Hitchin Poets - Offley Grange

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 167 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 167 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 164 m
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    Lowest point: 60 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/E : km 0 - alt. 60 m - Start on Chaucer Way
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right onto Hardy Close
  5. 5 : km 0.17 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.21 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.27 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto St Michaels Road
  8. 8 : km 0.32 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.36 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 0.57 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.82 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight right onto Benslow Lane
  12. 12 : km 1.3 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Highbury Road
  13. 13 : km 1.32 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Walsworth Road, B656
  14. 14 : km 1.64 - alt. 66 m - Keep right onto Walsworth Road, B656
  15. 15 : km 1.66 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Walsworth Road, B656
  16. 16 : km 1.7 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Walsworth Road, B656
  17. 17 : km 1.82 - alt. 65 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 1.83 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 1.84 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 1.89 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 2.03 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Churchyard
  22. 22 : km 2.06 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 2.1 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto High Street
  24. 24 : km 2.12 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 2.23 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 2.26 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Payne's Park, A505
  27. 27 : km 2.31 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto Nun's Close
  28. 28 : km 2.4 - alt. 70 m - Keep right onto Nun's Close
  29. 29 : km 2.42 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto Old Park Road, A505
  30. 30 : km 2.43 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 2.6 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Braun's Alley
  32. 32 : km 2.69 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto Gray's Lane
  33. 33 : km 3.51 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 4.61 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Oughtonhead Lane
  35. 35 : km 5.01 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Hitchin Road
  36. 36 : km 5.03 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 5.45 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Hexton Road, B655
  38. 38 : km 5.57 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 6.75 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 8.27 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  41. 41 : km 8.58 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 8.59 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  43. 43 : km 8.63 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 9.3 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 9.52 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 9.87 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 10.25 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 11.94 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Carters Lane
  49. 49 : km 11.94 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 11.99 - alt. 79 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 13.06 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Moormead Hill, A505
  52. 52 : km 13.9 - alt. 73 m - Keep right onto Upper Tilehouse Street, A505
  53. 53 : km 13.91 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right onto Upper Tilehouse Street, A505
  54. 54 : km 13.94 - alt. 73 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Payne's Park, A505
  55. 55 : km 14 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right onto Coopers Alley
  56. 56 : km 14 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left
  57. 57 : km 14.03 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 14.04 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Coopers Yard
  59. 59 : km 14.07 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Exchange Yard
  60. 60 : km 14.22 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Bucklersbury
  61. 61 : km 14.26 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right onto Sun Street
  62. 62 : km 14.26 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Market Place
  63. 63 : km 14.3 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp right
  64. 64 : km 14.31 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Market Place
  65. 65 : km 14.31 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Churchyard
  66. 66 : km 14.35 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 14.35 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 14.47 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 14.47 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Saint Mary's Square
  70. 70 : km 14.49 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 14.53 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 14.54 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 14.63 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left
  74. 74 : km 14.64 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 14.74 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Walsworth Road, B656
  76. 76 : km 14.79 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Walsworth Road, B656
  77. 77 : km 15.13 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Highbury Road
  78. 78 : km 15.17 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Benslow Lane
  79. 79 : km 15.65 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  80. 80 : km 15.9 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 16.1 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 16.11 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 16.15 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto St Michaels Road
  84. 84 : km 16.2 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 16.26 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 16.3 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Hardy Close
  87. 87 : km 16.31 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight left
  88. 88 : km 16.36 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  89. S/E : km 16.45 - alt. 60 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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