12k St Albans

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.07 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 69 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 71 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 123 m
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    Lowest point: 75 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.

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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. 119 m - Start on Marshal's Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Sandridge Road, B651
  3. 3 : km 0.44 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Marshall Avenue
  4. 4 : km 0.87 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Beech Road
  5. 5 : km 1.33 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Harpenden Road, A1081
  6. 6 : km 1.34 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Batchwood Drive
  7. 7 : km 1.97 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 3.84 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 3.87 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Batchwood Drive
  10. 10 : km 3.89 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Batchwood Drive
  11. 11 : km 3.93 - alt. 89 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Redbourn Road, A5183
  12. 12 : km 4.18 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Branch Road
  13. 13 : km 4.45 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left onto Fishpool Street
  14. 14 : km 4.45 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.46 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Fishpool Street
  16. 16 : km 4.75 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.78 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.83 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 4.86 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 4.87 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 5 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 5.12 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 5.16 - alt. 79 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 5.2 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 25 : km 5.22 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  26. 26 : km 5.25 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 5.27 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight right
  28. 28 : km 5.66 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 29 : km 5.89 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right onto Verulamium Park cycle path- Causeway
  30. 30 : km 5.94 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 31 : km 6.12 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 6.19 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 6.27 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left onto Mud Lane
  34. 34 : km 6.32 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Mud Lane
  35. 35 : km 6.56 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Holywell Hill, A5183
  36. 36 : km 6.59 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Prospect Road
  37. 37 : km 7.07 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Cottonmill Lane
  38. 38 : km 7.67 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto London Road, A1081
  39. 39 : km 7.7 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Lattimore Road
  40. 40 : km 8.24 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 8.24 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Upper Lattimore Road
  42. 42 : km 8.25 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Hatfield Road, A1057
  43. 43 : km 8.81 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 8.83 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 8.98 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 9.08 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right
  47. 47 : km 9.09 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 9.3 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 9.33 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 9.41 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Lemsford Road
  51. 51 : km 9.66 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 52 : km 10 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Clarence Road
  53. 53 : km 10 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Jennings Road
  54. 54 : km 10.63 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Woodstock Road North
  55. 55 : km 11.49 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Marshal's Drive
  56. S/E : km 12.07 - alt. 119 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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