Whipsnade To St Albans The Long Way - Detour

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 72.03 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 23h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 899 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 997 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 253 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 73 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Chiltern Hills
  • ⚐
    District: Studham 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.848004° / W 0.532775°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.756731° / W 0.30839°
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Description

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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.

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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 : km 0 - alt. 195 m
  2. 1 : km 0.36 - alt. 190 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 0.89 - alt. 191 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 2.23 - alt. 195 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 2.91 - alt. 150 m - R Studham Lane
  6. 5 : km 3.38 - alt. 139 m - Keep left onto Studham Lane
  7. 6 : km 3.44 - alt. 137 m - Turn left onto Dunstable Road, B4506
  8. 7 : km 3.74 - alt. 135 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Main Road North, B440
  9. 8 : km 4.21 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left onto Hog Hall Lane
  10. 9 : km 5.28 - alt. 173 m - Keep left
  11. 10 : km 6.67 - alt. 235 m - Turn slight right
  12. 11 : km 6.76 - alt. 239 m - Turn slight right
  13. 12 : km 6.85 - alt. 242 m - Make a U-turn
  14. 13 : km 6.86 - alt. 242 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 7.05 - alt. 231 m - Turn slight left onto Duncombe Terrace
  16. 15 : km 7.06 - alt. 231 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 9 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 9.05 - alt. 145 m - Turn sharp left onto Stocks Road
  19. 18 : km 9.16 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 19 : km 9.68 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  21. 20 : km 10.61 - alt. 135 m - R Station Road
  22. 21 : km 10.97 - alt. 129 m - Keep left
  23. 22 : km 11.24 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Beggars Lane
  24. 23 : km 11.41 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 12.21 - alt. 153 m - R A4251
  26. 25 : km 12.24 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 13.05 - alt. 201 m - R The Twist
  28. 27 : km 13.06 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 13.56 - alt. 221 m - Turn left onto Fox Lane
  30. 29 : km 13.57 - alt. 221 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 13.73 - alt. 218 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 14.84 - alt. 214 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 15.21 - alt. 228 m - Turn slight left onto Marlin Hill
  34. 33 : km 15.38 - alt. 220 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Lane
  35. 34 : km 15.6 - alt. 224 m - Keep left onto Church Lane
  36. 35 : km 15.98 - alt. 231 m - Turn slight left onto Gadmore Lane
  37. 36 : km 16.41 - alt. 244 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 37 : km 16.43 - alt. 245 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 17.04 - alt. 241 m - Keep left
  40. 39 : km 17.58 - alt. 245 m - Turn slight left
  41. 40 : km 17.6 - alt. 246 m - Turn left onto Bottom Road
  42. 41 : km 17.64 - alt. 247 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 18.32 - alt. 250 m - Turn slight right
  44. 43 : km 18.97 - alt. 200 m - Keep left
  45. 44 : km 19.44 - alt. 169 m - R Hale Lane
  46. 45 : km 21.35 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right onto Hale Road
  47. 46 : km 21.46 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  48. 47 : km 21.65 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight left
  49. 48 : km 21.69 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 21.79 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Chapel Lane
  51. 50 : km 21.93 - alt. 133 m - R South Street
  52. 51 : km 21.98 - alt. 133 m - Turn sharp left onto Bacombe Lane
  53. 52 : km 22.62 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 22.77 - alt. 188 m - Keep right
  55. 54 : km 22.81 - alt. 196 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 23 - alt. 214 m - Turn slight left
  57. 56 : km 23.43 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 24.83 - alt. 247 m - Turn right
  59. 58 : km 24.89 - alt. 249 m - Keep right
  60. 59 : km 25.14 - alt. 240 m - Keep left
  61. 60 : km 25.18 - alt. 241 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 25.2 - alt. 240 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 25.79 - alt. 231 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 25.93 - alt. 229 m - Keep left
  65. 64 : km 26 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
  66. 65 : km 26.19 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight right
  67. 66 : km 26.47 - alt. 187 m - Turn right
  68. 67 : km 27.14 - alt. 201 m - Turn left
  69. 68 : km 27.75 - alt. 239 m - Turn right
  70. 69 : km 27.99 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 28.16 - alt. 244 m - Keep right
