20 Mile Gaddesdon Circular

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 32.20 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 395 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 394 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 211 m
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    Lowest point: 105 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.

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/E : km 0 - alt. 177 m - Start on West Hill
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 178 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.09 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.22 - alt. 193 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.26 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.46 - alt. 208 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 0.84 - alt. 203 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 1.86 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 1.99 - alt. 200 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 2.1 - alt. 197 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.11 - alt. 197 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 2.38 - alt. 179 m - Turn left onto Spratts Lane
  13. 13 : km 2.64 - alt. 172 m - Keep right onto Spratts Lane
  14. 14 : km 2.99 - alt. 178 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 3.01 - alt. 176 m - Turn slight right
  16. 16 : km 4.45 - alt. 185 m - Turn slight left onto Dovehouse Lane
  17. 17 : km 5.05 - alt. 173 m - Turn right onto Buckwood Lane
  18. 18 : km 5.1 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 5.13 - alt. 175 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 6.27 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Dunstable Road
  21. 21 : km 6.36 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 6.71 - alt. 180 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 7.01 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  24. 24 : km 7.33 - alt. 175 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 9.35 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 9.8 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 10.01 - alt. 181 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 10.82 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 11.31 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 11.36 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 11.39 - alt. 181 m - Turn right onto Nettleden Road
  32. 32 : km 11.53 - alt. 186 m - Turn left onto Hillingdon Road
  33. 33 : km 11.65 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp right onto Ringshall Drive
  34. 34 : km 11.92 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 11.99 - alt. 177 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 11.99 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 12.08 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 12.78 - alt. 165 m - Turn slight right onto Hillingdon Road
  39. 39 : km 12.82 - alt. 163 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 12.84 - alt. 163 m - Turn sharp left onto Hillingdon Road
  41. 41 : km 12.87 - alt. 165 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 42 : km 13.33 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 13.36 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Golden Valley
  44. 44 : km 13.75 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 13.86 - alt. 150 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 13.87 - alt. 150 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 14.12 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 14.13 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left
  49. 49 : km 14.32 - alt. 171 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 14.4 - alt. 171 m - Turn left onto Nettleden Road
  51. 51 : km 14.41 - alt. 171 m - Turn sharp right onto Hertfordshire Way
  52. 52 : km 14.91 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 15.58 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 16.71 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 16.71 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 17.35 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp left
  57. 57 : km 17.4 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left onto Church Meadow
  58. 58 : km 17.56 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp left
  59. 59 : km 18.27 - alt. 144 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 19.29 - alt. 165 m - Turn slight right
  61. 61 : km 19.84 - alt. 165 m - Keep right
  62. 62 : km 20.26 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 20.39 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight right
  64. 64 : km 20.49 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight right
  65. 65 : km 20.72 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Dean Lane
  66. 66 : km 21.35 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left
  67. 67 : km 21.78 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 22.75 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 23.66 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Roe End Lane
  70. 70 : km 24.03 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 24.41 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 25.35 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 25.49 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Buckwood Road
  74. 74 : km 25.5 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 25.68 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Cavendish Road
  76. 76 : km 25.79 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 26.91 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 27.72 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Lynch Hill, B4540
  79. 79 : km 28.45 - alt. 175 m - Turn sharp right onto Spratts Lane
  80. 80 : km 28.54 - alt. 166 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 29.22 - alt. 176 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 29.24 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp right onto Spratts Lane
  83. 83 : km 29.26 - alt. 178 m - Turn slight right onto Spratts Lane
  84. 84 : km 29.61 - alt. 172 m - Keep left onto Spratts Lane
  85. 85 : km 29.87 - alt. 179 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 29.98 - alt. 187 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 29.99 - alt. 187 m - Turn sharp right
  88. 88 : km 30.16 - alt. 197 m - Turn slight left
  89. 89 : km 30.17 - alt. 197 m - Turn slight right
  90. 90 : km 30.3 - alt. 199 m - Turn left onto Beech Road
  91. 91 : km 30.35 - alt. 199 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 30.39 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 30.84 - alt. 207 m - Keep left
  94. 94 : km 31.74 - alt. 208 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 31.84 - alt. 204 m - Keep left
  96. 96 : km 31.98 - alt. 193 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 32.11 - alt. 186 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 32.16 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto West Hill
  99. S/E : km 32.2 - alt. 177 m

Useful Information

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