Knebworth Kimpton Loop
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 13.07 mi
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Average duration: 6h 20
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: Yes
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Ascent: + 348 ft
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Descent: - 367 ft
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Highest point: 417 ft
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Lowest point: 243 ft
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Country: United Kingdom
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City: Knebworth
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Start/End: N 51.860461° / W 0.191192°
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 348 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.07 - alt. 344 ft - 50 ft - Turn slight left
- 2 : mi 0.08 - alt. 348 ft - Turn slight right
- 3 : mi 0.15 - alt. 328 ft - 50 ft - Turn left
- 4 : mi 0.16 - alt. 328 ft - Turn right
- 5 : mi 0.34 - alt. 322 ft - 50 ft - Turn left onto Stockens Green
- 6 : mi 0.35 - alt. 322 ft - Turn right onto Wadnall Way
- 7 : mi 0.45 - alt. 341 ft - 50 ft - Turn slight right onto Stockens Green
- 8 : mi 0.46 - alt. 344 ft - Turn slight right onto Stockens Green
- 9 : mi 0.53 - alt. 351 ft - 50 ft - Turn left onto Gipsy Lane
- 10 : mi 0.54 - alt. 348 ft - Turn right
- 11 : mi 0.79 - alt. 367 ft - 50 ft - Turn left onto Park Lane
- 12 : mi 0.8 - alt. 371 ft - Turn right onto Gipsy Lane
- 13 : mi 1.16 - alt. 410 ft - Turn right onto Park Lane
- 14 : mi 1.54 - alt. 407 ft - 50 ft - Keep left
- 15 : mi 1.55 - alt. 404 ft - Keep left
- 16 : mi 1.56 - alt. 404 ft - 50 ft - Turn slight left onto Park Lane
- 17 : mi 1.57 - alt. 404 ft - Turn slight left onto Park Lane
- 18 : mi 2.42 - alt. 361 ft - 50 ft - Keep left
- 19 : mi 2.43 - alt. 361 ft - Keep left
- 20 : mi 2.44 - alt. 361 ft - 50 ft - Turn sharp right
- 21 : mi 2.45 - alt. 361 ft - Turn sharp right
- 22 : mi 2.46 - alt. 361 ft - 50 ft - Turn slight left onto Bury Lane
- 23 : mi 2.47 - alt. 361 ft - Turn slight left onto Bury Lane
- 24 : mi 3.13 - alt. 361 ft - 50 ft - Turn right
- 25 : mi 3.14 - alt. 361 ft - Turn right
- 26 : mi 3.23 - alt. 361 ft - 50 ft - Turn left onto Saint Giles Road
- 27 : mi 3.24 - alt. 361 ft - Turn left onto Saint Giles Road
- 28 : mi 3.28 - alt. 358 ft - 50 ft - Turn slight right onto Saint Giles Road
- 29 : mi 3.29 - alt. 358 ft - Turn slight right onto Saint Giles Road
- 30 : mi 3.36 - alt. 341 ft - 50 ft - Turn right onto Bury Lane
- 31 : mi 3.37 - alt. 338 ft - Turn right onto Bury Lane
- 32 : mi 3.47 - alt. 338 ft - 50 ft - Turn left onto High Street
- 33 : mi 3.47 - alt. 338 ft - Turn right onto Bury Lane
- 34 : mi 3.52 - alt. 331 ft - 50 ft - Turn right onto Heath Lane
- 35 : mi 3.53 - alt. 335 ft - Turn right onto Heath Lane
- 36 : mi 3.9 - alt. 299 ft - 50 ft - Keep left onto Heath Hill
