Long Walk: High Wycombe Circular Walk
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 31.73 mi
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Average duration: 16h 00
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Back to start: Yes
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Ascent: + 1,578 ft
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Descent: - 1,594 ft
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Highest point: 568 ft
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Lowest point: 79 ft
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Country: United Kingdom
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Area: Chiltern Hills
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City: Buckinghamshire
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Start/End: N 51.629366° / W 0.744925°
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 262 ft
- 1 : mi 0.04 - alt. 262 ft - Turn right onto 2
- 2 : mi 0.05 - alt. 262 ft - Turn left
- 3 : mi 0.05 - alt. 262 ft - Turn right
- 4 : mi 0.08 - alt. 266 ft - Turn left
- 5 : mi 0.12 - alt. 256 ft - Turn right
- 6 : mi 0.13 - alt. 253 ft - Keep left onto Crendon Street, A404
- 7 : mi 0.21 - alt. 230 ft - Turn sharp left onto Easton Street, A404
- 8 : mi 0.4 - alt. 223 ft - Turn slight left onto Abbey Way, A40
- 9 : mi 0.78 - alt. 217 ft - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto London Road, A40
- 10 : mi 1.03 - alt. 207 ft - Turn right onto Chestnut Avenue
- 11 : mi 1.3 - alt. 226 ft - Turn left
- 12 : mi 1.37 - alt. 279 ft - Keep left
- 13 : mi 1.48 - alt. 322 ft - Turn left
- 14 : mi 1.82 - alt. 443 ft - Keep right
- 15 : mi 2.06 - alt. 469 ft - Turn left onto Abbey Barn Lane
- 16 : mi 2.29 - alt. 453 ft - Turn right onto Heath End Road
- 17 : mi 2.37 - alt. 433 ft - Turn left
- 18 : mi 2.43 - alt. 407 ft - Keep left
- 19 : mi 2.97 - alt. 394 ft - Keep right
- 20 : mi 3.26 - alt. 338 ft - Turn slight right
- 21 : mi 3.44 - alt. 315 ft - Turn slight right
- 22 : mi 3.52 - alt. 292 ft - Turn slight left
- 23 : mi 4.67 - alt. 89 ft - Keep left
- 24 : mi 5.05 - alt. 82 ft - Turn sharp left
- 25 : mi 5.85 - alt. 85 ft - Keep right
- 26 : mi 6.03 - alt. 89 ft - Turn right
- 27 : mi 6.1 - alt. 82 ft - Turn sharp right
- 28 : mi 6.45 - alt. 85 ft - Keep left
- 29 : mi 6.75 - alt. 85 ft - Keep left
- 30 : mi 7.07 - alt. 82 ft - Keep left
- 31 : mi 7.15 - alt. 85 ft - Turn right
- 32 : mi 7.16 - alt. 89 ft - Turn sharp left onto Ferry Lane, A4094
- 33 : mi 7.29 - alt. 82 ft - Turn right
- 34 : mi 7.65 - alt. 82 ft - Turn slight right
- 35 : mi 7.76 - alt. 92 ft - Turn left
- 36 : mi 7.83 - alt. 112 ft - Turn left onto Hedsor Hill
- 37 : mi 7.83 - alt. 108 ft - Turn right
- 38 : mi 7.99 - alt. 135 ft - Keep left
- 39 : mi 8.49 - alt. 315 ft - Turn slight right onto Branch Lane
- 40 : mi 8.62 - alt. 322 ft - Turn right onto Broad Lane
- 41 : mi 8.75 - alt. 325 ft - Turn right onto Hedsor Lane
- 42 : mi 9.16 - alt. 318 ft - Turn slight left onto Hedsor Lane
- 43 : mi 9.18 - alt. 315 ft - Turn left onto Sheepcote Lane
- 44 : mi 9.36 - alt. 322 ft - Turn sharp right
- 45 : mi 9.67 - alt. 322 ft - Turn left onto Taplow Footpath 21
- 46 : mi 9.67 - alt. 322 ft - Turn right
- 47 : mi 10.28 - alt. 308 ft - Turn left onto MC7
- 48 : mi 10.29 - alt. 308 ft - Turn right onto Dorney Wood Road, MC51
- 49 : mi 10.31 - alt. 308 ft - Keep left
- 50 : mi 11.11 - alt. 262 ft - Keep left
- 51 : mi 11.88 - alt. 236 ft - Keep left onto Halse Drive
- 52 : mi 11.95 - alt. 243 ft - Turn slight left onto Lord Mayors Drive
- 53 : mi 12.22 - alt. 240 ft - Turn slight right onto Beeches Road, MC51
- 54 : mi 12.39 - alt. 246 ft - Turn right onto Beaconsfield Road, A355
- 55 : mi 12.53 - alt. 240 ft - Turn left onto Victoria Road
- 56 : mi 12.66 - alt. 240 ft - Turn slight right onto Victoria Road
- 57 : mi 12.7 - alt. 240 ft - Turn left
- 58 : mi 13.29 - alt. 246 ft - Keep left
- 59 : mi 13.85 - alt. 249 ft - Turn sharp left onto Templewood Lane, MC29
- 60 : mi 14.05 - alt. 256 ft - Turn left
