Beacon Via Nettleden

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 37.69 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 369 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 372 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 240 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 98 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. 155 m - Start on Totternhoe Road
  2. 2 : km 0.4 - alt. 164 m - Keep left
  3. 3 : km 0.42 - alt. 165 m - Turn slight left onto Tring Road, B489
  4. 4 : km 0.55 - alt. 166 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.64 - alt. 172 m - Turn slight right
  6. 6 : km 0.72 - alt. 179 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.79 - alt. 186 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 1.58 - alt. 213 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.73 - alt. 212 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 2.01 - alt. 216 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.1 - alt. 218 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 2.14 - alt. 223 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.18 - alt. 224 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 2.53 - alt. 235 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 2.8 - alt. 232 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 3.01 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.25 - alt. 235 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 4.04 - alt. 221 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 4.3 - alt. 213 m - Turn right onto Bushey Close
  20. 20 : km 4.44 - alt. 206 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 4.51 - alt. 204 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 4.71 - alt. 199 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 5.42 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 6.61 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 7.39 - alt. 168 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  26. 26 : km 7.45 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  27. 27 : km 7.47 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto Clements End Road
  28. 28 : km 7.49 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 7.71 - alt. 177 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 8.35 - alt. 172 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 8.41 - alt. 172 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 8.52 - alt. 175 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 10.74 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 11.18 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right onto Dean Lane
  35. 35 : km 11.81 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 12.04 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 12.13 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left
  38. 38 : km 12.26 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 13.24 - alt. 165 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 14.25 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 14.96 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Meadow
  42. 42 : km 15.12 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp right
  43. 43 : km 15.18 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp right
  44. 44 : km 15.81 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight left
  45. 45 : km 15.82 - alt. 161 m - Turn sharp left onto St Margaret's Lane
  46. 46 : km 15.87 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 16.19 - alt. 161 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 16.79 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp right
  49. 49 : km 19.15 - alt. 171 m - Turn sharp left onto Nettleden Road
  50. 50 : km 19.16 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Cromer Close
  51. 51 : km 19.24 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 19.69 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
  53. 53 : km 20.66 - alt. 165 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 21.62 - alt. 194 m - Keep left
  55. 55 : km 21.8 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left
  56. 56 : km 21.81 - alt. 191 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 22.28 - alt. 191 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 22.5 - alt. 190 m - Turn right onto Hertfordshire Way
  59. 59 : km 23.66 - alt. 218 m - Keep right onto Monument Drive
  60. 60 : km 23.71 - alt. 219 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 23.83 - alt. 220 m - Turn right onto Duncombe Terrace
  62. 62 : km 26.4 - alt. 232 m - Keep right onto Duncombe Terrace
  63. 63 : km 27.89 - alt. 205 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 27.91 - alt. 205 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 28.08 - alt. 206 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 28.26 - alt. 210 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 28.52 - alt. 220 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 28.58 - alt. 215 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 28.61 - alt. 210 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 29.22 - alt. 183 m - Turn sharp left
  71. 71 : km 29.66 - alt. 158 m - Turn slight left onto B489
  72. 72 : km 29.75 - alt. 163 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 30.77 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp right
  74. 74 : km 33.16 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Pebblemoor
  75. 75 : km 33.44 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Brownlow Avenue
  76. 76 : km 33.81 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 34.09 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 34.16 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 34.37 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  80. 80 : km 35.42 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto BW6
  81. 81 : km 36.57 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 36.87 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 37.09 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 37.15 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 37.22 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto The Avenue
  86. 86 : km 37.24 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 37.6 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto Totternhoe Road
  88. S/E : km 37.69 - alt. 154 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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