Just Desserts

Technical sheet

n°52392727
Creation
Last update
–
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.23 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 48 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 48 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 94 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 64 m
Downloads
Open in the mobile app
Download GPX GPX
Download PDF PDF

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. 82 m
  2. 1 : km 0.33 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Highbury Road
  3. 2 : km 0.35 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Walsworth Road, B656
  4. 3 : km 0.75 - alt. 65 m - Continue onto Queen Street, B656
  5. 4 : km 1.22 - alt. 65 m - Continue onto Queen Street
  6. 5 : km 1.23 - alt. 65 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Park Street, B656
  7. 6 : km 1.41 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left onto Hitchin Hill, B656
  8. 7 : km 1.53 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto Priory End
  9. 8 : km 1.57 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 1.73 - alt. 86 m - Continue onto Public Footpath 43
  11. 10 : km 1.74 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 3.16 - alt. 86 m - Continue onto Windmill Lane
  13. 12 : km 4.11 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Hoar's Lane
  14. 13 : km 4.49 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 4.55 - alt. 81 m - Continue onto Temple Close
  16. 15 : km 4.94 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Charlton Road
  17. 16 : km 5.05 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 5.64 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Maydencroft Lane
  19. 18 : km 5.98 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Tatmorehills Lane
  20. 19 : km 6.57 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Brick Kiln Lane
  21. 20 : km 6.99 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 7.07 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Priory Way
  23. 22 : km 7.09 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 7.55 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 7.56 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 7.62 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 7.63 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 7.78 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Hitchin Hill, B656
  29. 28 : km 7.78 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto St. John's Road
  30. 29 : km 8.39 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Whitehill Road
  31. 30 : km 8.44 - alt. 91 m - Keep right onto Highbury Road
  32. 31 : km 8.54 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 8.73 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 33 : km 8.76 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Avenue Path
  35. 34 : km 9.08 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Benslow Lane
  36. 35 : km 9.21 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Ibberson Way
  37. S/E : km 9.23 - alt. 82 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.

Other walks in the area

Walking Preston and Hitch Wood, Chilterns

Association or club
↔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 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 Around St Pauls Walden

Association or club
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 Explore South and East areas of Stondon

Walker
↔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

Walker
↔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

Walker
↔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 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.

Walking End of the Chilterns : Pegsdon Hills & Little Offley

Walker
End of the Chilterns : Pegsdon Hills & Little Offley
↔15.28 km ↗+231 m ↘-226 m ◔5h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Shillington (Central Bedfordshire)

This is a surprisingly hilly walk for this general area, being the northern end of the Chilterns AONB, mostly through rolling farmland, with some wonderful views across the flatlands of south Bedfordshire to the north, especially if the air is clear. Most of it is along the edges of/through fields, along grass & hard-surfaced paths & tracks. There are two tree-covered 'alleys'. It passes a large late-Tudor manor house. You will walk part of the Icknield Way & visit Pegsdon Hills Nature Reserve.

For more walks, use our search engine.

The GPS track and description are the property of the author.

Loading…