Langford, Broom, Southill Sawmills Shefford

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 23.16 km
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    Calculated time: 6h 45 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 53 m
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    Vertical drop: - 53 m
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    Highest point: 75 m
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    Lowest point: 28 m
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    District: Shefford 
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    Start/End: N 52.034739° / W 0.337971°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 42 m - Start on Kingfisher Road
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left onto Kingfisher Road
  3. 3 : km 0.19 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Churchill Way
  4. 4 : km 0.34 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roosevelt Avenue
  5. 5 : km 0.36 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Churchill Way
  6. 6 : km 0.51 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Churchill Way
  7. 7 : km 0.54 - alt. 42 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Shefford Road
  8. 8 : km 1.14 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 9 : km 1.37 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Clifton Road
  10. 10 : km 1.44 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Olivers Court
  11. 11 : km 1.47 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Clifton Road
  12. 12 : km 2.24 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Pedley Lane
  13. 13 : km 2.98 - alt. 43 m - Keep right onto Grange Street
  14. 14 : km 3.18 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left onto Church Street
  15. 15 : km 3.49 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 3.72 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Whiston Crescent
  17. 17 : km 3.77 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Stockbridge Road
  18. 18 : km 4.64 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Langford Road, B659
  19. 19 : km 6.3 - alt. 31 m - Keep left onto B659
  20. 20 : km 6.33 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto B659
  21. 21 : km 6.37 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left onto High Street, B659
  22. 22 : km 6.77 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right onto High Street, B659
  23. 23 : km 7.28 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Garfield
  24. 24 : km 7.31 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Church Street, B659
  25. 25 : km 8.08 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 8.12 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Church Street, B659
  27. 27 : km 9.14 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Southill Road
  28. 28 : km 9.61 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left onto Southill Road
  29. 29 : km 10.4 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Gypsy Lane
  30. 30 : km 10.42 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right onto Gypsy Lane
  31. 31 : km 10.64 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left onto High Road
  32. 32 : km 11.5 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left onto Southill Road
  33. 33 : km 12.3 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto B658
  34. 34 : km 12.33 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 13.74 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  36. 36 : km 13.76 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right onto School Lane
  37. 37 : km 13.84 - alt. 42 m - Keep left onto School Lane
  38. 38 : km 13.86 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto School Lane
  39. 39 : km 14.15 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 15.08 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 16.81 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Bedford Road
  42. 42 : km 17.37 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight left
  43. 43 : km 18.79 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 19.51 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 19.85 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 21.31 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Bedford Road, B658
  47. 47 : km 22.21 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right
  48. 48 : km 22.49 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto High Street
  49. 49 : km 22.82 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto New Street
  50. 50 : km 23.15 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Kingfisher Road
  51. S/E : km 23.16 - alt. 42 m

Useful Information

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