St Albans W1

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Creation

31 May 2024

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 6.31 km
Calculated time: 1h 55
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 45 m
Vertical drop: - 41 m
Highest point: 120 m
Lowest point: 76 m

District: St Albans
Start/End: N 51.758376° / W 0.343364°
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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

S/E : km 0 - alt. 103 m - Start on Kimberley Road
2 : km 0 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Folly Avenue
3 : km 0.15 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Cannon Street
4 : km 0.21 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Ashwell Street
5 : km 0.27 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto West View road
6 : km 0.38 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp left onto Folly Lane
7 : km 0.47 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp right onto Gombards
8 : km 0.57 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Worley Road
9 : km 0.57 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Gombards Alley
10 : km 0.76 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
11 : km 0.77 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Gombards Alley
12 : km 0.82 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Britton Avenue
13 : km 0.82 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Verulam Road
14 : km 1.04 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto George Street
15 : km 1.04 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto High Street
16 : km 1.08 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto French Row
17 : km 1.09 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
18 : km 1.1 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto French Row
19 : km 1.1 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto High Street
20 : km 1.12 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Market Place
21 : km 1.12 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto High Street
22 : km 1.15 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Village Arcade
23 : km 1.23 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto High Street
24 : km 1.26 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Waxhouse Gate
25 : km 1.3 - alt. 108 m - Keep left
26 : km 1.32 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
27 : km 1.34 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
28 : km 1.37 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight left
29 : km 1.41 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right
30 : km 1.43 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Sumpter Yard
31 : km 1.51 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
32 : km 1.57 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
33 : km 1.58 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp right
34 : km 1.59 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
35 : km 1.64 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp right
36 : km 1.84 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Lady Spencer's Grove
37 : km 1.97 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Grove Road
38 : km 2.07 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Holywell Hill
39 : km 2.15 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Holywell Hill
40 : km 2.39 - alt. 79 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Griffiths Way
41 : km 2.46 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
42 : km 2.46 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
43 : km 2.56 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Everard Close
44 : km 2.57 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Griffiths Way
45 : km 2.75 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
46 : km 2.76 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto St Albans Green Ring
47 : km 2.92 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
48 : km 2.92 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Griffiths Way
49 : km 3.24 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
50 : km 3.26 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp left onto Griffiths Way
51 : km 3.26 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Everard Close
52 : km 3.28 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
53 : km 3.29 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left
54 : km 3.33 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
55 : km 3.34 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
56 : km 3.41 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
57 : km 3.45 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Everard Close
58 : km 3.48 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Abbey View
59 : km 3.57 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Everard Close
60 : km 3.61 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
61 : km 3.87 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
62 : km 3.88 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Holywell Hill
63 : km 4.09 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
64 : km 4.09 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Holywell Hill
65 : km 4.87 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
66 : km 4.87 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto St Peter's Street
67 : km 4.92 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
68 : km 4.92 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto St Peter's Street
69 : km 5.01 - alt. 116 m - Keep left onto St Peter's Street
70 : km 5.04 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp left onto Market Place
71 : km 5.05 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
72 : km 5.06 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto St Peter's Street
73 : km 5.16 - alt. 117 m - Keep left onto St Peter's Street
74 : km 5.19 - alt. 117 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Catherine Street
75 : km 5.26 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
76 : km 5.27 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Catherine Street
77 : km 5.36 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Adelaide Street
78 : km 5.37 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Catherine Street
79 : km 5.45 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Etna Road
80 : km 5.47 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Catherine Street
81 : km 5.57 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Normandy Road
82 : km 5.64 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Bleak House Mews
83 : km 5.65 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Normandy Road
84 : km 5.99 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Goldsmith Way
85 : km 6.2 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Goldsmith Way
S/E : km 6.31 - alt. 104 m

Useful Information

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