Shuttleworth (two Optional Loops)
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Activity:
Road biking
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Distance:
78.87 km
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Author’s time:
Duration unknown
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Difficulty:
Not specified
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Return to departure point:
Yes
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Vertical gain:
+ 205 m
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Vertical drop:
- 202 m
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Highest point:
95 m
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Lowest point:
25 m
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
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Start near 5 Market Place, Hitchin, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 1DR, UK
- 2 : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Head east on Market Pl towards Sun St
- 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 65 m - Market Pl turns right and becomes Sun St
- 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 64 m - Head south on Sun St towards Tilehouse St
- 5 : km 0.19 - alt. 64 m - Sun St turns slightly left and becomes Bridge St
- 6 : km 0.32 - alt. 65 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Queen St/B656
- 7 : km 0.45 - alt. 66 m - Head north on Queen St/B656 towards Jill Grey Pl
- 8 : km 0.64 - alt. 65 m - Head north-east on Queen St/B656 towards Hollow Ln
- 9 : km 1.2 - alt. 66 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Verulam Rd
- 10 : km 1.35 - alt. 64 m - Head north-west on Verulam Rd towards Convent Close
- 11 : km 1.53 - alt. 57 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Nightingale Rd/A505
- 12 : km 1.6 - alt. 57 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Grove Rd
- 13 : km 1.79 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Water Ln
- 14 : km 1.94 - alt. 57 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Strathmore Ave
- 15 : km 2.29 - alt. 56 m - Head north-west on Strathmore Ave towards Heathfield Rd
- 16 : km 2.52 - alt. 58 m - Take the 2nd right onto Old Hale Way
- 17 : km 3.04 - alt. 55 m - Head north on Old Hale Way
- 18 : km 3.12 - alt. 55 m - Continue onto Arlesey Rd
- 19 : km 3.59 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Arlesey Road
- 20 : km 3.62 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Turnpike Lane
- 21 : km 4.18 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Bedford Road, A600
- 22 : km 8.35 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bedford Roads, A600
- 23 : km 8.94 - alt. 51 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Hitchin Road, B659
- 24 : km 11.5 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto B659
- 25 : km 11.63 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto High Street, B659
- 26 : km 14.47 - alt. 32 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto High St/B659
- 27 : km 16.57 - alt. 31 m - Head north on Langford Rd/B659
- 28 : km 17.21 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Southill Rd
- 29 : km 18.62 - alt. 35 m - Head south-west on Southill Rd towards High St
- 30 : km 19.85 - alt. 41 m - Head west on Southill Rd towards B658
- 31 : km 19.91 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto B658
- 32 : km 20.97 - alt. 42 m - Head south-west on B658 towards The Crescent
- 33 : km 21.1 - alt. 42 m - Slight left onto The Crescent
- 34 : km 21.43 - alt. 42 m - Continue onto Mill Rd
- 35 : km 21.55 - alt. 42 m - Slight right
- 36 : km 21.84 - alt. 40 m - Head south towards Stanford Rd
- 37 : km 22.06 - alt. 39 m - Continue onto Stanford Ln
- 38 : km 22.53 - alt. 36 m - Head south on Stanford Ln towards Rectory Close
- 39 : km 23.33 - alt. 42 m - Continue onto Stockbridge Rd
- 40 : km 23.66 - alt. 42 m - Head east on Stockbridge Rd towards Whiston Crescent
- 41 : km 24.1 - alt. 36 m - Continue onto Newtown
- 42 : km 24.39 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Langford Rd/A6001/B659
- 43 : km 25.63 - alt. 34 m - Head east on B659 towards Riverside Gardens
- 44 : km 26.1 - alt. 32 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto High St/B659
- 45 : km 27 - alt. 32 m - Head north-west on Church St/B659 towards Church St/B659
- 46 : km 27.82 - alt. 32 m - Head north on Church St/B659 towards Vicarage Close
- 47 : km 28.62 - alt. 29 m - Head north on Langford Rd/B659 towards Sheep Walk
- 48 : km 28.84 - alt. 30 m - Take the 1st left onto Southill Rd
- 49 : km 30.13 - alt. 36 m - Sharp right onto Gypsy Ln
- 50 : km 30.51 - alt. 36 m - Head north-east on Gypsy Ln
- 51 : km 31.36 - alt. 35 m - Head north on Gypsy Ln
- 52 : km 32.13 - alt. 31 m - Head north on Gypsy Ln towards Hill Ln/B658
- 53 : km 32.31 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Hill Ln/B658
