Harpenden 15

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.06 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 55 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 59 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 129 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 102 m
  • ⚐
    District: St Albans 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.755379° / W 0.336542°
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Description

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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. 120 m - Start on Bowgate Mews
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Catherine Street
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 117 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto St Peter's Street
  4. 4 : km 0.95 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.96 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Harpenden Road
  6. 6 : km 2.04 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 7 : km 2.05 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp right
  8. 8 : km 2.1 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Blueberry Close
  9. 9 : km 2.13 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto New Greens Avenue
  10. 10 : km 2.42 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 3.37 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 3.38 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Harpenden Road
  13. 13 : km 5.84 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 5.85 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 6.08 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Cravells Road
  16. 16 : km 6.09 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto St Albans Road
  17. 17 : km 6.24 - alt. 124 m - Keep left onto St Albans Road
  18. 18 : km 6.27 - alt. 124 m - Enter roundabout
  19. 19 : km 7.18 - alt. 105 m - Keep right onto St Albans Road
  20. 20 : km 7.2 - alt. 104 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bull Road
  21. 21 : km 7.21 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 7.24 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Bull Road
  23. 23 : km 7.25 - alt. 104 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto St Albans Road
  24. 24 : km 7.48 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  25. 25 : km 7.5 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto High Street
  26. 26 : km 7.51 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp left onto Station Road
  27. 27 : km 7.51 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 7.73 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 7.79 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Southdown Road
  30. 30 : km 7.81 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Bull Road
  31. 31 : km 7.86 - alt. 104 m - Keep left onto Bull Road
  32. 32 : km 7.86 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 8.02 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 8.03 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto St Albans Road
  35. 35 : km 8.74 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto St Albans Road
  36. 36 : km 8.77 - alt. 123 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto St Albans Road
  37. 37 : km 8.82 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight left onto St Albans Road
  38. 38 : km 10.7 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 10.72 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Harpenden Road
  40. 40 : km 11.06 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Childwick Green
  41. 41 : km 11.07 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 11.32 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  43. 43 : km 11.33 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Harpenden Road
  44. 44 : km 12.82 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 12.83 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 13 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Tamarisk Close
  47. 47 : km 13 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 13.05 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left onto New Greens Avenue
  49. 49 : km 13.11 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  50. 50 : km 13.17 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Harpenden Road
  51. 51 : km 13.56 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Batchwood Drive
  52. 52 : km 13.59 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Batchwood Gardens
  53. 53 : km 13.61 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight left onto Beech Bottom
  54. 54 : km 13.69 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 13.73 - alt. 106 m - Keep left onto St Albans Green Ring
  56. 56 : km 14.18 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Harpenden Road
  57. 57 : km 14.94 - alt. 117 m - Enter roundabout
  58. 58 : km 15.01 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  59. S/E : km 15.06 - alt. 120 m

Useful Information

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