St Albans Central

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.14 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 45 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 24 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 115 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 73 m
  • ⚐
    District: Hatfield 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.763966° / W 0.216215°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.750308° / W 0.328088°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 77 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Beaconsfield Road
  4. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.19 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left onto Cranborne Road
  6. 6 : km 0.37 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Old French Horn Lane
  7. 7 : km 0.48 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.5 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.5 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto French Horn Lane, B197
  10. 10 : km 0.52 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto French Horn Lane
  11. 11 : km 0.63 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 0.66 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 0.72 - alt. 82 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 0.79 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right
  15. 15 : km 0.8 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 0.81 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 0.89 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 0.94 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 0.97 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 1.19 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 1.22 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 1.22 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 1.25 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 1.9 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 1.92 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 2 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 2.12 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Alban Way
  28. 28 : km 9.05 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 29 : km 9.55 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Cottonmill Lane
  30. 30 : km 9.55 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 10.04 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Holywell Hill, A5183
  32. 32 : km 10.07 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Holywell Hill, A5183
  33. 33 : km 10.11 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Mud Lane
  34. 34 : km 10.13 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Mud Lane
  35. 35 : km 10.35 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Mud Lane
  36. 36 : km 10.4 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 10.62 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 11.11 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 11.34 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 11.39 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 11.44 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 11.48 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto St Michael's Street
  43. 43 : km 11.55 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 11.81 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 11.83 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 12.51 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 12.54 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 12.58 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 12.9 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 12.95 - alt. 101 m - Turn slight right
  51. 51 : km 12.96 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Sumpter Yard
  52. 52 : km 13.01 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 13.03 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Waxhouse Gate
  54. 54 : km 13.06 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Waxhouse Gate
  55. 55 : km 13.16 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto High Street, A5183
  56. 56 : km 13.17 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Market Place
  57. 57 : km 13.23 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 13.25 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Pudding Lane
  59. 59 : km 13.28 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Lamb Alley
  60. 60 : km 13.3 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Chequer Street, A1081
  61. 61 : km 13.38 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Victoria Street, B691
  62. E : km 14.14 - alt. 103 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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