St Albans And Hatfield Including Alban Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.52 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 68 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 73 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 117 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 73 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 100 m - Start near 5 Woodland Dr, St Albans AL4, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Beechwood Ave
  3. 3 : km 0.82 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Sandpit Ln
  4. 4 : km 0.84 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Marshalswick Ln
  5. 5 : km 2.36 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Sandridge Rd/B651
  6. 6 : km 2.38 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Beech Rd
  7. 7 : km 6.63 - alt. 110 m - Slight left to stay on King Harry Ln
  8. 8 : km 6.89 - alt. 108 m - Slight left to stay on King Harry Ln
  9. 9 : km 6.95 - alt. 107 m - Turn right to stay on King Harry Ln
  10. 10 : km 8.09 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Prospect Rd
  11. 11 : km 8.57 - alt. 80 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Cottonmill Ln
  12. 12 : km 9.06 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 9.6 - alt. 75 m - Turn right towards Cottonmill Ln
  14. 14 : km 9.66 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Cottonmill Ln
  15. 15 : km 9.69 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Monks Cl
  16. 16 : km 9.78 - alt. 77 m - Turn right to stay on Monks Cl
  17. 17 : km 9.86 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 11.09 - alt. 88 m - Continue straight
  19. 19 : km 11.19 - alt. 89 m - Slight right
  20. 20 : km 11.86 - alt. 90 m - Slight left
  21. 21 : km 12.21 - alt. 97 m - Turn left at Ashley Rd
  22. 22 : km 16.58 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 16.99 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Comet Way/A1001
  24. 24 : km 17 - alt. 78 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto St Albans Rd W/A1057
  25. 25 : km 21.41 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Hazelwood Dr
  26. 26 : km 21.41 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Elm Dr
  27. S/E : km 21.52 - alt. 100 m

Useful Information

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