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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.43 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 45 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 46 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 147 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 97 m
  • ⚐
    District: Dunstable 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.892524° / W 0.537536°
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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.

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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. 143 m
  2. 1 : km 0.66 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 2 : km 1.09 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 1.14 - alt. 142 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 1.15 - alt. 142 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 1.29 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 2.12 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Cemetery Road
  8. 7 : km 2.22 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 2.23 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Cemetery Road
  10. 9 : km 2.27 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right onto Cemetery Road
  11. 10 : km 2.38 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Cemetery Road
  12. 11 : km 2.43 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 2.7 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Redhouse Court
  14. 13 : km 3.07 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Park Road
  15. 14 : km 3.29 - alt. 128 m - Keep left onto Park Road
  16. 15 : km 3.33 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto East End
  17. 16 : km 3.37 - alt. 128 m - Keep right onto Sundon Road
  18. 17 : km 3.43 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Pedestrian Crossing
  19. 18 : km 3.43 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 3.44 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 3.68 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Drury Lane
  22. 21 : km 3.7 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 3.83 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 3.84 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Peel Street
  25. 24 : km 3.84 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 3.85 - alt. 133 m - Turn slight right
  27. 26 : km 3.89 - alt. 132 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 3.93 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Bedford Square
  29. 28 : km 3.96 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Bedford Square
  30. 29 : km 4.01 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Bedford Square
  31. 30 : km 4.03 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left onto Bedford Square
  32. 31 : km 4.05 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto The Green
  33. 32 : km 4.13 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Bedford Road, B5120
  34. 33 : km 5.43 - alt. 99 m - Keep left onto Bedford Road, B5120
  35. 34 : km 5.46 - alt. 100 m - Enter roundabout
  36. 35 : km 5.8 - alt. 100 m - Enter roundabout
  37. 36 : km 6.94 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left onto Thorn Road
  38. 37 : km 7.63 - alt. 99 m - Keep left onto Thorn Road
  39. 38 : km 7.68 - alt. 99 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Watling Street, A505
  40. 39 : km 8.07 - alt. 97 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Watling Street, A505
  41. 40 : km 9.57 - alt. 136 m - Keep left onto Watling Street, A505
  42. 41 : km 9.58 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Frenchs Avenue
  43. 42 : km 10.08 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 10.09 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  45. S/E : km 10.42 - alt. 142 m

Useful Information

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Walking Sundon Hills and Sharpenhoe Clappers

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Escape to Lilley, Chilterns
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Particularly lovely late on a June evening, during the summer when the fields are full of ripe crops or in winter to blow away the cobwebs.

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