- 54 : km 33.55 - alt. 35 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Hill Ln
- 55 : km 34.26 - alt. 34 m - Head west on Hill Ln
- 56 : km 35.11 - alt. 33 m - Head west on Hill Ln towards Warden Rd
- 57 : km 36.64 - alt. 51 m - Head south towards Bedford Rd
- 58 : km 36.87 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Bedford Rd
- 59 : km 38.06 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
- 60 : km 38.09 - alt. 59 m - Head south
- 61 : km 38.86 - alt. 52 m - Head south
- 62 : km 39.83 - alt. 63 m - Head south-west towards Standalone Warren
- 63 : km 40.51 - alt. 78 m - Continue onto Standalone Warren
- 64 : km 41.12 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto High Rd/A600
- 65 : km 45.65 - alt. 36 m - Head north-west on High Rd/A600 towards Harrows Close
- 66 : km 47.81 - alt. 30 m - Head north on High Rd/A600
- 67 : km 48.81 - alt. 40 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto The High Rd/A600
- 68 : km 49.04 - alt. 34 m - Walk north-west on The High Rd/A600 towards Old Harrowden Rd
- 69 : km 49.17 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Harrowden Ln
- 70 : km 50.27 - alt. 25 m - Head north-east on Harrowden Ln towards Bedford Rd
- 71 : km 50.55 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Bedford Rd
- 72 : km 50.79 - alt. 26 m - Continue onto The Green
- 73 : km 50.97 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Southill Rd
- 74 : km 51.93 - alt. 27 m - Head south-east on Southill Rd
- 75 : km 53.32 - alt. 27 m - Head south-east on Southill Rd towards Borden Ln
- 76 : km 55.51 - alt. 80 m - Continue onto Bedford Rd
- 77 : km 56.36 - alt. 66 m - Head east on Bedford Rd
- 78 : km 57.59 - alt. 59 m - Slight right
- 79 : km 59.01 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
- 80 : km 59.73 - alt. 70 m - Slight left
- 81 : km 60.06 - alt. 68 m - Slight right
- 82 : km 60.67 - alt. 62 m - Head south towards Bedford Rd/B658
- 83 : km 61.53 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Bedford Rd/B658
- 84 : km 62.28 - alt. 41 m - Head east on Bedford Rd/B658 towards Cornish Close
- 85 : km 62.41 - alt. 38 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bedford Rd
- 86 : km 62.51 - alt. 37 m - Continue onto Northbridge St
- 87 : km 62.72 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto High St
- 88 : km 62.91 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Old Bridge Way
- 89 : km 63.16 - alt. 40 m - Continue onto Churchill Way
- 90 : km 63.62 - alt. 42 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Shefford Rd
- 91 : km 63.73 - alt. 44 m - Head south on Shefford Rd
- 92 : km 63.76 - alt. 44 m - Continue onto Ivel Rd
- 93 : km 63.84 - alt. 47 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Shefford Rd
- 94 : km 64.9 - alt. 69 m - Head south on Shefford Rd towards Orchard Close
- 95 : km 65.47 - alt. 66 m - Continue onto High St
- 96 : km 66.36 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Rectory Rd
- 97 : km 66.48 - alt. 81 m - Rectory Rd turns slightly right and becomes Shillington Rd
- 98 : km 66.67 - alt. 84 m - Continue onto Meppershall Rd
- 99 : km 66.89 - alt. 85 m - Head south on Meppershall Rd towards Upton End Rd
- 100 : km 68.03 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Upton End Rd
- 101 : km 68.5 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto High Rd
- 102 : km 69.66 - alt. 50 m - Head south-west on High Rd towards Shillington Rd
- 103 : km 70.09 - alt. 51 m - Take the 1st left onto Shillington Rd
- 104 : km 71.8 - alt. 65 m - Head east on Shillington Rd towards Priors Hill
- 105 : km 72.46 - alt. 65 m - Take the 1st right onto Priors Hill
- 106 : km 73.06 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto Hitchin Rd
- 107 : km 73.88 - alt. 75 m - Head south-east on Hitchin Rd towards Buttercup Rd
- 108 : km 74.78 - alt. 75 m - Head south-east on Hitchin Rd towards Hexton Rd/B655
- 109 : km 75.7 - alt. 86 m - Head south-east on Hitchin Rd towards Hexton Rd/B655
- 110 : km 75.82 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Pirton Rd/B655
- 111 : km 77.44 - alt. 86 m - Head east on Pirton Rd/B655 towards Pirton Close
- 112 : km 77.66 - alt. 76 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Upper Tilehouse St/A505
- 113 : km 77.91 - alt. 73 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Old Park Rd/A505
- 114 : km 78.27 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Bedford Rd
- 115 : km 78.59 - alt. 69 m - Head south-east on Bedford Rd/A505 towards Grammar School Walk
- 116 : km 78.6 - alt. 69 m - Continue straight onto Brand St
- 117 : km 78.74 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto High St
- 118 : km 78.85 - alt. 66 m - Head south on High St towards Market Pl
- 119 : km 78.86 - alt. 66 m - High St turns left and becomes Market Pl
- S/E : km 78.87 - alt. 66 m
Useful Information
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