Bedford To Southend

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 119.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 35h 25 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 465 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 481 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 148 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bedford 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.147257° / W 0.438734°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.533389° / E 0.716138°
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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. 30 m - Start on Cotswold Close
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Heronscroft
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Brookfield Road
  4. 4 : km 0.35 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 0.71 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Polhill Avenue
  6. 6 : km 1.67 - alt. 25 m - Keep right onto Newnham Avenue, A5140
  7. 7 : km 1.7 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Newnham Avenue, A5140
  8. 8 : km 1.95 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.96 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 2.11 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 2.56 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left onto Cardington Road, A603
  12. 12 : km 3.15 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Eastcotts Road
  13. 13 : km 3.75 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A600
  14. 14 : km 4.04 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A600
  15. 15 : km 4.18 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A600
  16. 16 : km 4.8 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto The Highway
  17. 17 : km 5.18 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 5.19 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Carmichael Drive, A600
  19. 19 : km 5.27 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto High Road, A600
  20. 20 : km 14.9 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto A600
  21. 21 : km 14.92 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 14.96 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left onto Bedford Road, B658
  23. 23 : km 15.86 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 16.15 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto South Bridge Street
  25. 25 : km 16.6 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Clifton Road
  26. 26 : km 19.85 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto Clifton Road
  27. 27 : km 19.88 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Arlesey Road
  28. 28 : km 20.79 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 20.8 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Arlesey Road, A507
  30. 30 : km 21.43 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 21.53 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Stotfold Road
  32. 32 : km 22.45 - alt. 42 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Stotfold Road
  33. 33 : km 24.71 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 24.88 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Norton Road
  35. 35 : km 24.9 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 24.92 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 25.03 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 25.26 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 26.57 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 26.59 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 26.73 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 26.87 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right
  43. 43 : km 26.96 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight left onto Norton Mill Lane
  44. 44 : km 27.33 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto North Road, A507
  45. 45 : km 29.28 - alt. 70 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Clothall Road, A507
  46. 46 : km 30.81 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 32.02 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Green End
  48. 48 : km 32.07 - alt. 147 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 34.94 - alt. 117 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 35.77 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp left
  51. 51 : km 35.85 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp right onto Newell Lane
  52. 52 : km 37.28 - alt. 126 m - Turn slight right
  53. 53 : km 37.29 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left onto B1037
  54. 54 : km 37.64 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right onto Back Lane (Stane Street)
  55. 55 : km 38.12 - alt. 122 m - Keep right onto Back Lane (Stane Street)
  56. 56 : km 42.55 - alt. 123 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 43.09 - alt. 117 m - Turn slight right
  58. 58 : km 43.15 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 43.97 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 44.42 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp right onto Hamels Lane
  61. 61 : km 46.55 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Hamels Lane
  62. 62 : km 46.59 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Hamels Lane
  63. 63 : km 46.78 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 47.78 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto Stortford Lane
  65. 65 : km 50.61 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight left onto Standon Road, A120
  66. 66 : km 52.45 - alt. 90 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  67. 67 : km 53.27 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Ashcroft Lane
  68. 68 : km 53.27 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 54.14 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Millfield Lane
  70. 70 : km 54.28 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Green Street
  71. 71 : km 56.61 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 56.89 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight left
  73. 73 : km 57.11 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 57.62 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 57.69 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 57.69 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Oriole Way
  77. 77 : km 57.77 - alt. 96 m - Keep right onto Oriole Way
  78. 78 : km 57.79 - alt. 95 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Villiers-sur-Marne Avenue
  79. 79 : km 58 - alt. 89 m - Keep left onto Villiers-sur-Marne Avenue
  80. 80 : km 58.03 - alt. 89 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Villiers-sur-Marne Avenue
  81. 81 : km 58.41 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 58.42 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 58.44 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 58.64 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Piggotts Way
