Big Option Common, Farm Geeenway

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.43 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 36 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 36 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 92 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 56 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 92 m - Start near 14 Wissen Drive, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 1FN, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 92 m - Walk west on Wissen Dr towards Pixmore Ave
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 91 m - Walk north on Pixmore Ave towards Wissen Dr
  4. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Ridge Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.29 - alt. 88 m - Walk west on Ridge Rd towards Pix Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.72 - alt. 76 m - Walk north-west on Ridge Rd towards Birds Hill
  7. 7 : km 0.74 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Birds Hill
  8. 8 : km 0.87 - alt. 72 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Norton Way N
  9. 9 : km 1.2 - alt. 71 m - Enter the roundabout
  10. 10 : km 1.21 - alt. 70 m - Walk north towards Icknield Way
  11. 11 : km 1.21 - alt. 70 m - Exit the roundabout onto Icknield Way
  12. 12 : km 1.59 - alt. 75 m - Walk north
  13. 13 : km 1.75 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.79 - alt. 67 m - Walk north-west towards Cowslip Hill
  15. 15 : km 2.24 - alt. 63 m - Walk south towards Cowslip Hill
  16. 16 : km 2.25 - alt. 63 m - Turn right at Cowslip Hill
  17. 17 : km 2.86 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Wilbury Rd
  18. 18 : km 2.98 - alt. 66 m - Walk east on Wilbury Rd towards Furlay Cl
  19. 19 : km 3.15 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 4.43 - alt. 56 m - Walk north
  21. 21 : km 5.27 - alt. 74 m - Walk south-east
  22. 22 : km 5.49 - alt. 79 m - Slight right
  23. 23 : km 5.58 - alt. 79 m - Walk south-east towards Western Way
  24. 24 : km 5.59 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Western Way
  25. 25 : km 5.88 - alt. 77 m - Walk south-west on Western Way towards Heathermere
  26. 26 : km 6.28 - alt. 78 m - Walk south on Western Way towards Midhurst
  27. 27 : km 6.55 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Southern Way
  28. 28 : km 6.59 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Childwick Way
  29. 29 : km 6.74 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Wilbury Rd
  30. 30 : km 6.75 - alt. 77 m - Walk east on Wilbury Rd towards Wilbury Rd
  31. 31 : km 7.2 - alt. 75 m - Sharp right
  32. 32 : km 7.22 - alt. 75 m - Walk south towards Icknield Way
  33. 33 : km 7.82 - alt. 74 m - Walk south towards Icknield Way
  34. 34 : km 7.84 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  35. 35 : km 8.22 - alt. 70 m - Walk south towards Norton Way N
  36. 36 : km 8.23 - alt. 71 m - Exit the roundabout onto Norton Way N
  37. 37 : km 8.54 - alt. 72 m - Walk south-east towards Birds Hill
  38. 38 : km 8.56 - alt. 72 m - Exit the roundabout onto Birds Hill
  39. 39 : km 8.69 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Ridge Rd
  40. 40 : km 8.71 - alt. 76 m - Walk south-east on Ridge Rd towards Pix Rd
  41. 41 : km 9.13 - alt. 88 m - Walk east on Ridge Rd towards Pixmore Ave
  42. 42 : km 9.15 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Pixmore Ave
  43. 43 : km 9.34 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Wissen Dr
  44. S/E : km 9.43 - alt. 92 m

Useful Information

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↔9.84 km ↗+100 m ↘-103 m ◔3h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Offley (Hertfordshire)

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End of the Chilterns : Pegsdon Hills & Little Offley
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