Hitchin Trail Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.30 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 397 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 402 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 180 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 56 m
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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. 76 m
  2. 1 : km 0.36 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Russell's Slip
  3. 2 : km 0.4 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Meadow Way
  4. 3 : km 0.74 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Wratten Road West
  5. 4 : km 0.75 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Russels Slip
  6. 5 : km 0.83 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Upper Tilehouse Street, A505
  7. 6 : km 0.84 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Gray's Lane
  8. 7 : km 1.79 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  9. 8 : km 2.88 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Oughtonhead Lane
  10. 9 : km 2.89 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 2.99 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right
  12. 11 : km 3.31 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left
  13. 12 : km 3.31 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 4.26 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 4.5 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  16. 15 : km 4.52 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  17. 16 : km 5.18 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Hambridge Way
  18. 17 : km 7.1 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Walnut Tree Road
  19. 18 : km 7.14 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 7.16 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  21. 20 : km 7.3 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 7.53 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left onto Great Green
  23. 22 : km 7.58 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  24. 23 : km 8.11 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 8.12 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Wood Lane
  26. 25 : km 9.07 - alt. 125 m - Keep right
  27. 26 : km 10.14 - alt. 142 m - Keep left
  28. 27 : km 10.32 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 10.34 - alt. 170 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 29 : km 10.39 - alt. 170 m - Turn slight left
  31. 30 : km 10.71 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 11 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 11.17 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 33 : km 11.53 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 12.15 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  36. 35 : km 12.7 - alt. 178 m - Turn slight right onto Icknield Way
  37. 36 : km 12.76 - alt. 179 m - Turn left onto The Baulk
  38. 37 : km 12.77 - alt. 179 m - Keep right
  39. 38 : km 13.29 - alt. 154 m - Turn slight right
  40. 39 : km 13.3 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp left onto Icknield Way
  41. 40 : km 14.23 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 14.31 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Streatley Road
  43. 42 : km 16.04 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 16.89 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 16.9 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 45 : km 16.97 - alt. 142 m - Keep left
  47. 46 : km 17.86 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 18.08 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 18.24 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 18.48 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  51. 50 : km 19.51 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp left
  52. 51 : km 19.53 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  53. 52 : km 19.56 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 19.67 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 19.94 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp left
  56. 55 : km 19.97 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  57. 56 : km 19.98 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 20.84 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Streatley Road
  59. 58 : km 22.57 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 22.65 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  61. 60 : km 22.73 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 23.43 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left
  63. 62 : km 23.71 - alt. 136 m - Keep right
  64. 63 : km 23.9 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Kingshill lane
  65. 64 : km 24.58 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto The Baulk
  66. 65 : km 24.62 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 24.72 - alt. 163 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 24.88 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  69. 68 : km 25.11 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  70. 69 : km 26.26 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Honeysuckle Lane
  71. 70 : km 26.54 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Honeysuckle Lane
  72. 71 : km 26.71 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 27.37 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Luton Road
  74. 73 : km 27.39 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  75. 74 : km 27.51 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  76. 75 : km 27.61 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto High Street
  77. 76 : km 27.66 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  78. 77 : km 27.67 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  79. 78 : km 28.01 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto King's Walden Road
  80. 79 : km 28.06 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Harris Lane
  81. 80 : km 28.2 - alt. 155 m - Keep right onto Harris Lane
  82. 81 : km 28.4 - alt. 155 m - Keep right
  83. 82 : km 30.16 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  84. 83 : km 30.4 - alt. 154 m - Keep right
  85. 84 : km 31.37 - alt. 151 m - Turn sharp left onto Charlton Road
  86. 85 : km 32.16 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Butchers Lane
  87. 86 : km 34.07 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  88. 87 : km 34.2 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  89. 88 : km 34.41 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  90. 89 : km 34.55 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  91. 90 : km 34.87 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp right
  92. 91 : km 35.48 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left
  93. 92 : km 35.9 - alt. 116 m - Keep right
  94. 93 : km 36.16 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  95. 94 : km 36.18 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  96. 95 : km 36.2 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight left onto Hitchwood Lane
  97. 96 : km 36.77 - alt. 148 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  98. 97 : km 37.65 - alt. 140 m - Keep left onto Chequers Lane
  99. 98 : km 37.91 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  100. 99 : km 38.12 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  101. 100 : km 38.13 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
  102. 101 : km 38.61 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  103. 102 : km 39.41 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Tatmorehills Lane
  104. 103 : km 41.12 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Brick Kiln Lane
  105. 104 : km 41.13 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp right
  106. 105 : km 41.26 - alt. 81 m - Turn sharp left
  107. 106 : km 41.38 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp right
  108. 107 : km 41.7 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  109. 108 : km 41.94 - alt. 67 m - Turn sharp right onto Charlton Road
  110. 109 : km 42.11 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Charlton Road
  111. 110 : km 42.24 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Hawthorn Close
  112. 111 : km 42.3 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Hawthorn Close
  113. E : km 42.3 - alt. 70 m

Useful Information

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