- 61 : mi 14.06 - alt. 256 ft - Turn left onto Templewood Lane, MC29
- 62 : mi 14.39 - alt. 253 ft - Turn left onto Gerrards Cross Road, B416
- 63 : mi 15.75 - alt. 272 ft - Turn left onto Hedgerley Lane, MC42
- 64 : mi 16.12 - alt. 171 ft - Turn sharp right
- 65 : mi 16.2 - alt. 174 ft - Keep right
- 66 : mi 16.83 - alt. 203 ft - Turn slight left onto Main Drive
- 67 : mi 17.05 - alt. 282 ft - Turn right onto Oxford Road, A40
- 68 : mi 17.06 - alt. 279 ft - Turn left onto West Common
- 69 : mi 17.43 - alt. 282 ft - Turn left onto Packhorse Road, B416
- 70 : mi 17.6 - alt. 282 ft - Keep left onto Station Approach
- 71 : mi 17.62 - alt. 276 ft - Turn slight left onto Station Approach
- 72 : mi 17.7 - alt. 262 ft - Turn right
- 73 : mi 18.21 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right onto Bull Lane
- 74 : mi 18.84 - alt. 295 ft - Turn left onto Austenwood Lane, MC14
- 75 : mi 18.87 - alt. 299 ft - Turn right onto Gold Hill East
- 76 : mi 19.03 - alt. 282 ft - Turn right onto Gold Hill East, MC14
- 77 : mi 19.25 - alt. 223 ft - Turn left onto The Vale
- 78 : mi 19.37 - alt. 233 ft - Turn right
- 79 : mi 19.45 - alt. 210 ft - Keep right
- 80 : mi 19.49 - alt. 203 ft - Turn right
- 81 : mi 19.53 - alt. 200 ft - Turn left
- 82 : mi 19.54 - alt. 200 ft - Turn right
- 83 : mi 19.59 - alt. 200 ft - Turn left
- 84 : mi 19.82 - alt. 203 ft - Keep right
- 85 : mi 21.21 - alt. 233 ft - Turn slight right
- 86 : mi 21.24 - alt. 230 ft - Turn sharp left
- 87 : mi 21.33 - alt. 236 ft - Turn right onto High Street, MC36
- 88 : mi 21.35 - alt. 236 ft - Turn left onto Stratton Chase Drive
- 89 : mi 21.52 - alt. 240 ft - Keep right
- 90 : mi 22.16 - alt. 253 ft - Turn left
- 91 : mi 22.65 - alt. 436 ft - Turn right onto Hill Farm Lane
- 92 : mi 22.93 - alt. 446 ft - Turn sharp right
- 93 : mi 22.98 - alt. 459 ft - Turn left
- 94 : mi 22.98 - alt. 459 ft - Turn slight right
- 95 : mi 24.92 - alt. 548 ft - Turn slight right
- 96 : mi 25.08 - alt. 538 ft - Turn slight left
- 97 : mi 25.85 - alt. 505 ft - Turn left onto The Hill
- 98 : mi 25.92 - alt. 509 ft - Turn right onto The Common
- 99 : mi 25.93 - alt. 509 ft - Keep left
- 100 : mi 26.95 - alt. 361 ft - Turn sharp left
- 101 : mi 26.95 - alt. 361 ft - Turn sharp right
- 102 : mi 27.04 - alt. 374 ft - Turn left
- 103 : mi 27.04 - alt. 377 ft - Turn right
- 104 : mi 27.85 - alt. 541 ft - Turn left onto Church Road, B474
- 105 : mi 27.87 - alt. 541 ft - Turn sharp right
- 106 : mi 28.07 - alt. 505 ft - Turn slight right
- 107 : mi 28.11 - alt. 515 ft - Turn left
- 108 : mi 28.26 - alt. 568 ft - Turn right
- 109 : mi 28.28 - alt. 564 ft - Turn sharp left onto Beacon Hill
- 110 : mi 28.31 - alt. 564 ft - Turn right
- 111 : mi 28.68 - alt. 548 ft - Turn right onto Hammersley Lane
- 112 : mi 28.7 - alt. 548 ft - Turn sharp left
- 113 : mi 29.14 - alt. 482 ft - Turn right onto Cock Lane
- 114 : mi 29.15 - alt. 479 ft - Keep left onto Cock Lane
- 115 : mi 29.42 - alt. 528 ft - Turn sharp right
- 116 : mi 29.57 - alt. 522 ft - Turn right
- 117 : mi 29.58 - alt. 525 ft - Turn left
- 118 : mi 30.22 - alt. 489 ft - Turn slight right
- 119 : mi 30.26 - alt. 492 ft - Turn left
- 120 : mi 30.37 - alt. 505 ft - Turn slight left onto Totteridge Lane
- 121 : mi 30.43 - alt. 505 ft - Turn right onto Totteridge Road
- 122 : mi 30.75 - alt. 436 ft - Turn left onto Wingate Avenue
- 123 : mi 30.76 - alt. 436 ft - Keep right
- 124 : mi 31.12 - alt. 305 ft - Turn slight right
- 125 : mi 31.13 - alt. 302 ft - Turn slight left onto Hazelbury Road
- 126 : mi 31.13 - alt. 299 ft - Turn right
- 127 : mi 31.26 - alt. 240 ft - Turn slight right onto Gordon Road
- 128 : mi 31.57 - alt. 269 ft - Turn left
- 129 : mi 31.63 - alt. 266 ft - Turn right onto 3
- 130 : mi 31.64 - alt. 269 ft - Turn right
- 131 : mi 31.65 - alt. 272 ft - Turn left
- 132 : mi 31.67 - alt. 266 ft - Turn left
- 133 : mi 31.67 - alt. 266 ft - Turn sharp left onto 2
- S/E : mi 31.73 - alt. 266 ft
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