Downs 25k

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.14 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 219 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 220 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 237 m
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    Lowest point: 127 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. 174 m
  2. 1 : km 0.04 - alt. 173 m - Turn right onto Manor Road
  3. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Dunstable Road
  4. 3 : km 1.37 - alt. 179 m - Turn slight left
  5. 4 : km 2.68 - alt. 148 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 2.73 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp right onto The Lynch
  7. 6 : km 3.93 - alt. 172 m - Keep right onto Beech Road
  8. 7 : km 4 - alt. 175 m - Turn slight right onto Beech Road
  9. 8 : km 4.63 - alt. 199 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 4.66 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 5.11 - alt. 207 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 6.02 - alt. 208 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 6.92 - alt. 222 m - Keep left
  14. 13 : km 7.32 - alt. 222 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 7.39 - alt. 226 m - Turn slight left
  16. 15 : km 7.54 - alt. 231 m - Turn sharp right onto Whipsnade Road, B4541
  17. 16 : km 7.89 - alt. 235 m - Turn slight right
  18. 17 : km 8.36 - alt. 228 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 8.65 - alt. 235 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 9.44 - alt. 221 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 9.7 - alt. 213 m - Turn right onto Bushey Close
  22. 21 : km 9.84 - alt. 206 m - Turn slight right
  23. 22 : km 9.91 - alt. 204 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 10.11 - alt. 199 m - Keep left
  25. 24 : km 10.56 - alt. 190 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 12.35 - alt. 186 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  27. 26 : km 12.5 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto Valley Road
  28. 27 : km 12.79 - alt. 175 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 13.07 - alt. 185 m - Turn slight right
  30. 29 : km 13.08 - alt. 185 m - Turn sharp left onto Common Road
  31. 30 : km 13.25 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 13.31 - alt. 185 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 13.8 - alt. 185 m - Turn left onto Pedley Hill
  34. 33 : km 13.8 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 13.83 - alt. 184 m - Turn right onto Clements End Road
  36. 35 : km 15.51 - alt. 156 m - Turn left onto Dean Lane, BY 73
  37. 36 : km 16.51 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 37 : km 16.95 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 17.91 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 18.81 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Roe End Lane
  41. 40 : km 19.18 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 19.56 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 20.5 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 20.64 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Buckwood Road
  45. 44 : km 20.65 - alt. 128 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 20.82 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Cavendish Road
  47. 46 : km 21.11 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto High Street
  48. 47 : km 21.22 - alt. 132 m - Keep right
  49. 48 : km 21.41 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Luton Road, B4540
  50. 49 : km 22.1 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Caddington Common
  51. 50 : km 22.85 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Pipers Lane
  52. 51 : km 23.83 - alt. 150 m - Keep left onto Pipers Lane
  53. 52 : km 23.85 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Mancroft Road
  54. 53 : km 24.21 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Little Green Lane
  55. 54 : km 24.5 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Manor Road
  56. 55 : km 25.07 - alt. 173 m - Turn right
  57. S/E : km 25.14 - alt. 174 m

Useful Information

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