  85. 85 : km 58.66 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Elizabeth Road
  86. 86 : km 58.96 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Norfolk Way
  87. 87 : km 58.97 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 59.06 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto Thorley Hill
  89. 89 : km 59.69 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto London Road, B1383
  90. 90 : km 59.72 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto London Road
  91. 91 : km 59.73 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto London Road
  92. 92 : km 60.15 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Pig Lane
  93. 93 : km 60.63 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 60.65 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 61.28 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Port Lane
  96. 96 : km 61.29 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 61.48 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left
  98. 98 : km 61.91 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Dell Lane
  99. 99 : km 61.94 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 61.96 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 61.97 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 62 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 62.05 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 62.09 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 62.1 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto George Green Bungalows
  106. 106 : km 62.1 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Latchmore Bank, A1060
  107. 107 : km 72.86 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Dunmow Road, B184
  108. 108 : km 72.88 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Wash Road
  109. 109 : km 73.08 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Longstead Lane
  110. 110 : km 73.42 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Longstead Lane
  111. 111 : km 74.27 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  112. 112 : km 74.94 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Chelmsford Road, A1060
  113. 113 : km 84.85 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Roxwell Road, A1060
  114. 114 : km 84.86 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Roxwell Road, A1060
  115. 115 : km 86.85 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Primrose Hill
  116. 116 : km 87.16 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Rainsford Lane, A1060
  117. 117 : km 87.2 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Parkway, A1060
  118. 118 : km 87.23 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Parkway, A1060
  119. 119 : km 87.56 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Parkway, A1060
  120. 120 : km 87.89 - alt. 24 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Parkway, A1060
  121. 121 : km 88.56 - alt. 24 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Parkway, A1060
  122. 122 : km 89.07 - alt. 23 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Baddow Road, B1009
  123. 123 : km 89.78 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left onto Baddow Road
  124. 124 : km 90.67 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto High Street
  125. 125 : km 90.88 - alt. 30 m - Keep left
  126. 126 : km 91.02 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Church Street
  127. 127 : km 91.76 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Southend Road
  128. 128 : km 92.1 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right onto Southend Road, A1114
  129. 129 : km 92.8 - alt. 30 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Rettendon Bypass, A130
  130. 130 : km 93.03 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  131. 131 : km 93.05 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Rettendon Bypass, A130
  132. 132 : km 101.7 - alt. 14 m - Keep left
  133. 133 : km 102.04 - alt. 20 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Battlesbridge Bypass, A1245
  134. 134 : km 104.42 - alt. 17 m - Keep left onto Chelmsford Road, A1245
  135. 135 : km 105.79 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto London Road, A129
  136. 136 : km 107.99 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto London Hill
  137. 137 : km 108.38 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Bellingham Lane
  138. 138 : km 108.58 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto High Street
  139. 139 : km 108.6 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  140. 140 : km 108.62 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Ernie Lane
  141. 141 : km 108.69 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Websters Way, A129
  142. 142 : km 108.84 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Eastwood Road, A1015
  143. 143 : km 113.04 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 113.14 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 113.15 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  146. 146 : km 113.48 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Rayleigh Road, A1015
  147. 147 : km 113.92 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Prince Avenue, A127
  148. 148 : km 114.57 - alt. 21 m - Keep right onto Prince Avenue, A1158
  149. 149 : km 114.66 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Prince Avenue, A127
  150. 150 : km 114.93 - alt. 19 m - Keep right onto A127
  151. 151 : km 116.53 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Earls Hall Parade
  152. 152 : km 116.62 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right onto Victoria Avenue, A127
  153. 153 : km 117.19 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Victoria Avenue, A127
  154. 154 : km 117.5 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto Victoria Avenue, A127
  155. 155 : km 118.36 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  156. 156 : km 118.41 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  157. 157 : km 118.47 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  158. 158 : km 118.5 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  159. 159 : km 118.54 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Churchill Square
  160. 160 : km 118.54 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto High Street
  161. 161 : km 119.28 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  162. 162 : km 119.29 - alt. 20 m - Keep right
  163. 163 : km 119.32 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  164. 164 : km 119.37 - alt. 11 m - Keep left
  165. 165 : km 119.4 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  166. 166 : km 119.41 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  167. 167 : km 119.41 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  168. 168 : km 119.42 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  169. E : km 119.45 - alt. 8 m

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