17km Run

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 18.56 km
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    Calculated time: 5h 20 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 23 m
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    Vertical drop: - 24 m
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    Highest point: 92 m
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    Lowest point: 66 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.
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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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. 90 m - Start near Broadwater Rd, Welwyn Garden City AL7, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 90 m - Walk west on Broadwater Rd/A6129 towards The Reeds
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 84 m - Walk west towards Osborn Way
  5. 5 : km 0.24 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Osborn Way
  6. 6 : km 0.26 - alt. 89 m - Enter the roundabout
  7. 7 : km 0.29 - alt. 89 m - Walk south towards Stanborough Rd/A6129
  8. 8 : km 0.29 - alt. 89 m - Exit the roundabout onto Stanborough Rd/A6129
  9. 9 : km 0.34 - alt. 88 m - Sharp right onto Great N Way
  10. 10 : km 0.41 - alt. 87 m - Walk west on Great N Way/National Cycle Rte 57 towards Longcroft Ln
  11. 11 : km 0.42 - alt. 87 m - Continue onto Rooks Hill
  12. 12 : km 0.52 - alt. 84 m - Walk west on Rooks Hill towards Fordwich Rd
  13. 13 : km 0.62 - alt. 84 m - Walk north-west on Rooks Hill
  14. 14 : km 0.62 - alt. 84 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Parkway
  15. 15 : km 0.77 - alt. 85 m - Walk north on Parkway towards Fordwich Rd
  16. 16 : km 1.03 - alt. 86 m - Walk north on Parkway towards Birdcroft Rd
  17. 17 : km 1.35 - alt. 89 m - Walk north on Parkway towards Church Rd
  18. 18 : km 1.67 - alt. 92 m - Walk north on Parkway towards Bridge Rd/B195
  19. 19 : km 1.79 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Bridge Rd/B195
  20. 20 : km 1.85 - alt. 90 m - Walk south-east on Bridge Rd/B195
  21. 21 : km 1.93 - alt. 87 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Wigmores N
  22. 22 : km 1.97 - alt. 88 m - Walk north-east on Wigmores N
  23. 23 : km 1.98 - alt. 87 m - Enter the roundabout
  24. 24 : km 2.02 - alt. 86 m - Walk east towards Osborn Way
  25. 25 : km 2.04 - alt. 86 m - Exit the roundabout onto Osborn Way
  26. 26 : km 2.06 - alt. 87 m - Walk north-west on Osborn Way
  27. 27 : km 2.07 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 2.12 - alt. 88 m - Walk east towards Bridge Rd/B195
  29. 29 : km 2.13 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Bridge Rd/B195
  30. 30 : km 2.37 - alt. 86 m - Walk east on Bridge Rd/B195 towards Broadwater Rd/A1000
  31. 31 : km 2.55 - alt. 84 m - Walk east on Bridge Rd/B195 towards Broadwater Rd/A1000
  32. 32 : km 2.56 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Broadwater Rd/A1000
  33. 33 : km 2.77 - alt. 85 m - Walk south on Broadwater Rd/A1000 towards Broad Ct
  34. 34 : km 3.06 - alt. 84 m - Walk south on Broadwater Rd/A1000 towards Penn Way
  35. 35 : km 3.23 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Moatwood Green
  36. 36 : km 3.24 - alt. 87 m - Walk west on Moatwood Green towards Broadwater Rd/A1000
  37. 37 : km 3.25 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Broadwater Rd/A1000
  38. 38 : km 3.48 - alt. 90 m - Walk south-west on Broadwater Rd/A1000
  39. 39 : km 3.56 - alt. 89 m - Slight left to stay on Broadwater Rd/A1000
  40. 40 : km 3.59 - alt. 90 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Chequers/A1000
  41. 41 : km 3.65 - alt. 89 m - Walk south on Chequers/A1000 towards Great N Way
  42. 42 : km 3.67 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Great N Way
  43. 43 : km 3.68 - alt. 88 m - Turn right to stay on Great N Way
  44. 44 : km 3.85 - alt. 85 m - Walk south on Great N Way towards Raymonds Plain
  45. 45 : km 4.12 - alt. 81 m - Walk south on Great N Way towards Raymonds Plain
  46. 46 : km 4.3 - alt. 79 m - Walk south on Great N Way
  47. 47 : km 4.47 - alt. 77 m - Walk south-east towards Howlands
