St Albans Sandridge Alban Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 18.29 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 69 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 72 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 128 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 76 m
  • ⚐
    District: St Albans 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.755535° / W 0.311598°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 96 m
  2. 1 : km 0.22 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Eaton Road
  3. 2 : km 0.53 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Beaumont Avenue
  4. 3 : km 1.59 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto South Drive, Colney Heath 003
  5. 4 : km 1.99 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  6. 5 : km 2.01 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  7. 6 : km 2.17 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp right
  8. 7 : km 2.26 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left
  9. 8 : km 2.4 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto North Drive, Colney Heath 003
  10. 9 : km 3.36 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  11. 10 : km 4.02 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 4.02 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Sandringham Crescent
  13. 12 : km 4.69 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Jersey Lane
  14. 13 : km 5.37 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto House Lane
  15. 14 : km 5.78 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp left onto High Street, B651
  16. 15 : km 5.89 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 6.14 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  18. 17 : km 6.43 - alt. 93 m - Turn sharp right onto Sandridgebury Lane
  19. 18 : km 6.44 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto SANDRIDGE BW009
  20. 19 : km 8.04 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 20 : km 8.05 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight right onto ST MICHAEL RURAL BW001A
  22. 21 : km 10.33 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 22 : km 11.11 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 11.69 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  25. 24 : km 11.73 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Batchwood Drive
  26. 25 : km 11.75 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Batchwood Drive
  27. 26 : km 11.79 - alt. 89 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bluehouse Hill, A4147
  28. 27 : km 13.6 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto King Harry Lane
  29. 28 : km 13.62 - alt. 108 m - Keep right onto King Harry Lane
  30. 29 : km 13.62 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto King Harry Lane
  31. 30 : km 13.97 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 14.39 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 14.45 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 14.51 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 14.53 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 14.68 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 36 : km 14.81 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight right onto Holywell Hill, A5183
  38. 37 : km 14.82 - alt. 79 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Griffiths Way
  39. 38 : km 15.3 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 15.47 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 40 : km 15.59 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Alban Way
  42. 41 : km 17.07 - alt. 89 m - Keep left onto St Albans-Hatfield Branch Line
  43. 42 : km 17.6 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 17.61 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 17.7 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 17.82 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Hatfield Road, A1057
  47. 46 : km 17.88 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Woodstock Road South
  48. S/E : km 18.29 - alt. 96 m

Useful Information

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