- 37 : mi 3.91 - alt. 295 ft - Keep left onto Heath Hill
- 38 : mi 4.19 - alt. 243 ft - 50 ft - Keep right onto Heath Hill
- 39 : mi 4.2 - alt. 243 ft - Keep right onto Heath Hill
- 40 : mi 4.2 - alt. 243 ft - 50 ft - Turn sharp left onto Kimpton Road
- 41 : mi 4.21 - alt. 246 ft - Turn sharp left onto Kimpton Road
- 42 : mi 6.1 - alt. 279 ft - 50 ft - Turn left onto Hitchin Road
- 43 : mi 6.11 - alt. 279 ft - Turn left onto Hitchin Road
- 44 : mi 6.72 - alt. 394 ft - 50 ft - Turn left
- 45 : mi 6.73 - alt. 394 ft - Turn right onto Hitchin Road
- 46 : mi 6.74 - alt. 390 ft - 50 ft - Turn right onto Hitchin Road
- 47 : mi 6.76 - alt. 394 ft - 50 ft - Turn left
- 48 : mi 6.77 - alt. 394 ft - Turn left
- 49 : mi 7.05 - alt. 384 ft - 50 ft - Turn left
- 50 : mi 7.06 - alt. 381 ft - Turn left
- 51 : mi 7.15 - alt. 394 ft - 50 ft - Turn right
- 52 : mi 7.16 - alt. 394 ft - Turn right
- 53 : mi 7.35 - alt. 394 ft - 50 ft - Turn left
- 54 : mi 7.36 - alt. 394 ft - 50 ft - Turn right
- 55 : mi 7.36 - alt. 394 ft - Turn left
- 56 : mi 7.37 - alt. 394 ft - Turn right
- 57 : mi 7.4 - alt. 394 ft - Keep left
- 58 : mi 8.13 - alt. 269 ft - 50 ft - Turn right onto Codicote Road
- 59 : mi 8.14 - alt. 272 ft - Turn right onto Codicote Road
- 60 : mi 9.09 - alt. 328 ft - 50 ft - Turn right onto The Grove
- 61 : mi 9.1 - alt. 328 ft - Turn right onto The Grove
- 62 : mi 9.1 - alt. 328 ft - 50 ft - Turn left onto The Grove
- 63 : mi 9.11 - alt. 328 ft - Turn left onto The Grove
- 64 : mi 9.12 - alt. 331 ft - 50 ft - Turn slight right onto Whitwell Road
- 65 : mi 9.13 - alt. 331 ft - Turn slight right onto Whitwell Road
- 66 : mi 9.39 - alt. 358 ft - 50 ft - Turn right onto High Street
- 67 : mi 9.4 - alt. 358 ft - Turn right onto High Street
- 68 : mi 9.72 - alt. 338 ft - 50 ft - Turn right onto Bury Lane
- 69 : mi 10.01 - alt. 361 ft - 50 ft - Turn right
- 70 : mi 10.02 - alt. 361 ft - Turn right
- 71 : mi 10.85 - alt. 400 ft - 50 ft - Turn left onto Sally Deards Lane
- 72 : mi 10.86 - alt. 400 ft - Turn left onto Sally Deards Lane
- 73 : mi 10.92 - alt. 407 ft - 50 ft - Turn right
- 74 : mi 10.93 - alt. 407 ft - Turn right
- 75 : mi 11.17 - alt. 407 ft - 50 ft - Turn left onto Slip Lane
- 76 : mi 11.18 - alt. 407 ft - Turn left onto Slip Lane
- 77 : mi 11.27 - alt. 387 ft - 50 ft - Keep right
- 78 : mi 11.28 - alt. 387 ft - Keep right
- 79 : mi 11.73 - alt. 410 ft - 50 ft - Turn left
- 80 : mi 11.74 - alt. 410 ft - Turn left
- 81 : mi 11.92 - alt. 410 ft - 50 ft - Turn right onto Park Lane
- 82 : mi 12.29 - alt. 371 ft - 50 ft - Turn right onto Gipsy Lane
- 83 : mi 12.54 - alt. 351 ft - 50 ft - Turn right
- 84 : mi 12.74 - alt. 322 ft - 50 ft - Turn right onto Wadnall Way
- 85 : mi 12.93 - alt. 325 ft - 50 ft - Turn right
- 86 : mi 13.01 - alt. 348 ft - 50 ft - Turn slight right
- S/E : mi 13.07 - alt. 344 ft - FINISH
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