  48. 48 : km 4.53 - alt. 79 m - Walk south towards Howlands
  49. 49 : km 4.53 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Howlands
  50. 50 : km 4.73 - alt. 81 m - Walk east on Howlands towards Layton St
  51. 51 : km 4.95 - alt. 79 m - Walk south-east on Howlands towards Harebell
  52. 52 : km 5.24 - alt. 77 m - Walk east on Howlands towards Golden Dell
  53. 53 : km 5.43 - alt. 76 m - Walk east on Howlands towards Ryelands
  54. 54 : km 5.69 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Mountway
  55. 55 : km 5.71 - alt. 73 m - Walk south-east on Mountway towards Howlands
  56. 56 : km 5.72 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Howlands
  57. 57 : km 5.91 - alt. 69 m - Walk east on Howlands towards Howicks Green
  58. 58 : km 6.18 - alt. 69 m - Walk east on Howlands towards Sheepcote
  59. 59 : km 6.52 - alt. 68 m - Walk north-east on Howlands towards Desborough Cl
  60. 60 : km 6.75 - alt. 71 m - Walk north on Howlands towards Howlands
  61. 61 : km 6.9 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 6.97 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 6.99 - alt. 76 m - Walk north-west towards Cole Green Ln
  64. 64 : km 6.99 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Cole Green Ln
  65. 65 : km 7.32 - alt. 73 m - Walk east on Cole Green Ln towards Thistle Grove
  66. 66 : km 7.55 - alt. 79 m - Walk east on Cole Green Ln towards Cole Green Way/National Rte 61
  67. 67 : km 7.61 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto National Rte 61
  68. 68 : km 7.68 - alt. 80 m - Slight left to stay on National Rte 61
  69. 69 : km 7.71 - alt. 80 m - Walk north-west on National Rte 61 towards Cypress Ave
  70. 70 : km 7.94 - alt. 79 m - Walk north-west on National Rte 61 towards Cypress Ave
  71. 71 : km 8.15 - alt. 81 m - Walk north-west on National Rte 61 towards Cypress Ave
  72. 72 : km 8.17 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Cypress Ave
  73. 73 : km 8.17 - alt. 81 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Sylvan Way
  74. 74 : km 8.29 - alt. 81 m - Walk north-east on Sylvan Way towards Forresters Dr
  75. 75 : km 8.48 - alt. 78 m - Walk east on Sylvan Way towards Sylvandale
  76. 76 : km 8.74 - alt. 78 m - Enter the roundabout
  77. 77 : km 8.76 - alt. 78 m - Walk north towards Sylvan Way
  78. 78 : km 8.79 - alt. 78 m - Exit the roundabout onto Moors Walk
  79. 79 : km 9.02 - alt. 80 m - Walk west on Moors Walk towards Bericot Way
  80. 80 : km 9.28 - alt. 80 m - Walk north-west on Moors Walk towards Watchlytes
  81. 81 : km 9.58 - alt. 79 m - Enter the roundabout
  82. 82 : km 9.6 - alt. 79 m - Walk north towards Hardings
  83. 83 : km 9.65 - alt. 78 m - Exit the roundabout onto Moors Walk
  84. 84 : km 9.86 - alt. 78 m - Walk north-west on Moors Walk
  85. 85 : km 9.98 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 10 - alt. 78 m - Walk west
  87. 87 : km 10.02 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Herns Ln
  88. 88 : km 10.16 - alt. 79 m - Walk south-west on Herns Ln
  89. 89 : km 10.27 - alt. 79 m - Turn left to stay on Herns Ln
  90. 90 : km 10.3 - alt. 79 m - Walk south-west on Herns Ln towards Appletree Way
  91. 91 : km 10.5 - alt. 81 m - Walk south-west on Herns Ln
  92. 92 : km 10.56 - alt. 80 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Black Fan Rd/B195
  93. 93 : km 10.61 - alt. 80 m - Enter the roundabout
  94. 94 : km 10.62 - alt. 81 m - Walk south towards Black Fan Rd/B195
  95. 95 : km 10.63 - alt. 81 m - Exit the roundabout onto Black Fan Rd/B195
  96. 96 : km 10.79 - alt. 80 m - Walk south-east on Black Fan Rd/B195
  97. 97 : km 10.96 - alt. 79 m - Enter the roundabout
  98. 98 : km 10.99 - alt. 79 m - Walk east on Panshanger Dr towards Latimer Gardens
  99. 99 : km 11.21 - alt. 79 m - Walk south-east on Panshanger Dr
  100. 100 : km 11.42 - alt. 79 m - Walk east on Panshanger Dr
  101. 101 : km 11.49 - alt. 79 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Moors Walk
  102. 102 : km 11.56 - alt. 80 m - Walk east on Moors Walk towards Elizabeth Cl
  103. 103 : km 11.8 - alt. 78 m - Enter the roundabout
  104. 104 : km 11.82 - alt. 78 m - Walk south towards Sylvan Way
  105. 105 : km 11.82 - alt. 78 m - Exit the roundabout onto Sylvan Way
