30 Miles - Keech To Russell

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 48.53 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 14h 10 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 106 m
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    Vertical drop: - 154 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 139 m
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    Lowest point: 50 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 : km 0 - alt. 135 m
  2. 1 : km 0.54 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp left onto Barton Road, A6
  3. 2 : km 2.7 - alt. 135 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Luton Road, A6
  4. 3 : km 3.46 - alt. 104 m - Keep left onto Luton Road, B655
  5. 4 : km 4.36 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Luton Road, B655
  6. 5 : km 5.96 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Bedford Road, B655
  7. 6 : km 5.97 - alt. 60 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto B655
  8. 7 : km 6.16 - alt. 60 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Bedford Road, A6
  9. 8 : km 8.73 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto A6
  10. 9 : km 9.18 - alt. 60 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Barton Road
  11. 10 : km 9.23 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 9.29 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Barton Road
  13. 12 : km 10.32 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Ampthill Road
  14. 13 : km 10.86 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Silsoe Road
  15. 14 : km 11.82 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Wardhedges Road
  16. 15 : km 12.39 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  17. 16 : km 16.9 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto High Street, A5120
  18. 17 : km 19.33 - alt. 77 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Dunstable Road, A5120
  19. 18 : km 19.42 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  20. 19 : km 19.45 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto King's Road
  21. 20 : km 20.02 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Maulden Road
  22. 21 : km 21.67 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Maulden Road
  23. 22 : km 21.69 - alt. 61 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Flitwick Road
  24. 23 : km 22.09 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto New Road
  25. 24 : km 24.23 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Silsoe Road
  26. 25 : km 24.37 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Water End
  27. 26 : km 25.47 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Water End
  28. 27 : km 25.65 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Clophill Road
  29. 28 : km 25.96 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight right onto Clophill Road
  30. 29 : km 25.98 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 26.54 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Bedford Road, A6
  32. 31 : km 26.56 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto The Green
  33. 32 : km 26.66 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  34. 33 : km 29.08 - alt. 50 m - Keep right onto Shefford Road
  35. 34 : km 31.54 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right onto The Green
  36. 35 : km 31.64 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Bedford Road, A6
  37. 36 : km 31.66 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 32.22 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Clophill Road
  39. 38 : km 32.24 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto Clophill Road
  40. 39 : km 32.55 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Water End
  41. 40 : km 32.73 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Water End
  42. 41 : km 33.83 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Silsoe Road
  43. 42 : km 33.97 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto New Road
  44. 43 : km 36.11 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Flitwick Road
  45. 44 : km 36.22 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp right onto Abbey Lane
  46. 45 : km 36.9 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 37.84 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Flitwick Road
  48. 47 : km 38.38 - alt. 66 m - Keep right
  49. 48 : km 38.43 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  50. 49 : km 38.58 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 38.58 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Froghall Road
  52. 51 : km 38.91 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Churchill Drive
  53. 52 : km 39.27 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 39.34 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Ryder Way
  55. 54 : km 39.46 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Ryder Way
  56. 55 : km 39.66 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Steppingley Road
  57. 56 : km 40.88 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Dunstable Road, A5120
  58. 57 : km 40.97 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  59. 58 : km 40.99 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto King's Road
  60. 59 : km 41.59 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Maulden Road
  61. 60 : km 43.23 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Maulden Road
  62. 61 : km 43.26 - alt. 61 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Flitwick Road
  63. 62 : km 44.96 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 45 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Ampthill Road
  65. 64 : km 45.12 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  66. 65 : km 45.16 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Ampthill Road
  67. 66 : km 45.88 - alt. 95 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ampthill Road
  68. 67 : km 47.47 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Glebe Road
  69. 68 : km 47.78 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight right onto Glebe Road
  70. 69 : km 47.85 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Russell Drive
  71. 70 : km 48.02 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Cedar Close
  72. 71 : km 48.09 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Cedar Close
  73. 72 : km 48.23 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Oliver Street
  74. 73 : km 48.3 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Queens Road
  75. E : km 48.53 - alt. 89 m

Useful Information

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