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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.91 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 44 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 47 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 114 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 76 m
  • ⚐
    District: St Albans 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.740189° / W 0.311994°
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Description

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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. 96 m - Start on Nelson Avenue
  2. 2 : km 0.25 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Admirals Walk
  3. 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Drakes Drive
  4. 4 : km 0.69 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Cell Barnes Lane
  5. 5 : km 1 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto St Vincent Drive
  6. 6 : km 1.43 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Admirals Walk
  7. 7 : km 1.72 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.78 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.8 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto London Road, A1081
  10. 10 : km 2.12 - alt. 89 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto London Road, A1081
  11. 11 : km 2.87 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto London Road, A1081
  12. 12 : km 2.91 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 13 : km 2.92 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Nightingale Lane
  14. 14 : km 3.01 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Nightingale Lane
  15. 15 : km 3.81 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Highfield Park Drive
  16. 16 : km 3.81 - alt. 85 m - Keep right onto Highfield Park Drive
  17. 17 : km 3.86 - alt. 86 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Highfield Park Drive
  18. 18 : km 4.85 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Hill End Lane
  19. 19 : km 5.81 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Alban Way
  20. 20 : km 9.11 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 9.21 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Alban Way
  22. 22 : km 9.4 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 9.42 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Sadleir Road
  24. 24 : km 9.45 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 9.48 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Alban Way
  26. 26 : km 9.66 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 9.74 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 9.75 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 9.8 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 9.97 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Griffiths Way
  31. 31 : km 10.3 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Griffiths Way
  32. 32 : km 10.42 - alt. 80 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Holywell Hill, A5183
  33. 33 : km 10.57 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 10.58 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Holywell Hill, A5183
  35. 35 : km 10.64 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Mud Lane
  36. 36 : km 10.65 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Mud Lane
  37. 37 : km 10.88 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Mud Lane
  38. 38 : km 10.93 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 11.14 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 11.26 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Verulamium Park cycle path- Causeway
  41. 41 : km 11.68 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 11.79 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight right
  43. 43 : km 12.14 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 12.14 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto King Harry Lane
  45. 45 : km 12.23 - alt. 114 m - Keep right onto King Harry Lane
  46. 46 : km 12.25 - alt. 114 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bluehouse Hill, A4147
  47. 47 : km 12.89 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 13.16 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 13.19 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 13.86 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 14.08 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 14.25 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 14.32 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 14.4 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left onto Mud Lane
  55. 55 : km 14.45 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Mud Lane
  56. 56 : km 14.7 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Holywell Hill, A5183
  57. 57 : km 14.9 - alt. 79 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Griffiths Way
  58. 58 : km 15.38 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 15.39 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 15.54 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 15.59 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right
  62. 62 : km 15.6 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 15.67 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Alban Way
  64. 64 : km 16.41 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 16.48 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 16.48 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Orient Close
  67. 67 : km 16.49 - alt. 87 m - Keep right onto Orient Close
  68. 68 : km 16.51 - alt. 87 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto London Road, A1081
  69. 69 : km 17.61 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 17.65 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right onto Admirals Walk
  71. 71 : km 17.67 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Nelson Avenue
  72. S/E : km 17.91 - alt. 96 m

Useful Information

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