Possible Hitchin To Ickleford Walking Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.63 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 12 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 12 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 64 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 48 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.

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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. 60 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.2 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left
  3. 3 : km 0.21 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Nightingale Road, A505
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 57 m - Enter roundabout
  5. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right onto Starlings Bridge, A505
  6. 6 : km 0.31 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Nightingale Road, A505
  7. 7 : km 0.32 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Nightingale Road, A505
  8. 8 : km 0.58 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 0.97 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.28 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Redoubt Close
  11. 11 : km 1.3 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Grove Road
  12. 12 : km 1.43 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.01 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Icknield Way
  14. 14 : km 3.21 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 3.27 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Upper Green
  16. 16 : km 3.28 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right onto Chambers Lane
  17. 17 : km 3.43 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Chambers Lane
  18. 18 : km 3.48 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.5 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Icknield Way
  20. 20 : km 3.92 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Bedford Road, A600
  21. 21 : km 3.92 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  22. 22 : km 4.06 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 4.07 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right onto Icknield Way
  24. 24 : km 4.57 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Hambridge Way
  25. 25 : km 5 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 5.3 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Bedford Road, A600
  27. 27 : km 5.63 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 5.75 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 6.21 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Old Hale Way
  30. 30 : km 6.69 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto The Mead
  31. 31 : km 7.46 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp left onto Grove Road
  32. 32 : km 7.58 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Redoubt Close
  33. 33 : km 7.6 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Hutton's Struggle
  34. 34 : km 7.91 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 7.92 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 8.03 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right onto Florence Street
  37. 37 : km 8.29 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Nightingale Road, A505
  38. 38 : km 8.3 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Nightingale Road, A505
  39. 39 : km 8.36 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Nightingale Road, A505
  40. 40 : km 8.37 - alt. 57 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Nightingale Road, A505
  41. 41 : km 8.42 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 8.43 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  43. S/E : km 8.63 - alt. 60 m

Useful Information

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