk The walk starts in the village of Great Offley, heading south-west along the ridge above Hitchin before descending to the small hamlet of Charlton. From there, there is a steady, scenic climb back to Offley.

Walking Cuckolds Cross and Whitwell from St Paul's Walden

Walker
Cuckolds Cross and Whitwell from St Paul's Walden
↔11.03 km ↗+79 m ↘-80 m ◔3h 25 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from St Paul's Walden (Hertfordshire)

This Hertfordshire walk mainly uses old green lanes to go through a varied landscape of fields, woods and hedgerows to arrive at the Holt and then by footpaths to Cuckolds Cross. After that there is a section of larger arable fields where you join the Hertfordshire Way to reach Whitwell, an expanded village with an interesting older centre. The final leg passes through a rare breeds farm and The Bury, birthplace of the late Queen Mother.

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