  106. 106 : km 12.17 - alt. 79 m - Walk west on Sylvan Way towards Forresters Dr
  107. 107 : km 12.35 - alt. 81 m - Enter the roundabout
  108. 108 : km 12.37 - alt. 81 m - Walk south-west towards Black Fan Rd/B195
  109. 109 : km 12.39 - alt. 81 m - Exit the roundabout onto Cypress Ave
  110. 110 : km 12.4 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto National Rte 61
  111. 111 : km 12.64 - alt. 79 m - Walk south-east on National Rte 61 towards Cole Green Ln
  112. 112 : km 12.95 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Cole Green Ln
  113. 113 : km 12.98 - alt. 80 m - Walk west on Cole Green Ln towards Holwell Hyde
  114. 114 : km 13.28 - alt. 73 m - Walk west on Cole Green Ln towards Little Ganett
  115. 115 : km 13.56 - alt. 76 m - Walk west on Cole Green Ln
  116. 116 : km 13.58 - alt. 76 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Heronswood Rd
  117. 117 : km 13.8 - alt. 78 m - Walk north-west on Heronswood Rd towards Linces Way
  118. 118 : km 14.01 - alt. 82 m - Walk north-west on Heronswood Rd towards Bushey Ley
  119. 119 : km 14.2 - alt. 85 m - Walk west on Heronswood Rd towards Knella Rd
  120. 120 : km 14.43 - alt. 87 m - Walk north-west on Heronswood Rd towards Haynes Cl
  121. 121 : km 14.63 - alt. 87 m - Walk north-west on Heronswood Rd towards Knella Rd
  122. 122 : km 14.82 - alt. 85 m - Walk north-west on Heronswood Rd towards Knella Rd
  123. 123 : km 14.88 - alt. 83 m - Continue onto Bridge Rd E
  124. 124 : km 15.03 - alt. 81 m - Walk north-west on Bridge Rd E towards Ravenfield Rd
  125. 125 : km 15.27 - alt. 81 m - Walk north-west on Bridge Rd E towards Bridge Rd E
  126. 126 : km 15.54 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 15.56 - alt. 85 m - Walk south-west towards Bridge Rd E
  128. 128 : km 15.57 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Bridge Rd E
  129. 129 : km 15.78 - alt. 84 m - Walk west on Bridge Rd/B195
  130. 130 : km 16.04 - alt. 90 m - Walk west on Bridge Rd/B195
  131. 131 : km 16.12 - alt. 88 m - Slight left
  132. 132 : km 16.15 - alt. 87 m - Walk south towards Osborn Way
  133. 133 : km 16.18 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Osborn Way
  134. 134 : km 16.19 - alt. 86 m - At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Bridge Rd/B195
  135. 135 : km 16.3 - alt. 88 m - Walk north-west on Bridge Rd/B195 towards Parkway
  136. 136 : km 16.41 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Parkway
  137. 137 : km 16.42 - alt. 92 m - Walk south-west on Parkway
  138. 138 : km 16.59 - alt. 91 m - Turn right to stay on Parkway
  139. 139 : km 16.6 - alt. 92 m - Walk south-east on Parkway
  140. 140 : km 16.6 - alt. 91 m - Turn right to stay on Parkway
  141. 141 : km 16.84 - alt. 89 m - Walk south on Parkway towards Parkfields
  142. 142 : km 17.06 - alt. 86 m - Walk south on Parkway towards Birdcroft Rd
  143. 143 : km 17.26 - alt. 85 m - Walk south on Parkway towards Parkway Gardens
  144. 144 : km 17.46 - alt. 85 m - Walk south on Parkway towards Honeycroft
  145. 145 : km 17.66 - alt. 84 m - Walk south on Parkway towards Stanborough Green
  146. 146 : km 17.82 - alt. 83 m - Walk south on Parkway
  147. 147 : km 17.83 - alt. 83 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Stanborough Rd/A6129
  148. 148 : km 17.94 - alt. 85 m - Walk north-east on Stanborough Rd/A6129 towards Stanborough Cl
  149. 149 : km 18.09 - alt. 87 m - Walk north-east on Stanborough Rd/A6129 towards Longcroft Green
  150. 150 : km 18.24 - alt. 89 m - Enter the roundabout
  151. 151 : km 18.25 - alt. 89 m - Walk east towards Stanborough Rd/A6129
  152. 152 : km 18.27 - alt. 89 m - Exit the roundabout onto Broadwater Rd/A6129
  153. 153 : km 18.38 - alt. 90 m - Turn right towards Great N Way
  154. 154 : km 18.39 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Great N Way
  155. 155 : km 18.41 - alt. 89 m - Walk east on Great N Way
  156. 156 : km 18.43 - alt. 90 m - Turn left towards Broadwater Rd/A6129
  157. 157 : km 18.44 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Broadwater Rd/A6129
  158. S/E : km 18.56 - alt. 89 m

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