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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.39 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 63 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 63 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 104 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 68 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.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 82 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight right onto Benslow Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.24 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Pinehill Path
  6. 6 : km 0.48 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Pinehill Path
  7. 7 : km 0.55 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight left onto Chiltern Road
  8. 8 : km 0.69 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Wymondley Road
  9. 9 : km 0.87 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 0.99 - alt. 91 m - Keep left onto Highbury Road
  11. 11 : km 1.01 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left onto Whitehill Road
  12. 12 : km 1.06 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto St. John's Road
  13. 13 : km 1.66 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Hitchin Hill, B656
  14. 14 : km 1.67 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 1.82 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 1.83 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 1.92 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.13 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 2.64 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 20 : km 2.74 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Charlton Road
  21. 21 : km 2.94 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 2.94 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 2.97 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right
  24. 24 : km 4.23 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Hoar's Lane
  25. 25 : km 5.41 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 5.77 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 6.82 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Tatmorehills Lane
  28. 28 : km 6.88 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right onto Maydencroft Lane
  29. 29 : km 7.34 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 8.11 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Priory Way
  31. 31 : km 8.14 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 8.17 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 8.25 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 8.38 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 8.4 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Gosmore Road
  36. 36 : km 8.62 - alt. 85 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Hitchin Hill, B656
  37. 37 : km 8.7 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left onto Hitchin Hill, B656
  38. 38 : km 8.71 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto St. John's Road
  39. 39 : km 9.32 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Whitehill Road
  40. 40 : km 9.36 - alt. 91 m - Keep right onto Highbury Road
  41. 41 : km 9.47 - alt. 92 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 9.5 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Wymondley Road
  43. 43 : km 9.68 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Chiltern Road
  44. 44 : km 9.83 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 9.9 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Pinehill Path
  46. 46 : km 10.13 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Benslow Lane
  47. 47 : km 10.15 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 10.33 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 10.37 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  50. S/E : km 10.39 - alt. 83 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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Walking Preston and Hitch Wood, Chilterns

Association or club
↔5.09 km ↗+35 m ↘-35 m ◔1h 35 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Preston (Hertfordshire)

A short circuit from Preston village through Hitch Wood, one of the finest woods in the North Chilterns. Worth following for spectacular bluebells in spring or as a pre-pub leg stretch.

Walking Around St Pauls Walden

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Around St Pauls Walden
↔9.43 km ↗+92 m ↘-92 m ◔2h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Langley (Hertfordshire)

A circuit around the village of St Paul’s Walden passing through some of the finest woodland in the North Chilterns and the picturesque parkland surrounding the grand houses of Stagenhoe and St Paul’s Walden Bury. The bluebells in Hitch Wood are spectacular in spring!

Walking Great Offley to Charlton

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

A moderate stile-free walk The walk starts in the village of Great Offley, heading south-west along the ridge above Hitchin before descending to the small hamlet of Charlton. From there, there is a steady, scenic climb back to Offley.

Walking Explore South and East areas of Stondon

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↔7.32 km ↗+22 m ↘-22 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Stondon (Central Bedfordshire)

This circular walk covers the footpaths of Stondon to the south and east and also strays into Hertfordshire.

Walking From Lower Stondon via Holwell

Walker
↔7.12 km ↗+22 m ↘-22 m ◔2h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Stondon (Central Bedfordshire)

A circular walk visiting the South-Western part from Lower Stondon via Holwell.

Walking Meppershall and Shillington, Stondon

Walker
↔7.51 km ↗+20 m ↘-21 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Stondon (Central Bedfordshire)

This circular walk covers the northern/western footpaths in Stondon and also strays into Meppershall and Shillington.

Walking Cuckolds Cross and Whitwell from St Paul's Walden

Walker
Cuckolds Cross and Whitwell from St Paul's Walden
↔11.03 km ↗+79 m ↘-80 m ◔3h 25 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from St Paul's Walden (Hertfordshire)

This Hertfordshire walk mainly uses old green lanes to go through a varied landscape of fields, woods and hedgerows to arrive at the Holt and then by footpaths to Cuckolds Cross. After that there is a section of larger arable fields where you join the Hertfordshire Way to reach Whitwell, an expanded village with an interesting older centre. The final leg passes through a rare breeds farm and The Bury, birthplace of the late Queen Mother.

Walking End of the Chilterns : Pegsdon Hills & Little Offley

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End of the Chilterns : Pegsdon Hills & Little Offley
↔15.28 km ↗+231 m ↘-226 m ◔5h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Shillington (Central Bedfordshire)

This is a surprisingly hilly walk for this general area, being the northern end of the Chilterns AONB, mostly through rolling farmland, with some wonderful views across the flatlands of south Bedfordshire to the north, especially if the air is clear. Most of it is along the edges of/through fields, along grass & hard-surfaced paths & tracks. There are two tree-covered 'alleys'. It passes a large late-Tudor manor house. You will walk part of the Icknield Way & visit Pegsdon Hills Nature Reserve.

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