  72. 71 : km 28.26 - alt. 244 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 28.47 - alt. 194 m - Turn left
  74. 73 : km 28.58 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  75. 74 : km 28.81 - alt. 170 m - Turn slight right
  76. 75 : km 29.07 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
  77. 76 : km 29.16 - alt. 143 m - Keep right
  78. 77 : km 29.31 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Longdown Hill
  79. 78 : km 29.33 - alt. 144 m - Keep right
  80. 79 : km 29.44 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  81. 80 : km 29.45 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  82. 81 : km 29.51 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight left
  83. 82 : km 29.52 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  84. 83 : km 29.53 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  85. 84 : km 29.97 - alt. 155 m - Keep right
  86. 85 : km 30.07 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
  87. 86 : km 30.37 - alt. 187 m - Turn sharp right
  88. 87 : km 30.38 - alt. 188 m - Turn sharp left
  89. 88 : km 30.4 - alt. 188 m - Turn right
  90. 89 : km 31.36 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  91. 90 : km 31.93 - alt. 173 m - Turn left
  92. 91 : km 32.27 - alt. 203 m - Keep right
  93. 92 : km 32.86 - alt. 231 m - Turn sharp right
  94. 93 : km 33.29 - alt. 215 m - Turn left
  95. 94 : km 33.42 - alt. 210 m - Keep right
  96. 95 : km 33.46 - alt. 207 m - Keep left
  97. 96 : km 33.6 - alt. 197 m - Keep right
  98. 97 : km 34.65 - alt. 218 m - Turn left
  99. 98 : km 34.83 - alt. 215 m - Keep left
  100. 99 : km 34.89 - alt. 212 m - Turn slight right
  101. 100 : km 34.92 - alt. 212 m - Keep right
  102. 101 : km 35.11 - alt. 201 m - R Chiltern Way
  103. 102 : km 35.63 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  104. 103 : km 36.04 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto London Road, A413
  105. 104 : km 36.07 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  106. 105 : km 36.53 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  107. 106 : km 36.65 - alt. 175 m - Keep left onto Under construction temporary diversion
  108. 107 : km 37.04 - alt. 201 m - Turn left
  109. 108 : km 37.22 - alt. 201 m - R King's Lane, MC45
  110. 109 : km 38.15 - alt. 190 m - Turn sharp right
  111. 110 : km 38.16 - alt. 190 m - Turn sharp left
  112. 111 : km 39.06 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  113. 112 : km 39.78 - alt. 155 m - R MC46
  114. 113 : km 39.79 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  115. 114 : km 39.84 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  116. 115 : km 40.99 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
  117. 116 : km 41.37 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  118. 117 : km 41.53 - alt. 169 m - Turn slight right
  119. 118 : km 41.84 - alt. 175 m - Turn right
  120. 119 : km 42.03 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  121. 120 : km 42.11 - alt. 174 m - Turn left
  122. 121 : km 42.14 - alt. 174 m - R Chartridge Lane, MC2
  123. 122 : km 43.2 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Buslins Lane
  124. 123 : km 43.38 - alt. 131 m - R Buslins Lane
  125. 124 : km 43.75 - alt. 119 m - R Buslins Lane
  126. 125 : km 43.79 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight left
  127. 126 : km 43.94 - alt. 119 m - Keep right
  128. 127 : km 44.11 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight right
  129. 128 : km 44.23 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  130. 129 : km 44.23 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  131. 130 : km 44.5 - alt. 166 m - Turn left
  132. 131 : km 44.6 - alt. 166 m - R Mount Nugent
  133. 132 : km 44.66 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  134. 133 : km 44.83 - alt. 164 m - R Great Hivings
  135. 134 : km 45 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto Hivings Park
  136. 135 : km 45.22 - alt. 156 m - Turn slight left
  137. 136 : km 45.75 - alt. 111 m - R Vale Road, MC5
  138. 137 : km 45.77 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  139. 138 : km 45.91 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  140. 139 : km 45.97 - alt. 148 m - Keep right
  141. 140 : km 46.02 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  142. 141 : km 46.38 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp right onto Ashley Green Road, A416
  143. 142 : km 46.58 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Lycrome Road
  144. 143 : km 47.69 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Rushmere Lane, B4505
  145. 144 : km 49.38 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp right
  146. 145 : km 49.45 - alt. 148 m - Turn sharp left onto Pocketsdell Lane
  147. 146 : km 50.27 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight right onto Shantock Hall Lane
  148. 147 : km 50.29 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  149. 148 : km 50.88 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  150. 149 : km 52.11 - alt. 148 m - R High Street
  151. 150 : km 53.2 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp right
  152. E : km 72.03 - alt. 99 m

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