Rickmansworth Circular And Swimming In River Colne

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.19 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 66 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 74 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 88 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 42 m
  • ⚐
    District: Batchworth 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.64045° / W 0.473771°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 57 m - Start on Rectory Road, A412
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 54 m - Keep right onto Station Approach
  4. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight right onto Station Road
  5. 5 : km 0.25 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto High Street
  6. 6 : km 0.44 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  7. 7 : km 0.64 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Church Street
  8. 8 : km 0.65 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 0.67 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.77 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Church Street
  11. 11 : km 0.86 - alt. 47 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Church Street, A404
  12. 12 : km 0.95 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 0.96 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 14 : km 1.12 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 1.14 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.4 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.41 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 1.44 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right onto Frogmoor Lane
  19. 19 : km 1.62 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Bury Lake Circular Walk
  20. 20 : km 1.84 - alt. 44 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 1.84 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto Bury Lake Circular Walk
  22. 22 : km 1.94 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 2.23 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Frogmoor Lane
  24. 24 : km 2.46 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Bury Lake Circular Walk
  25. 25 : km 2.9 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 3.2 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 3.21 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 4.16 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 4.5 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Springwell Lane
  30. 30 : km 5.01 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Springwell Lane
  31. 31 : km 5.22 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 5.59 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 6.44 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Summerhouse lane
  34. 34 : km 6.73 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 7.04 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Summerhouse lane
  36. 36 : km 7.05 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Bellevue Terrace
  37. 37 : km 8.02 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 8.16 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left onto Plough Lane
  39. 39 : km 9.48 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 9.76 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Harefield Road
  41. 41 : km 9.98 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 10.64 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Sherfield Avenue
  43. 43 : km 10.77 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 10.89 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Harefield Road
  45. 45 : km 11.11 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Harefield Road
  46. 46 : km 11.14 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Church Street, A404
  47. 47 : km 11.21 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 11.22 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Church Street, A404
  49. 49 : km 11.28 - alt. 47 m - Enter roundabout
  50. 50 : km 11.43 - alt. 47 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 11.53 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 11.55 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left onto Church Street
  53. 53 : km 11.74 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto High Street
  54. 54 : km 11.94 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  55. 55 : km 12.06 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Station Approach
  56. 56 : km 12.08 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto Station Road
  57. 57 : km 12.15 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  58. S/E : km 12.19 - alt. 57 m

Useful Information

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