St Albans

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.57 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 90 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 70 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 117 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 74 m
  • ⚐
    District: Hatfield 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.764076° / W 0.216209°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.750175° / W 0.327854°
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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. 78 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Beaconsfield Road
  4. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.2 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left onto Cranborne Road
  6. 6 : km 0.38 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Old French Horn Lane
  7. 7 : km 0.47 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight left onto Old French Horn Lane
  8. 8 : km 0.49 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 0.62 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.64 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 0.65 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 0.66 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 0.68 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 0.75 - alt. 82 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 0.75 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Town Centre
  16. 16 : km 0.78 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Town Centre
  17. 17 : km 1.01 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 1.03 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 1.14 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 1.15 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 1.28 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 1.32 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 1.39 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto St Peters Close
  24. 24 : km 1.41 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto St Albans Road West
  25. 25 : km 1.73 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 1.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 1.86 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 1.89 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 1.91 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 2.37 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Tamblin Way
  31. 31 : km 2.4 - alt. 75 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Mosquito Way
  32. 32 : km 2.41 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 2.43 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 2.52 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 2.59 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 2.74 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 2.76 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 3 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 3.1 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 3.28 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 3.76 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left
  42. 42 : km 4.13 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight right
  43. 43 : km 5.8 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Sandridge 052
  44. 44 : km 5.81 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Coopers Green Lane
  45. 45 : km 5.88 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Sandridge 048
  46. 46 : km 6.05 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Sandridge 048
  47. 47 : km 6.1 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left onto Sandridge 010
  48. 48 : km 6.88 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Nashes Farm Lane
  49. 49 : km 6.89 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 7.02 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 7.37 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 7.38 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 7.48 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 7.83 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Jersey Lane
  55. 55 : km 7.98 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 8.23 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Sandringham Crescent
  57. 57 : km 8.32 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 8.34 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 8.77 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right
  60. 60 : km 9.06 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 9.07 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Sandringham Crescent
  62. 62 : km 9.17 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 9.23 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Sandringham Crescent
  64. 64 : km 9.42 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto St Albans Road, B651
  65. 65 : km 9.58 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 9.6 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto St Albans Road, B651
  67. 67 : km 10.17 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Beech Road
  68. 68 : km 10.21 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Valley Road
  69. 69 : km 10.83 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Darwin Close
  70. 70 : km 10.97 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Darwin Close
  71. 71 : km 11 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 11.15 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Ellis Fields
  73. 73 : km 11.22 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Ellis Fields
  74. 74 : km 11.22 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 11.29 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Ellis Fields
  76. 76 : km 11.46 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Old Harpenden Road
  77. 77 : km 11.62 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Harpenden Road, A1081
  78. 78 : km 11.67 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Batchwood Drive
  79. 79 : km 12.3 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 12.59 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto ST ALBANS CITY BW075
  81. 81 : km 13.37 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp right
  82. 82 : km 14.01 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  83. 83 : km 14.05 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Batchwood Drive
  84. 84 : km 14.07 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Batchwood Drive
  85. 85 : km 14.11 - alt. 89 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bluehouse Hill, A4147
  86. 86 : km 14.57 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  87. 87 : km 14.61 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left onto St Michael's Street
  88. 88 : km 14.69 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 14.73 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 14.77 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  91. 91 : km 14.83 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 15.43 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Verulamium Park cycle path- Causeway
  93. 93 : km 15.48 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  94. 94 : km 15.74 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 15.78 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 16.1 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 16.14 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 16.25 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 16.36 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight right onto Romeland
  100. 100 : km 16.37 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight right onto Romeland Hill
  101. 101 : km 16.37 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight right onto George Street
  102. 102 : km 16.49 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Verulam Road, A5183
  103. 103 : km 16.51 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Christopher Place
  104. 104 : km 16.57 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto French Row
  105. 105 : km 16.66 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Market Place
  106. 106 : km 16.67 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Market Place
  107. 107 : km 16.68 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Queen's Way
  108. 108 : km 16.72 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Chequer Street, A1081
  109. 109 : km 16.76 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Victoria Street, B691
  110. 110 : km 17.48 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Ridgmont Road
  111. 111 : km 17.5 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 17.53 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 17.56 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto 4, 4
  114. E : km 17.57 - alt. 101 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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