Chiltern Way 07: Luton - Harpenden

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 19.65 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 134 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 138 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 159 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 92 m
  • ⚐
    District: Borough of Luton 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.882386° / W 0.414691°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.814731° / W 0.351992°
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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.
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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 : km 0 - alt. 111 m
  2. 1 : km 0.05 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Midland Road
  6. 5 : km 0.41 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Burr Street
  7. 6 : km 0.47 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Hitchin Road
  8. 7 : km 0.51 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Hartley Road
  9. 8 : km 0.56 - alt. 112 m - Keep right onto Hart Hill Path
  10. 9 : km 0.84 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 0.99 - alt. 152 m - Turn slight right onto Hart Hill Lane
  12. 11 : km 1.39 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Crawley Green Road
  13. 12 : km 2.36 - alt. 135 m - Keep right onto Crawley Green Road
  14. 13 : km 2.4 - alt. 133 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Crawley Green Road
  15. 14 : km 2.86 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight right onto Crawley Green Road
  16. 15 : km 3.37 - alt. 146 m - Keep left onto Crawley Green Road
  17. 16 : km 3.42 - alt. 145 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Crawley Green Road
  18. 17 : km 4.12 - alt. 153 m - Keep left onto Crawley Green Road
  19. 18 : km 4.14 - alt. 152 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Crawley Green Road
  20. 19 : km 4.48 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 20 : km 5.72 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 5.77 - alt. 148 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 6.32 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 23 : km 6.33 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp right onto Darley Road
  25. 24 : km 6.41 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
  26. 25 : km 7.04 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 7.4 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 7.75 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Chapel Road
  29. 28 : km 7.8 - alt. 144 m - Keep right onto Chapel Road
  30. 29 : km 8.04 - alt. 134 m - Keep left
  31. 30 : km 8.34 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 8.59 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 9.49 - alt. 146 m - Turn left onto Lawrence End Road
  34. 33 : km 9.57 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Lawrence End Road
  35. 34 : km 9.59 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight right onto Lawrence End Road
  36. 35 : km 11.14 - alt. 146 m - Keep right
  37. 36 : km 11.17 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  38. 37 : km 11.21 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
  39. 38 : km 11.6 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 11.61 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 12.76 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 13.02 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 13.68 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Farr's Lane
  44. 43 : km 13.84 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto B653
  45. 44 : km 13.86 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Thrales End Lane
  46. 45 : km 14.16 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Cooters End Lane
  47. 46 : km 15.81 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Luton Road, A1081
  48. 47 : km 16.05 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Roundwood Lane
  49. 48 : km 16.08 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 18.79 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Luton Road, A1081
  51. 50 : km 18.98 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto High Street
  52. 51 : km 18.99 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto High Street
  53. 52 : km 19.04 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  54. 53 : km 19.05 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Bowers Parade
  55. 54 : km 19.11 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
  56. 55 : km 19.41 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp left onto Station Road, B652
  57. 56 : km 19.56 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Station Approach
  58. E : km 19.65 - alt. 113 m

Useful Information

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