Hitchin And Pirton Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.38 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 31 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 33 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 92 m
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    Lowest point: 49 m
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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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. 67 m - Start on Station Approach
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Station Approach
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Walsworth Road, B656
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Walsworth Road, B656
  5. 5 : km 0.76 - alt. 66 m - Keep right onto Walsworth Road, B656
  6. 6 : km 0.84 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Hermitage Road
  7. 7 : km 1.05 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Bancroft
  8. 8 : km 1.19 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  9. 9 : km 1.32 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto West Alley
  10. 10 : km 1.46 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Payne's Park, A505
  11. 11 : km 1.47 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto Nun's Close
  12. 12 : km 1.57 - alt. 70 m - Keep right onto Nun's Close
  13. 13 : km 1.59 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto Old Park Road, A505
  14. 14 : km 1.6 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.77 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Braun's Alley
  16. 16 : km 1.86 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Gray's Lane
  17. 17 : km 2.68 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 3.77 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Oughtonhead Lane
  19. 19 : km 3.89 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.99 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 4.31 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left
  22. 22 : km 4.32 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 5.26 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 5.51 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 5.53 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 6.19 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Hambridge Way
  27. 27 : km 8.11 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Walnut Tree Road
  28. 28 : km 8.15 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 8.17 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 8.47 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 8.66 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Walnut Tree Road
  32. 32 : km 8.7 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Hambridge Way
  33. 33 : km 11.59 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Icknield Way
  34. 34 : km 12.15 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 12.16 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Walnut Way
  36. 36 : km 12.31 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Chambers Lane
  37. 37 : km 12.36 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight left onto Upper Green
  38. 38 : km 12.37 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 12.44 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  40. 40 : km 12.63 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Hicca Way
  41. 41 : km 12.7 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  42. 42 : km 12.72 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 13.1 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Arlesey Road
  44. 44 : km 13.84 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto The Mead
  45. 45 : km 14.61 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Grove Road
  46. 46 : km 14.73 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 14.79 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 15.19 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Nightingale Road, A505
  49. S/E : km 15.38 - alt. 65 m

Useful Information

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