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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 22.36 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 109 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 116 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 49 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. 76 m - Start on Wilbury Road
  2. 2 : km 1.18 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Bedford Road
  3. 3 : km 1.22 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 1.25 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight left onto Wilbury Hills Road
  5. 5 : km 1.42 - alt. 81 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 1.44 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.46 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.49 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Wilbury Hills Road
  9. 9 : km 2.14 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Icknield Way
  10. 10 : km 4.17 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 4.23 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Upper Green
  12. 12 : km 4.24 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right onto Chambers Lane
  13. 13 : km 4.39 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Chambers Lane
  14. 14 : km 4.44 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.45 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  16. 16 : km 5.01 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  17. 17 : km 5.99 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp left
  18. 18 : km 6.66 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 6.68 - alt. 67 m - Keep left onto Westmill Lane
  20. 20 : km 6.92 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 7.86 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 7.87 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 8.18 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 8.29 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Oughtonhead Lane
  25. 25 : km 8.29 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 8.67 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight right [private road]
  27. 27 : km 10.2 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Gray's Lane
  28. 28 : km 10.33 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Upper Tilehouse Street, A505
  29. 29 : km 10.33 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Russels Slip
  30. 30 : km 10.41 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Wratten Road West
  31. 31 : km 10.43 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Meadow Way
  32. 32 : km 10.44 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 10.45 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 10.53 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Wratten Close
  35. 35 : km 10.55 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left
  36. 36 : km 10.69 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Old Charlton Road
  37. 37 : km 10.79 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 10.81 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Old Charlton Road
  39. 39 : km 10.91 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 10.97 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Park Way, A602
  41. 41 : km 10.99 - alt. 67 m - Keep right onto Park Way, A602
  42. 42 : km 11 - alt. 67 m - Keep right onto Charlton Road
  43. 43 : km 11.22 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Charlton Road
  44. 44 : km 11.71 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 12.71 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Gosmore Road
  46. 46 : km 12.72 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Newlands Lane
  47. 47 : km 13.58 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Stevenage Road, A602
  48. 48 : km 13.74 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 14.11 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 14.12 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 14.53 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 14.66 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 14.67 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 14.68 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 14.72 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 14.76 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 14.86 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Wymondley Road
  58. 58 : km 15.02 - alt. 62 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wymondley Road
  59. 59 : km 15.29 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left
  60. 60 : km 15.44 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 16.72 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 17.53 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 17.6 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 17.82 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 17.99 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 18.09 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 19.27 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Hillbrow
  68. 68 : km 19.42 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 19.67 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 19.67 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 19.72 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 19.73 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left onto Campfield Way
  73. 73 : km 19.85 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 19.9 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight right onto Campfield Way
  75. 75 : km 19.91 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  76. 76 : km 19.97 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left onto Icknield Way
  77. 77 : km 20.36 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Wilbury Hills Road
  78. 78 : km 21.05 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight right
  79. 79 : km 21.08 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Bedford Road
  80. 80 : km 21.12 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Wilbury Road
  81. S/E : km 22.36 - alt. 75 m

Useful Information

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