Hitchin HOOP From Mkt Sq

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.92 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 77 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 71 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 49 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. 66 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left onto Arcade
  3. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto West Alley
  5. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 0.3 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Old Park Road, A505
  7. 6 : km 0.34 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 0.51 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Braun's Alley
  9. 8 : km 0.6 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto Gray's Lane
  10. 9 : km 1.42 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  11. 10 : km 2.52 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Oughtonhead Lane
  12. 11 : km 2.64 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 4.1 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 4.33 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right
  15. 14 : km 4.34 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  16. 15 : km 4.35 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  17. 16 : km 4.71 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  18. 17 : km 5.02 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp right onto Hambridge Way
  19. 18 : km 5.5 - alt. 62 m - Continue onto Icknield Way
  20. 19 : km 6 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Icknield Way
  21. 20 : km 6.56 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 6.57 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Walnut Way
  23. 22 : km 6.63 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight right onto Chambers Lane
  24. 23 : km 6.73 - alt. 52 m - Continue onto Chambers Lane
  25. 24 : km 6.77 - alt. 51 m - Continue onto Upper Green
  26. 25 : km 6.84 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Arlesey Road
  27. 26 : km 6.86 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  28. 27 : km 6.88 - alt. 50 m - Continue onto Icknield Way
  29. 28 : km 7.19 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Icknield Way
  30. 29 : km 8.9 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp right onto Stotfold Road
  31. 30 : km 8.93 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 9.21 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Icknield Way
  33. 32 : km 9.38 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 9.39 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  35. 34 : km 9.43 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight right onto Campfield Way
  36. 35 : km 9.45 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  37. 36 : km 9.49 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left onto Campfield Way
  38. 37 : km 9.62 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp right
  39. 38 : km 9.63 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 9.67 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 9.67 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Highover Road
  42. 41 : km 9.77 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 9.79 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Highover Road
  44. 43 : km 9.95 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Hillbrow
  45. 44 : km 10.1 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 11.29 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 11.39 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 11.56 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 12.6 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Queenswood Drive
  50. 49 : km 12.78 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Wilshere Crescent
  51. 50 : km 12.78 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  52. 51 : km 13.38 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp left onto Purwell Lane
  53. 52 : km 13.41 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp right onto Kingswood Avenue
  54. 53 : km 14.08 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp right onto Hitchin Road
  55. 54 : km 14.34 - alt. 61 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wymondley Road
  56. 55 : km 14.51 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  57. 56 : km 14.61 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  58. 57 : km 14.65 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  59. 58 : km 14.69 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 15.61 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left onto Stevenage Road, A602
  61. 60 : km 15.77 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Blackhorse Lane
  62. 61 : km 15.83 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto The Paddock
  63. 62 : km 15.84 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Blackhorse Lane
  64. 63 : km 16.64 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Gosmore Road
  65. 64 : km 16.65 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Brick Kiln Lane
  66. 65 : km 17.65 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Charlton Road
  67. 66 : km 18.14 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Charlton Road
  68. 67 : km 18.32 - alt. 66 m - Keep right onto Charlton Road
  69. 68 : km 18.33 - alt. 67 m - Continue onto Charlton Road
  70. 69 : km 18.34 - alt. 67 m - Keep left onto Charlton Road
  71. 70 : km 18.36 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left onto Park Way, A602
  72. 71 : km 18.39 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 18.43 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  74. 73 : km 18.64 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Tilehouse Street
  75. 74 : km 18.72 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Bucklersbury
  76. 75 : km 18.87 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Market Place
  77. S/E : km 18.91 - alt. 66 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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