Leighton Buzzard Big'un

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 31.09 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 190 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 198 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 240 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 84 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. 180 m - Start on West Hill
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto West Hill
  3. 3 : km 0.44 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.85 - alt. 221 m - Turn slight right
  5. 5 : km 1.42 - alt. 231 m - Turn left onto Whipsnade Road, B4541
  6. 6 : km 1.46 - alt. 233 m - Keep right onto Whipsnade Road, B4541
  7. 7 : km 1.74 - alt. 240 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.77 - alt. 240 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.79 - alt. 240 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 10 : km 1.81 - alt. 240 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.84 - alt. 240 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2 - alt. 235 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 2.22 - alt. 225 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 2.27 - alt. 217 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 3.02 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.12 - alt. 158 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 3.42 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 3.44 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto B4540
  19. 19 : km 3.71 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Dagnall Road, B4506
  20. 20 : km 4.08 - alt. 127 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Harling Road
  21. 21 : km 4.75 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 5.22 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 5.36 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 5.64 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Slickett's Lane
  25. 25 : km 6 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Pebblemoor
  26. 26 : km 6.29 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto High Street
  27. 27 : km 6.78 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Leighton Road, B440
  28. 28 : km 8.06 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto South End Lane
  29. 29 : km 8.74 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 11.46 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 11.78 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Mill Road
  32. 32 : km 11.91 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 12.76 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Mill Road
  34. 34 : km 12.8 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Public right of way 15
  35. 35 : km 12.81 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right onto Public right of way 14
  36. 36 : km 14.55 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Public right of way 14
  37. 37 : km 15.74 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 15.81 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 15.83 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 15.93 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left onto Copia Crescent
  41. 41 : km 15.98 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Theedway
  42. 42 : km 16.4 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Billington Road
  43. 43 : km 16.6 - alt. 88 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Billington Road
  44. 44 : km 16.71 - alt. 87 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Billington Road
  45. 45 : km 16.98 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 17.22 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 17.23 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 17.41 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight right
  49. 49 : km 17.45 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Richmond Road
  50. 50 : km 17.53 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Richmond Road
  51. 51 : km 17.69 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Richmond Road
  52. 52 : km 17.78 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Lywood Road
  53. 53 : km 17.93 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Stanbridge Road
  54. 54 : km 18.18 - alt. 95 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Marley Fields
  55. 55 : km 18.23 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Marley Fields
  56. 56 : km 18.37 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right onto Marley Fields
  57. 57 : km 18.77 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Meadow Way
  58. 58 : km 18.83 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 18.86 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right
  60. 60 : km 18.99 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left
  61. 61 : km 19.01 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 62 : km 19.11 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right
  63. 63 : km 19.16 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 19.17 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 20.34 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Leighton Road
  66. 66 : km 21.39 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp right onto Mill Road
  67. 67 : km 22.58 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Tilsworth Road
  68. 68 : km 22.65 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight right onto Tilsworth Road
  69. 69 : km 22.8 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  70. 70 : km 23.91 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 24.12 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Sewell Greenway
  72. 72 : km 27.96 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight left onto Creasey Park Drive
  73. 73 : km 28.1 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Brewers Hill Road
  74. 74 : km 28.15 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Maidenbower Avenue
  75. 75 : km 28.85 - alt. 148 m - Turn right onto Union Street
  76. 76 : km 28.9 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  77. 77 : km 29.46 - alt. 151 m - Turn slight left onto Icknield Street
  78. 78 : km 29.7 - alt. 150 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Bull Pond Lane
  79. 79 : km 30.21 - alt. 161 m - Turn slight right onto Langdale Road
  80. 80 : km 30.49 - alt. 167 m - Turn left onto Lowther Road
  81. 81 : km 30.55 - alt. 166 m - Turn right onto Mardale Avenue
  82. 82 : km 30.76 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto Borrowdale Avenue
  83. 83 : km 30.81 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left onto Borrowdale Avenue
  84. 84 : km 30.98 - alt. 170 m - Turn right onto Derwent Drive
  85. 85 : km 31.07 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto West Hill
  86. S/E : km 31.09 - alt. 179 m

Useful Information

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